April 2009 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 Retrogresses

The April 2009 Visa Bulletin has been released.  Unfortunately, even though there is some forward movement in some EB categories, the progress is very small and in fact, the dates for some EB-3 categories have retrogressed significantly.

  • EB-1 remains current across the board.
  • EB-2 remains unchanged – EB-2 ROW (Rest of World) is current, EB-2 China remains February 15, 2005, and EB-2 India remains February 15, 2004.
  • EB-3 applicants, however, will be disappointed again.  EB-3 ROW moves backwards by more than two (2) years to March 1, 2003.  EB-3 China moves forward by six (6) months to March 1, 2003.  EB-3 India moves forward byy only one (1) month to November 2001.

In light of these visa numbers, it becomes increasingly important to be able to file under the EB-2 category and avoid the very lengthy delays of the EB-3 category.  Please contact our office and we would be happy to evaluate your case and advise on the possibility of using the EB-2 category.

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About the Author: Dimo Michailov

Dimo Michailov
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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