The Department of State (DOS) has released the February Visa Bulletin and the Final Action Date chart was virtually unchanged. The notable exception was further retrogression of the ROW Other Worker category which moved back 6 mos. to Jan 1, 2020. The Dates for Filing chart saw some forward movement with a big jump of… Continue reading February Visa Bulletin
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January Visa Bulletin
The Department of State (DOS) has released the January Visa Bulletin and the best thing that can be said is that no change is better than bad change ? Virtually all dates in both the Final Action date chart and the Dates for Filing chart remained the same. The notable exception was that EB1 dates… Continue reading January Visa Bulletin
December Visa Bulletin
The Department of State (DOS) has released the December Visa Bulletin and it was filled with bad news. The DOS indicated that EB1 will become retrogressed for India and China. As promised last month, India EB2 retrogressed by about 6 mos. A cut-off date was established for worldwide EB2 and it will likely remain for… Continue reading December Visa Bulletin
November Visa Bulletin
The Department of State (DOS) released the November Visa Bulletin and both the Final Action Date and Dates For Filing charts remained virtually unchanged. The USCIS announced that it will honor the Dates For Filing chart for November I-485 filings. An ominous note was included on the last page, as the DOS indicated that it… Continue reading November Visa Bulletin
Good News for IV in FY2023
The USCIS has published an FAQ on Immigrant Visa (green card) processing which provides great insights for what to expect in FY 2023. Among the highlights are: The USCIS and DOS combined to approve approximately 280,000 Immigrant Visas in FY 2022 exhausting all available visas. Both agencies deserve commendation for the effort made this past… Continue reading Good News for IV in FY2023
All Employment-based IV for FY 2022 Used
As of Sept 7th, the USCIS has reported that all employment based immigrant visas (green cards) in the EB1 and EB2 categories allowed for FY 2022 have bene utilized. We will provide a further update when more news is available.
September Visa Bulletin
This week, the Department of State released the September Visa bulletin, which is the last visa bulletin for this fiscal year and all of the dates remained the same as the August bulletin. Often the September bulletin will contain retrogression of some categories as visa numbers are used up near the end of the fiscal… Continue reading September Visa Bulletin
August Visa Bulletin
The Department of State (DOS) released the August Visa Bulletin this past week and there was virtually no forward movement in the Final Action Date chart. Only EB3 China and EB3 India moved and they each moved forward only 1 month. But, on a positive note, all other categories held steady in this, the next… Continue reading August Visa Bulletin
July Visa Bulletin
The Department of State (DOS) has released the July Visa Bulletin and very little changed. On the Final Action Date chart, EB2 for India moved forward 2 mos. and for China 1 mo. All other categories stayed the same. There was limited movement in the Dates for Filing chart but, the USCIS is not honoring… Continue reading July Visa Bulletin
May Visa Bulletin
The Department of State (DOS) has released the May Visa Bulletin with very little movement and a warning. The Final Action Date chart showed forward movement for India EB2 of approximately 2 months but, no other retrogressed category moved. The Dates For Filing chart also remained unchanged except for India EB2 which moved forward 3… Continue reading May Visa Bulletin
February Visa Bulletin
The Department of State (DOS) has released the February Visa Bulletin. Most categories remained unchanged but, India EB2 moved forward on the Dates for Filing chart by 2 mos. and 6 mos. on the Final Action Date chart. China EB2 also moved forward almost 2 mos. on the Final Action Date chart. The USCIS announced… Continue reading February Visa Bulletin