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Department of State Releases June 2013 Visa Bulletin

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 5/22/2013

EB-2 category for all chargeable areas other than China and India remains current, with considerable forward movement—but continued backlog—in the EB-3 category for a second month in a row....more

Department of State Releases May 2013 Visa Bulletin

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 4/12/2013

EB-2 category for all chargeable areas other than China and India remains current, with some considerable forward movement but continued backlog in the EB-3 category....more

Department of State Releases April 2013 Visa Bulletin

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 3/13/2013

EB-2 category for all chargeable areas other than China and India remains current, with minor forward movement in the EB-3 category. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its April 2013 Visa Bulletin. The...more

Department of State Releases March 2013 Visa Bulletin

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 2/14/2013

EB-2 category for all chargeable areas other than China and India remains current, with minor forward movement in the EB-3 category. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2013 Visa Bulletin. The Visa...more

Department of State Releases February 2013 Visa Bulletin

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 1/14/2013

EB-2 category for all chargeable areas other than China and India remains current; minor forward movement in the EB-3 category. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its February 2013 Visa Bulletin. The Visa...more

Department of State Releases January 2013 Visa Bulletin

by Eric S. Bord, Lisa Stephanian Burton, Tracy Evlogidis, Malcolm K. Goeschl, Eleanor Pelta, A. James Vázquez-Azpiri | Morgan Lewis on 12/14/2012

EB-2 category for all chargeable areas other than China and India remains current; minor forward movement in the EB-3 category. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2013 Visa Bulletin. The Visa...more

THE NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER PROGRAM: GETTING THE GREEN CARD WITHOUT A LABOR CERTIFICATION.

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 12/11/2012

In instances where the interest of the United States is being served, aliens can seek a National Interest Waiver. The National Interest Waiver classification is a waiver of the Labor Certification Application (PERM)...more

Department of State Releases December 2012 Visa Bulletin

by Morgan Lewis on 11/12/2012

EB-2 category for all chargeable areas remains current. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its December 2012 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date cutoffs that regulate the...more

Department of State Releases November 2012 Visa Bulletin

by Morgan Lewis on 10/16/2012

EB-2 category for all chargeable areas except China and India is once again current. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its November 2012 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per country priority date...more

VISA BULLETIN FOR OCTOBER 2012

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 10/1/2012

The following information is provided by the Visa Office regarding the cut-off dates for the month of October 2012....more

EB-2 INDIA IMMIGRANT VISA RETROGRESSION GREATER THAN PROJECTED

by FosterQuan,LLP on 9/13/2012

On September 11, 2012, the U.S. Department of State released the October Visa Bulletin, publishing the “cut-off dates” for immigrant visa availability during the month of October 2012, the first month of the Government’s...more

Department of State Releases October 2012 Visa Bulletin

by Morgan Lewis on 9/12/2012

EB-2 category for China and India is no longer unavailable; cutoff dates remain for Rest of the World EB-2 category. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its October 2012 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin...more

VISA BULLETIN UPDATE: EB2 INDIA AND CHINA MAY MOVE TO 2006 CUT-OFF

by FosterQuan,LLP on 9/11/2012

1. VISA BULLETIN UPDATE: EB2 INDIA AND CHINA MAY MOVE TO 2006 CUT-OFF 2. VISA APPOINTMENT SYSTEM CHANGES AT U.S. CONSULATES IN INDIA 1. VISA BULLETIN UPDATE: EB2 INDIA AND CHINA MAY MOVE TO 2006 CUT-OFF Last...more

U.S. Department Of State Update On Priority Dates And Demand

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/4/2012

On June 19, 2012, Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting division (Visa Office) at the U.S. Department of State (DOS), met with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) to discuss the...more

Waiting Lines for Family and Employment Categories: When Will I Receive My Green Card?

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 8/15/2012

If you are applying for permanent residence in the United States, how do you figure out how long it will take? This seems like an easy question, but like many things with immigration, it can be complicated. ...more

VISA BULLETIN FOR AUGUST 2012

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 8/2/2012

The following information is provided by the Visa Office regarding the cut-off dates for the month of August 2012....more

VISA BULLETIN FOR JULY 2012

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 6/19/2012

The following information is provided by the Visa Office regarding the cut-off dates for the month of July 2012....more

Fiscal Year 2013 H-1B Cap Reached; EB-2 Retrogresses for All Countries

by Duane Morris LLP on 6/14/2012

H-1B Fiscal Year 2013 Cap Is Reached On June 12, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that on June 11, 2012, it had received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the statutory cap for...more

Worldwide EB2 Retrogression- Now What?

by Tahmina Watson on 6/12/2012

An article about the recent news of retrogression for the visa category "Worldwide EB2." ...more

EB-2 IMMIGRANT VISA AVAILABILITY BACKLOGGED FOR ALL COUNTRIES OF BIRTH STARTING JULY 1, 2012

by FosterQuan,LLP on 6/12/2012

On Monday, June 11th, the Department of State published the July 2012 Visa Bulletin, establishing a “cut-off date” of January 1, 2009, for EB-2 applicants born in countries other than India and China. EB-2 immigrant visas...more

WORLDWIDE CUT-OFF OF EMPLOYMENT BASED SECOND PREFERENCE CATEGORY (EB-2) EXPECTED IN JULY

by FosterQuan,LLP on 6/7/2012

Recent reports indicate that the U.S. State Department may issue a priority date cut-off for the EB-2 category WORLDWIDE in July. The EB-2 cut-off date is expected to appear in the July 2012 Visa Bulletin, which should be...more

Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) Unavailable for China and India

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/17/2012

The Visa Bulletin for June 2012 has recently been published and shows unavailability of immigrant visas in the employment-based second preference (EB-2) category for individuals who are born in China or India. The EB-2...more

VISA BULLETIN FOR JUNE 2012

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 5/16/2012

The following information is provided by the Visa Office regarding the cut-off dates for the month of June 2012. FAMILY PREFERENCES...more

FY-2012 EB-2 IMMIGRANT VISAS EXHAUSTED FOR INDIA & CHINA

by FosterQuan,LLP on 5/10/2012

On Wednesday, May 9th, the Department of State published the June 2012 Visa Bulletin, announcing that immigrant visa numbers are no longer available under the Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB-2) category for applicants...more

EB-2 IMMIGRANT VISAS UNAVAILABLE FOR INDIA AND CHINA UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 2012

by FosterQuan,LLP on 4/25/2012

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the May 2012 Visa Bulletin reflecting significant retrogression in EB-2 immigrant visa availability under the India and China employment-based second preference...more

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