EB-2 visa cap reached for 2024, additional visas to be issued in new US FY starting Oct 1
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The EB-2 visa cap for fiscal year 2024 has been reached as confirmed by the US State Department and USCIS; no additional EB-2 visas will be issued until the new fiscal year begins on October 1, 2024; the EB-2 visa category targets skilled workers with advanced degrees or exceptional abilities; it is divided into three subcategories: EB-2A for advanced degree professionals, EB-2B for exceptional ability, and EB-2C for National Interest Waiver; USCIS set a limit of approximately 47,000 EB-2 visas for FY 2024, which is 28.6% of the total employment-based visas; Indian applicants face significant delays with a cut-off date of July 15, 2012; Sam Silverman from EB5AN noted that demand for EB-2 visas exceeds the available quota by over four times, with more than 180,000 applications for just 40,000 visas.
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"content": "EB-2 visa cap reached for 2024, additional visas to be issued in new US FY starting Oct 1\n==========\n\nThe EB-2 visa cap for fiscal year 2024 has been reached as confirmed by the US State Department and USCIS; no additional EB-2 visas will be issued until the new fiscal year begins on October 1, 2024; the EB-2 visa category targets skilled workers with advanced degrees or exceptional abilities; it is divided into three subcategories: EB-2A for advanced degree professionals, EB-2B for exceptional ability, and EB-2C for National Interest Waiver; USCIS set a limit of approximately 47,000 EB-2 visas for FY 2024, which is 28.6% of the total employment-based visas; Indian applicants face significant delays with a cut-off date of July 15, 2012; Sam Silverman from EB5AN noted that demand for EB-2 visas exceeds the available quota by over four times, with more than 180,000 applications for just 40,000 visas.\n\n#Eb2Visa #UsImmigration #VisaCap #EmploymentbasedVisa #IndianApplicants #Uscis #StateDepartment #NationalInterestWaiver #AdvancedDegrees #ExceptionalAbility\n\nhttps://www.businesstoday.in/nri/visa/story/eb-2-visa-cap-reached-for-2024-additional-visas-to-be-issued-in-new-fy-starting-oct-1-445627-2024-09-12",
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