November 2009 Visa Bulletin – Minor Forward Movement for EB-3 China and India

The November 2009 Visa Bulletin was released by the State Department.  The second visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2010 does not bring much movement.  The slight forward movement can be observed in EB-2 and EB-3 China and in EB-3 India.  All other categories, including EB-3 Rest of World (ROW) remain unchanged.  Here is a summary of the November 2009 Visa Bulletin:

  • EB-1 remains current across the board.
  • EB-2 China moves forward by a week to April 1, 2005 while EB-2 ROW remains current and EB-2 India remains unchanged at January 22, 2005.
  • EB-3 ROW remains unchanged at June 1, 2002, EB-3 China moves forward by three months to June 1, 2002, while EB-3 India moves forward by one week to April 22, 2001.
  • Other worker visa numbers remains unchanged at June 1, 2001, except for India which moves forward by one week to April 22, 2001.
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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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