How long does it take to get green card in EB2 category?

If the US consular officer or immigration officer approves your application, you will receive EB2 visa status and be eligible to come to the United States and with a green card. Whether you apply for your immigrant visa or do an adjustment of status, the average processing time is about 9 months.

Will EB2 India move forward in 2021?

Update Aug 19, 2021 – Charlie says do not expect any movement in EB2 and EB3 India in the Oct bulletin. Dates will most probably remain the same as Sep 2021 bulletin. USCIS has announced that they are keeping their best foot forward to reduce the Green card number wastage as much as possible by Sep 30, 2021.

When to file EB2 to EB3 for green card?

If your EB2 priority date is current in the EB3 final action chart, we recommend filing EB2 to EB3 downgrade with new i140 and i485 and get your green card faster. If the EB2 PD date is only current in EB3’s date of filing’ chart, then we suggest waiting.

When is the final action date for EB-2 China?

Final action dates for EB-2 China have moved forward by 5 months to May 1, 2017. Among other notable changes, EB-2 India has moved forward by four months to December 1, 2010, EB-3 China has moved forward by three months and 18 days to September 1, 2018, and EB-3 India advances by nine months to November 1, 2011.

When is the date of downgrade for EB2 in India?

We did witness very strong movement in EB3 India ‘date of filing’ dates during Oct as demand was low for EB3. Now that most and probably 70% of EB2 Indians have filed their downgrade application, the dates of EB2 and EB3 should move forward considerably in the upcoming months.

Which is the only country to get unused GC from EB2?

EB2’s ROW is shared horizontally with backlogged countries like India and China. The most backlogged country gets the most GCs as per the best understanding. EB3 ROW is supposed to get unused GC from EB2 which is almost impossible since EB2 India and China have huge backlogs. EB3 does not spill over to anyone as per our understanding.

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