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ARTICLE · 22 OCTOBER 2014

EB-2 India Retrogression – Visa Office On Priority Dates, Demand, And Predictions

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Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, shares his analysis of current trends and future projections for the various immigrant preference categories with AILA.

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Charles ("Charlie") Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his analysis of current trends and future projections for the various immigrant preference categories with AILA (the American Immigration Lawyers' Association).

Below are highlights from the most recent "check-in with Charlie", reflecting his analysis of current trends and future projections for the various immigrant preference categories.

Following an initial infusion of new visa numbers in October, some of Charlie's predictions for this fiscal year are already coming to fruition in the November Visa Bulletin as reported in our blog of September 16, 2014.

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