The American Immigration Lawyers Association reported 11th that
they received the following information concerning the availability of
visa numbers:
The surge in usage of the employment-based fourth and fifth preference
numbers is significant beyond those specific categories themselves
because, historically, there have been substantial unused numbers in
these categories which have been used to meet demand for visas in the
employment-based first and second preference categories, allowing the
China and India cut-off dates to advance further than would be possible
if those categories are limited to only their annual limits. This means
EB2 immigrants from China and India could have an even longer wait to
obtain green cards.
