Employment-based second- and third-preference China categories show significant advancement.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2016 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority...more
Employment-based adjustment of status applicants must file using the Application Final Action Dates chart.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its February 2016 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out...more
Employment-based adjustment of status applicants must file using the Application Final Action Dates chart.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2016 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out...more
New rule would extend STEM optional practical training to 24 months.
On October 19, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to amend its F-1 nonimmigrant student...more
10/21/2015
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The new bulletin shows no movement in filing date cutoffs and little movement in approval date cutoffs for those chargeable to India and China.
The November 2015 Visa Bulletin shows little change from the October 2015...more
10/20/2015
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The previously announced filing date cut-offs have been rolled back significantly.
On September 25, the US Department of State issued a revised October Visa Bulletin that contains new and earlier filing cut-off dates...more
A new category of “filing” cutoff dates has been introduced to allow for earlier filing of adjustment of status applications and immigrant visa applications.
The US Department of State (DOS) has released its October 2015...more
9/10/2015
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New class of cut-off dates to be created.
According to multiple reliable sources, the US Department of State (State Department) is in the process of reengineering its system for determining immigrant visa availability...more
Cutoff dates for EB-3 Philippines available, but backlogged to 2004. Cutoff dates for EB-3 China backlogged to 2004, while cutoff dates for Mexico and the rest of the world advance by three and a half months. Cutoff dates for...more
7/20/2015
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Bulletin shows minor forward movement in the EB-2 China category and the EB-3 India category, with no movement in the EB-2 India category or the EB-3 China category.
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its...more
4/14/2014
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Bulletin shows no movement of cutoff dates in EB-2 or EB-3 India categories and continued advancement of the EB-3 China category ahead of the EB-2 China category.
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its...more
Bulletin shows minor to moderate advancement of cutoff dates in all EB-2 and EB-3 categories, with the exception of EB-2 India, which will remain unchanged.
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its March...more
Bulletin shows no movement of cutoff dates in the EB-2 and EB-3 India categories; the cutoff dates in the EB-2 and EB-3 China categories show minor forward movement with EB-3 China continuing to move ahead of EB-2 China.
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Bulletin shows no movement of cutoff dates for individuals born in India in the EB-2 and EB-3 preference categories; the cutoff date for individuals born in China in the EB-3 category continues to move ahead of the EB-2...more
Department of State’s Visa Office comments on demand in the employment-based immigrant visa categories, indicating an early retrogression of the cutoff date for EB-2 India.
Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control...more
Bulletin shows severe retrogression of the cutoff date for individuals born in India in the employment-based second preference category and continued advancement of the cutoff date for individuals born in China in the...more
There is no significant movement in cutoff dates in the employment-based categories; spouses and children of permanent resident family-based sponsors no longer remain current.
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has...more
EB-3 category for individuals from most countries advances significantly, and EB-2 category for individuals from India advances by five-and-a-half months.
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its September...more
USCIS issues expanded and revised FAQ in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision overturning DOMA.
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EB-2 category for individuals chargeable to India advances by more than three years.
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Identical requests on Adjustment of Status applications have been issued specifically to EB-2 applicants chargeable to India.
On June 13, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) began issuing a substantial...more
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
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