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What does it mean visa retrogressed for E1 immigrant visa?

What does it mean visa retrogressed for E1 immigrant visa?

Each immigrant category, but immediate relative has a limited number of immigrant visas available each year. Retrogression occurs when the priority date cut-off that determine visa availability move backward instead of forward. Making immigrant visas unavailable for later priority dates.

When employment based immigrant priority dates retrogress the spouse cannot follow to join until the immigrant petition priority date becomes current.

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