u/Fakirhun

The massive 46K Family-Based spillover announcement has everyone recalculating their timelines. For those of us stuck with an April 2024 Priority Date (EB-1 India), there seem to be two very loud sides to the debate in this community right now:

• The Optimistic View: With FY2026 spillovers and country-specific immigrant visa pauses pushing more allocations to EB-1, some believe the Date for Filing (DOF) could push past April 2024 as early as the October Bulletin, with Final Action Dates (FAD) catching up soon after.
• The Realistic/Pessimistic View: Massive EB-2 to EB-1 porting, soaring EB-1C executive approvals, and a dense 2023 pending I-485 inventory mean an April 2024 PD won't see a green card until closer to 2028 or 2029.

Given the latest USCIS pending inventory numbers and historical patterns, where do you actually see the dates landing?

Drop your predictions below:

1. DOF Month/Year for April 2024:
2. FAD Month/Year for April 2024:
3. The main factor driving your math (Spillovers, Porting, or USCIS Processing Sluggishness)?

Thank you in advance.