According to the State Department, the employment annual limits have
been reached. USCIS will continue to process pending adjustment cases
and will submit visa number requests for all cases which are being
finalized. Requests will be placed in a “Pending Demand” file by the
State Department.
Eligible cases submitted to the State Department that are within the
October cutoff dates will automatically be authorized as effective on
October 1, 2013. It is common for employment annual limits to be reached
at the end of a fiscal year.