NewStarter

My application for AOS and green card in the EB1 category (multi national manager) is in it's final draft stage. I just got alerted by the law firm that we would "likely have to wait until October to file" after the DOS released some information about "retrogression". I checked the August Bulletin board and presume it has something to do with the below? Any cause for concern? If it opens in October would we expect the process still to be done within a year do you think? My L1A expires end of 2019, so a little worried it could expire before my case decision

Thanks in advance.
NS


WORLDWIDE, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, MEXICO, AND PHILIPPINES EMPLOYMENT-BASED FIRST (E1) PREFERENCE: As readers were advised in item F of the July Visa Bulletin, there continues to be an extremely high rate of demand for E1 numbers, primarily for USCIS adjustment of status applicants. Therefore, pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act, it has been necessary to impose an E1 Final Action Date for the month of August, with this date being imposed immediately. This action will allow the Department to hold worldwide number use within the maximum allowed under the FY-2018 annual limits.

INDIA Employment-based Fourth (E4) AND Certain Religious Workers (SR) preference categories: There has been extremely high demand in these preference categories. Pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act, it has been necessary to impose E4 and SR Final Action Dates for India, which has reached its per-country limit. This action will allow the Department to hold worldwide number use within the maximum allowed under the FY-2018 annual limits.

The implementation of the above mentioned dates will only be temporary, with the dates returning to Current status for October, the first month of fiscal year 2019.

CA-NY

There was a discussion on here about this a couple of weeks ago. We're in almost the exact same position as you and we've just submitted with a scramble to get everything in by July 31st so we didn't get pushed back to the October date. So yes, if you haven't yet submitted, you'll have to wait until October. See this thread, the relevant part starts around post #45 (July 18th).

L-1a to Green Card processing route?

NewStarter

Thanks I just reignited that thread, maybe we can help each other through our timelines. Admin feel free to close this one.

Noorah101

closed.

Rene
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