December 2012 Visa Bulletin is out

[shah]

It seems India and China are not moving at all.

mployment- Based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	22OCT07	01SEP04	C	C
3rd	22DEC06	01JUL06	01NOV02	22DEC06	15AUG06
Other Workers	22DEC06	01JUL03	01NOV02	22DEC06	15AUG06
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers and Pilot Programs	C	C	C	C	C

[shah]

Possible predictions of the Visa Bulletin 2013 - we believe that there will not be any great chances especially for Indians and Chinese until early January 2013. In 2013, there is a big possibility that HR 3012 or some sort of immigration reform will be passed allowing many Indians and Chinese to obtain their permanent residence earlier under EB2 category. As for EB3, we unfortunately believe although it will move forward, it will still be taking years for someone to obtain a greeencard faster. We also believe that there will be new legislative measures to protect H4 visas and possibly new investor visas will be coming out. Note that all these are just predictions and are purely based on our experience with immigration law. There is no way to guaranty or verify such information. It is not provided to be relied upon but just to give an idea what we might expect with a new Senate and the re-election of President Obama. Let us hope we see some great changes ahead.

http://immigrationlegalblog.com/2012/11/election-2012-the-power-of-the-immigrants-unleashed/

[rajretro]

This is ridiculous. I thought things will change after the elections?????????????????

[shah]

Well these numbers reflect things prior to the elections. Let us wait and see

[shah]

Accordingly there is a good chance next year will be a good year for those waiting. But of course, there are nothing to confirm this.

[danello]

you should not hold your breath