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1. There is no one individual/group responsible for distributing the Immigrant Visa Numbers to consulates. A miriad of factors guide this process. Entrenched in law and policy. So the question on favouritism is a bit outrageous. 2. Its inaccurate to compare visa issuance numbers through different administrations. Different times and circumstances. Most obvious one, Covid and The Trump ban played a huge role in the current backlogs we are seeing. Things were moving decently before all that. Still doesn't explain why Dominican Republic is opening interview slots and Issuing F2B Visas in staggering numbers.

Has there ever been some US-Dominican Republic immigration program that had Dominicans receive Huge Numbers of Green Cards in previous years??? Because Its puzzling to me why they have an unusually high number of FB Immigrant visas issued esp F2B. I'd expect a country like India, Mexico and the Philippines to have numbers like this but I have a feeling even if you move the Visa Bulletin a couple of months and consulates like India, Phillipines are asked to prioritize F2B, you still won't be seeing 1000 plus visas being issued like we are seeing with The Dominican Republic. Its crazier to think they are still receiving high numbers of F2B visas and the Visa Bulletin has not moved in 2 years. Will be interesting to see what the October Visa Issuance numbers will be for Dominican Republic. Any ideas why we are seeing this?

We can try predict using existing data. The Immigrant Visa Backlog report and Visa Bulletin speaks volumes. They've held the dates of filing chart meaning they are receiving and DQuing limited cases at NVC. On the other hand, Backlog has reduced to 275 K and they are scheduling 40K Visas monthly. Meaning it will take approximately 5 months to return to pre covid levels (60K backlog). I think we will start seeing movement when the backlog comes down to pre covid levels...as explained, probably 5 months from now. I may be wrong,🙂 Just another prediction but hopefully I'm right.

Indeed this would be very helpful and a good indicator on where they are at in trying to clear the backlog. Last time I checked (and the best Info I have) a person from (rest of world) with a 2015 July PD had their Interview scheduled...and that was last year in November. I wonder if anyone here knows anyone else whose had there visa issued with a PD close to the Sept 2015 cur off that has refused to move? That might also be a. good indicator if they are close to moving the dates. We'll also have to wait for October Issuance numbers to see if they are ramping up visa issuance for Family Visas. Otherwise, we might have to go wait for them to bring the down the immigrant visa backlog numbers down to 60k pre covid down from the current backlog of 275K (Which is somewhat some good news because a few months ago the backlog was at 420K). I'm starting to think the VB will not move until this happens.

As it stands, nobody knows. But by trends from the last 3 years, this doesn't look good. I'd really want to be optimistic.

Depressing! 😔😔😔 Hard to imagine that this fiscal year F2B will still be stagnant. Sigh! Brace yourselves people. It going to be tough.

True when filing I-485 when inside the US. But a decision on your actual green card will only be made when PD is current on the final action date, so yes...PD has to be current on the final action date to receive a green card.

That's good advice you've been given right there. The direction to how this case goes lies on what was shared on the I130 and DS260 forms. It won't hurt also to carry some sort of receipt/letter from the registrar to the interview to show that the document change process is ongoing.

You are right. My bad Then the reddit thread user claiming receiving visa with an Oct 2016 PD is strange.

Your PD has to be current. Your PD is still 2 months away.

Most probably for Adjustment of Status as they are giving visas up until PD Jan 2017, Because as said, laws are laws. No visas would be available outside the US if PD not earlier than Sept 2015.

I've also realized generally more visas are being issued to South American countries. If that trend continues in the coming FY, we will still be in for a long ride. I wonder why South America is being prioritized?

Thread Topic: Nairobi, Kenya DQ to Interview; Shouldn't really fault anyone seeking an immigrant visa at the Nrb Embassy seeking for info here. Most of us are frustrated and stressed too. We all want the same thing, information. Please be accommodative. All the best.

Probably meant petition approved at USCIS; before being sent to NVC. Very possible. My sister's PD is June 2019 and their petition was approved last year. Awaiting doc submission at NVC stage, that doesn't usually happen until pd current on the date of filing chart in the VB.

Good point regarding wastage. On the positive, I'd rather we have as many visa numbers used this year irrespective of the country/post rather than them going to waste overall which will in turn affect Family Preference numbers the next fiscal year as they usually pass those on to EB Visas. Hopefully we will have most if not all Family Preference Visa Numbers available as from October so that we can start seeing substantial movement.

Thanks for the reply. Sorry but it's still unclear to me what exactly you mean…? Cannot upgrade visa categories? Cannot request change multiple times?? Cannot change at all ??? You've said one 'Can not' upgrade visa categories yet one can as stated 👇🏽: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/immigrant-visas-processing-general-faqs.html ...but what I do not know / not clear (hence my question ) is if one can keep requesting change of categories as VB becomes current in the respective favourable category, and if there is a limit to do so (As asked above).

...You cannot switch categories??

Hi everyone, Asked this a while back on some forum but never got any answers. 👇🏽 Anybody with some insights? ... Hello VJ, Now that there is notice that F2B may retrogress at some point in future and F1 dates has started moving, it is a very possible that F1 final action dates may overtake F2B at some point. For those whose petitioners have since naturalized, I know there is an option to request USCIS to retain F2B category because of a favourable cut off date. In the event F1 dates become favourable to the applicant, I know its also possible to request USCIS to switch the case to F1. Question: How many times can one switch between the two categories as dates become favourable to them? Is there a limit to the number of times one can request switch in categories?

Hello VJ, Now that there is notice that F2B may retrogress at some point in future and F1 dates has started moving, it is a very possible that F1 final action dates may overtake F2B at some point. For those whose petitioners have since naturalized, I know there is an option to request USCIS to retain F2B category because of a favourable cut off date. In the event F1 dates become favourable to the applicant, I know its also possible to request USCIS to switch the case to F1. Question: How many times can one switch between the two categories as dates become favourable to them? Is there a limit to the number of times one can request switch in categories?