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The Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, Charles Oppenheim, at the Department of State recently provided some insight to the American Immigration Lawyers Association regarding priority dates and immigrant visa availability in the coming months.
EB-1: EB-1 Worldwide, EB-1 China, and EB-1 India should see some forward movement in December, but it remains unclear how far they will advance. They will not return to current this calendar year. Further, EB-1 Worldwide is not expected to return to current in the foreseeable future. Expect a cutoff date to be in place for this category at least through the first half of the fiscal year (ie through March 2019).