August Visa Bulletin

The Department of State (DOS) recently released the August Visa Bulletin Big jumps were seen in EB3 India and EB3 Philippines however, these jumps were not unexpected as the DOS continues to make progress toward meeting the Dates for Filing chart released at the beginning of the fiscal year. In theory, by the end of… Continue reading August Visa Bulletin

WOW ! WOW ! WOW ! October Visa Bulletin

The Department of State released the October Visa bulletin today and it contained great news for individuals affected by retrogression. The new bulletin contains a 2nd chart identified as ” Dates for filing of employment based applications.” This second chart allows for the filing of an I-485 prior to one’s priority date becoming current. This… Continue reading WOW ! WOW ! WOW ! October Visa Bulletin

Happy July Visa Bulletin (for some) !

The Department of State has released the July Visa Bulletin and if you are India EB2 or Philippines EB3, you should be ecstatic as the your priority dates jumped forward almost 4 years and 1 year, respectively. Unfortunately, no other category saw significant  movement and the EB3 all other country category saw no movement.

Good news for India EB2

The Department of State released the July Visa Bulletin and it contains good news for India EB2 but, it is a bit hidden.  At first glance, the July Bulletin is more of the same; a four (4) month movement for the EB3 all other country category, snail like movement of mere weeks for India EB3 and Philippines… Continue reading Good news for India EB2