The March
2020 retrogression of the EB-3 category means that the US government has
"overshot" their usage of visas in Fiscal Year 2020 (Oct 2019 - Sept
2020). In order to remedy this, the
government retrogresses the visas, which serves as a pause on the issuance of
new visas. The Philippine EB-3 date
retrogressed because of increasing demand for Worldwide immigrant visas. The Worldwide cut-off date can never be less
favorable than any other country’s date.
This happens every few years. Visa approvals will slow or stop starting in
March, until the end of the fiscal year in September. In October 2020, new allotment 140,000 visas
are released into the system. There is a
chance that more visas are released into the system before the end of the
Fiscal Year because, from time to time, the government's pause has its intended
effect and more visas can be released before year-end.
If you are in any part of the visa
process and you do not have your visa issued before March 1, 2020, your case
will be held in abeyance at the Embassy or NVC, unless you have a priority date
earlier than January 1, 2017 (Worldwide and Philippines).
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