Is USCIS Wasting Green Card Spillover in 2021? - Questions & Answers

system · June 25, 2021, 7:20pm

USCIS has released their quarterly data for i485 employment-based approvals between Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 and the numbers do not look encouraging. USCIS has only approved 17,896 Green cards between 1 Jan 2021 to 31 Mar 2021. The number is even lower than their first-quarter i485 approvals which stood at 27,485. USCIS i485 approvals…

Kalpesh_Dalwadi · June 26, 2021, 12:00am

This is not good. Seems like almost certain that much more GCs can get wasted

anonymous120 · June 26, 2021, 5:40am

Charlie may not increase the Eb2/Eb3 FAD anymore seeing these numbers for the rest of the year.

Gaurav_Bhatnagar1 · June 27, 2021, 2:04pm

Can @amtech22 make predictions on up till which Priority date in both EB2 and EB3 will get Green Cards in Hand if out of the 262,000

100,000 Visas are used
125,000 Visas are used
150,000 Visas are used
200,000 Visas are used

anil_am22 · June 27, 2021, 5:07pm

You can play with the Green Card wastage values yourself here:

Gaurav_Bhatnagar1 · June 27, 2021, 5:26pm

Thanks @anil_am22 .This app provides insight into Priority Date becoming current .
I was looking Predictions 1 step further i.e after the I-485 packet has been submitted , up till which dates will EB2 and EB3 be getting Green Cards. I understand there is no calculation possible , still asking.

anonymous120 · June 27, 2021, 9:51pm

I have heard and also seen reports that once your FAD becomes current, its totally random i.e. PD 2011 can get GC before PD 2010.

Kalpesh_Dalwadi · June 28, 2021, 12:19am

This would defeat the whole purpose of the PD and one’s number in the GC line. I dont think USCIS will do this kind of random processing.

Amit_Pande · June 28, 2021, 1:54am

Hello All, is there any hope now for EB2 PD Oct 2013 to get greened by FY 2022?

jef_ry2000 · June 28, 2021, 2:29am

That is correct and I know some people from 2010 who have not received their GC while some from 2011 who have. All of them are current, and documentary qualified. After PD is current, it is a random luck of draw though some say that it depends on the Received Date and also on the officer handling your case.

jef_ry2000 · June 28, 2021, 2:32am

Have you already filed your I485 in October? Are you a downgrade or straight EB3? I believe that if you already filed in Oct '20 then you have a good chance of getting greened, assuming USCIS gets its act together in FY 2022.

anonymous120 · June 29, 2021, 3:48am

Why do you keep asking the same question when your employer is not even supporting downgrade?