EB-2

EB-2 stands for “employment-based second category” and refers to a type of immigrant visa issued to professionals holding advanced degrees or their equivalent. One of the benefits of this category is relatively short visa number backlog for most countries. We have successfully processed a high number and variety of EB-2 immigrant petitions. If you would like to learn more about our immigration law practice or if you would like to request our services, please contact us.

May 2017 Visa Bulletin – No Movement in EB-2 India; EB China Downgrading Opportunity; EB-1 China/India and EB-2 ROW Cutoff Date Expected

The U.S. State Department has just released the May 2017 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the FY2017 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:57-04:00April 11th, 2017|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

March 2017 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Moves Forward; EB-3 China Advances Significantly

The U.S. State Department has just released the March 2017 Visa Bulletin which is the sixth Visa Bulletin for the FY2017 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant (six months) forward movement [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:59-04:00February 8th, 2017|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

February 2017 Visa Bulletin – No Movement in EB-2 India; Gradual Forward Movement Elsewhere

The U.S. State Department has just released the February 2017 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the new FY2017 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the slow forward movement across [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:46:59-04:00January 10th, 2017|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

November 2016 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Advance Notably

The U.S. State Department has just released the November 2016 Visa Bulletin which is the second Visa Bulletin for the new FY2017 fiscal year.  The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the fact that EB-2 India and China advance [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:04-04:00October 12th, 2016|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

October 2016 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 and EB-2 ROW Current Again; EB-2 India and China Advance Significantly; EB-3 China Ahead of EB-2 China

The U.S. State Department has just released the October 2016 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the new FY2017 fiscal year.  The headline in the upcoming [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:04-04:00September 8th, 2016|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

September 2016 Visa Bulletin – Last Bulletin for the Fiscal Year; EB India Advances Slightly

The U.S. State Department has just released the September 2016 Visa Bulletin which is the last Visa Bulletin for the FY2016 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is fact that this is the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:05-04:00August 8th, 2016|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

July 2016 Visa Bulletin – Very Minor Forward Movement for Few Categories

The U.S. State Department has just released the July 2016 Visa Bulletin which is the tenth Visa Bulletin for the FY2016 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of much movement across the employment-based [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:05-04:00June 9th, 2016|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

Lawsuit Challenging Visa Bulletin Revision Dismissed

In an order dated May 16, 2016, the U.S District Court for the Western District of Washington has dismissed the lawsuit challenging the October 2015 Visa Bulletin revisions, or the so-called “visagate.”    According to the court, the visa bulletin, mainly because it had not [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:05-04:00May 17th, 2016|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

June 2016 Visa Bulletin – Major Retrogression in EB-2 India, EB-2 China and EB-3 China

The U.S. State Department has just released the June 2016 Visa Bulletin which is the ninth Visa Bulletin for the FY2016 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant retrogression in [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:06-04:00May 7th, 2016|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

April 2016 Visa Bulletin – Gradual Forward Movement for All; EB-2 India Slows Down

The U.S. State Department has just released the April 2016 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2016 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is lack of major [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:06-04:00March 9th, 2016|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

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