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August 2024 Visa Bulletin Released

The Department of State released the August 2024 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will continue to accept employment-based Adjustment of Status applications based on the Final Action Dates chart. Most Employment-Based Categories hold...more

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June 2024 Visa Bulletin Shows No Advancement in Employment-Based Categories

The June 2024 Visa Bulletin shows no forward movement in employment-based preference categories, but retrogression could occur soon, according to the U.S. Department of State....more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

April 2024 Immigration Visa Bulletin Released

The Department of State released the April 2024 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will continue to accept employment-based Adjustment of Status applications based on the Final Action Dates chart. Most employment-based categories will...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

March 2024 Immigration Visa Bulletin Released

The Department of State released the March 2024 Visa Bulletin. In March, USCIS will accept employment-based Adjustment of Status applications based on the more modest Final Action Dates chart for the first time this fiscal...more

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October 2023 Visa Bulletin Released With an Estimated 165,000 Employment-Based Visa Numbers for FY 2024 Available

The October 2023 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State and shows some encouraging movement forward from last month, with the exception of the filing date for EB-3 worldwide, which will retrogress...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

July 2023 Visa Bulletin: Immigration Considerations for Employers

The Department of State released the July 2023 Visa Bulletin. Most Employment-Based Categories will hold steady with the exception of EB-3 Worldwide, EB-3 India, and Other Workers India: - USCIS will continue to accept...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

June 2023 Visa Bulletin Released

The Department of State released the June 2023 Visa Bulletin. Most employment-based categories will hold steady with the exception of EB-5 India and China Other Workers: - USCIS will continue to accept employment-based...more

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March 2023 Visa Bulletin

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In the March 2023 Visa Bulletin, EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 final action and application filing dates for China and India remain the same as the February Bulletin. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

January 2023 Visa Bulletin Brings Retrogression in the New Year

The Department of State released the January 2023 Visa Bulletin. As forecasted in our Fiscal Year 2023 visa availability analysis, we are now seeing the retrogression for Indian and Chinese nationals in the EB-1 category....more

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January 2023 Visa Bulletin

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The U.S. Department of State publishes a Visa Bulletin in the middle of each month that contains information related to current immigrant visa availability for the following month....more

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December 2022 Visa Bulletin

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The U.S. Department of State publishes a Visa Bulletin in the middle of each month that contains information related to current immigrant visa availability for the following month. We explain the importance of the Bulletin...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Immigrant Visa Availability in FY 2023 and the October 2022 Visa Bulletin

October 1, 2023 marked the start of the federal government’s fiscal year 2023 (FY 2023), with the Department of State (DOS) October Visa Bulletin taking effect the same day. What is sure to be disappointing to many is the...more

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US Department of State Releases May 2022 Visa Bulletin

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In the May 2022 Visa Bulletin, India EB-2 Final Action dates advance by two months, while China EB-2 Final Action dates remain unchanged. The US Department of State has released its May 2022 Visa Bulletin, outlining...more

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US Department of State Releases April 2021 Visa Bulletin

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The EB-1 priority date cutoff is once again “Current” for all classifications, including China and India. The US Department of State has released its April 2021 Visa Bulletin, outlining per-country priority date cutoffs that...more

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US Department of State Releases March 2021 Visa Bulletin

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USCIS will use Final Action chart in March 2021, reflecting a seven-month jump for EB-1 priority date cutoff for China and India. The US Department of State has released its March 2021 Visa Bulletin, outlining per-country...more

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US Department of State Releases January 2021 Visa Bulletin

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USCIS will use Final Action chart in January 2021, and EB classifications will retrogress for China and India. The US Department of State has released its January 2021 Visa Bulletin, outlining per-country priority date...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

November Visa Bulletin: Employment-Based Categories Remain Current for Dates of Filing

The November Visa Bulletin has been published by the Department of State. The Bulletin dates for filing remain the same for most employment-based and other categories, with some advancement for final action dates. ...more

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USCIS to Accept Significantly Advanced Dates for Filing Employment-Based Adjustment Applications in October - Ulmer & Berne LLP

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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released its October 2020 Visa Bulletin reflecting significant advancement of priority dates in certain immigrant visa categories. Following the release of the bulletin, U.S. Citizenship and...more

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US Department of State Releases September 2020 Visa Bulletin

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EB-1 advances by three weeks for China and India. All others remain unchanged. The US Department of State has released its September 2020 Visa Bulletin outlining per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate immigrant...more

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US Department of State Releases February 2020 Visa Bulletin

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In the February 2020 Visa Bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, remain available and current. This month’s Dates for Filing Chart did not...more

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US Department of State Releases January 2020 Visa Bulletin

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In the January 2020 visa bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, remain available and current. EB-1 cutoff dates for all countries, except...more

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US Department of State Releases December 2019 Visa Bulletin

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In the December 2019 Visa Bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, remain available and current. EB-1 dates for all countries except India saw...more

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US Department of State Releases November 2019 Visa Bulletin

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In the November 2019 visa bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 and EB-3 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, remain available and current....more

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US Department of State Releases October 2019 Visa Bulletin

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In the October 2019 Visa Bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 and EB-3 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, are once again available and current....more

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US Department of State Releases September 2019 Visa Bulletin

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In the September 2019 Visa Bulletin issued by the US Department of State, all employment-based classifications are again backlogged. The US Department of State has released its September 2019 Visa Bulletin outlining...more

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