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May 2013 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Remains Unchanged at September 1, 2004; Significant Forward Movement in EB-3

The U.S. State Department has just released the May 2013 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the FY2013 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of movement (again) in EB-2 India and the significant forward movement in the EB-3 category for most countries (with the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:38-04:00April 10th, 2013|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

August 2012 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Remain Unavailable; EB-2 ROW Cutoff Date Unchanged at January 1, 2009; FB-1 Philippines Retrogresses by 32 Months

The U.S. State Department has just released the August 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the continued unavailability in the EB-2 India and China categories (which is expected to continue for at least one more months), the unchanged [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:53-04:00July 10th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

April 2012 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Unchanged; Slow Movement in EB-3; FB-1 Advances Again; Moderate Movement in FB2A

The U.S. State Department just released the April 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is lack of any movement EB-2 India and China.   Also, there is some  continued forward movement in FB-1. Summary of the April 2012 Visa [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:01-04:00March 12th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

AAO Processing Times (March 1, 2012)

Our office has established a reputation as one of the leading practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only  about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:01-04:00March 6th, 2012|AAO, Articles, I-290B, News|

December 2011 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Advance by Four and a Half Months; Slow Movement in EB-3; FB1 Advances Again; Moderate Movement in FB2A

The U.S. State Department just released the December 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the significant forward movement in EB-2 India and China (four and a half months) and the continued forward movement in FB1. Summary of the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:07-04:00November 10th, 2011|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

June 2011 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Advance; FB1 and FB2B Unchanged

The U.S. State Department just released the June 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the ninth Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the forward movement in EB-2 India and the continued (but slow) slow forward movement in FB2A (after few significant backward movements). Summary of the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:16-04:00May 12th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

May 2011 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Advances; FB1 and FB2B Unchanged; Future Visa Bulletin Predictions

The U.S. State Department just released the May 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the forward movement in EB-2 India (after eight months of no movement) and the continued (but slow) slow forward movement in FB2A (after few [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:18-04:00April 9th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

April 2011 Visa Bulletin – Slow Movement in EB; No Movement (Again) for EB-2 India; FB1 Retrogresses; FB2A Moves Forward

The U.S. State Department just released the April 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the slow forward movement in FB2A (after few significant backward movements), the significant retrogression in the FB1 preference visa numbers, accompanied by the continued [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:20-04:00March 9th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

AAO Processing Times (March 1, 2011)

Our office has established a reputation as one of the premier practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only about about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:21-04:00March 6th, 2011|AAO, Articles, I-290B, News|

December 2010 Visa Bulletin – Minor Forward Movement in EB, No Movement for EB India, Notable Forward Movement in FB2A

The U.S. State Department just released the December 2010 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.   As anticipated and as we wrote recently, following our meeting with Charles Oppenheim, there is not much movement across the employment-based categories.  EB India, for example, does not see any movement this month.  [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:31-04:00November 12th, 2010|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

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