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All the answers are on this thread. EB3 (other workers) retrogressed this year. Priority dates moving forward since the beginning of the new fiscal in October. We patiently wait.

Sorry mate. Looks like we have another 4-week await ahead of us to see what the next bulletin produces.

I thought Adjustment of Status is only applicable if you’re inside the U.S.

It seems to move quite quickly, especially at the beginning of the fiscal year if I look at how retrogressions have played out in the past. Can move anything from 1 to 6 to 12 months in a single bulletin. Fingers crossed for a decent jump next month.

October visa bulletin is out. Cut off date is now 01-Jun-20. My priority date is 24-Jun-20 so that’s a real pain. Here’s hoping there’s further movement in the November visa bulletin.

Yup, guess that's the way it goes. I did find an interesting set of stats on the State Department's site that shows how the EW (Other Workers) retrogression has been handled for the the last 30 years. Check it out https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/employment-cut-off-dates/Employment_Worldwide_online_FY21.pdf Maybe there's still hope that the dates go current faster than we think come October...

Stay sane. Excellent advice. It'll come eventually (it has to, right?). Yup, I keep an eye on the visa bulletin too. Are you still waiting to have your interview?

Any idea when the October 2022 Visa Bulletin is due to be published? Would be curious to see if the Priority Date for final action moves from the previously published date of 18 May 2019 for EB3 - Other Workers (which it has now been since May 2022 bulletin with no change yet). Has anyone see this category retrogressed in the past? How quickly did the dates move forward? Thanks!

Yes we were notified last week that retrogression has taken place and our priority date is no longer current. So they have returned our passports to us and will contact us again once the priority date becomes current. I have no idea when that will be. New fiscal year only starts 1 October. So maybe some time after that.

Thanks Susie. I'm curious as to what process the consulate would usually follow in a case like this. If there are no visa numbers available to complete processing, would they contact us to advise of this? In our case the consulate has retained our passports for 8 weeks post-interview with no indication of when the processing will be complete. Have reached out on numerous occasions and the response is the same - case is being reviewed and will be processed when complete. Would have thought if they cannot proceed they would communicate that and return our passports? Is it possible to "reserve" a visa number while processing, even if they don't issue it straight away? Maybe that's why they haven't said anything?

Yeah, you and me both. Every step has had months of extra delays. Seeing is believing I'm afraid. We'll have to wait (again) and see what happens. Again.

Someone saw this page. Not sure how reliable it is or how they calculate these predictions https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/visa-bulletin-predictions.aspx

I've seen some comments that the visa bulletin prediction is that "other worker" will become current again in August. How accurate are these predictions?

So because it wasn't finalized before the PD changed, it will now need to wait? Even if the interview has been conducted? Any idea what the status on CEAC should say if the application has been parked/paused? Mine still shows "Ready" with no case updates since 9 May so not really sure what to make of it.

Interview was 4 May. They said they have everything they need and will let us know. Since then I've been following up every week, but get a similar response (see below): Your case is with the adjudicating officer. As soon as the adjudication has been completed, we will continue processing the visa. If the officer requires any further information, I will let you know.