January 2010 Visa Bulletin – Slow Forward Movement

The January 2010 Visa Bulletin was just released by the State Department.  The fourth visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2010 and the first for the calendar 2010 does not bring much movement.  For many categories, the only forward movement is in the 1-2 months range.  Here is a summary of the January 2010 Visa Bulletin:

  • EB-1 remains current across the board.
  • EB-2 ROW remains current, EB-2 China moves forward by one (1) month to May 1, 2005, and EB-2 India remains unchanged at January 22, 2005.
  • EB-3 ROW moves forward by two (2) months to August 1, 2002, EB-3 China moves forward by two (2) months to August 1, 2002, while EB-3 India moves forward by almost two (2) months to June 22, 2001.
  • Other worker visa numbers remains unchanged at June 1, 2001, except for India which moves forward by one month to June 1, 2001.
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Dimo has over 15 years of experience in US immigration including employment-based immigration benefits, corporate compliance and family based immigration. He represents corporate and individual clients in a wide range of cross-border immigration matters including mobility of key foreign executives and managers, specialized knowledge workers, and foreign nationals with extraordinary ability.

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