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.

Visa Bulletin Predictions and Comments by Charles Oppenheim – EB-2 India to Advance, Finally (April 2014)

On behalf of our clients and readers we are always trying to obtain any reliable information on the movements in the cutoff dates for the upcoming Visa Bulletins.    The best source of this information is the Mr. Charles Oppenheim who is the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:22-04:00April 29th, 2014|AC21, Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

May 2014 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and EB-3 ROW/China Remain Unchanged; FB-2A Remains Unchanged

The U.S. State Department has just released the May 2014 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the FY2014 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is, well, the lack of movement in many of the major categories:  no movement in EB-2 India, no movement in EB-3 ROW/China and [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:22-04:00April 9th, 2014|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

April 2014 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 and EB-3 India Unchanged; EB-3 ROW, China and Mexico Advance Again; No Movement in FB-2A

The U.S. State Department has just released the April 2014 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2014 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the expected lack of movement in EB-2 India, the continued forward  movement in EB-3 ROW, China and Mexico, and the fact that [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:22-04:00March 7th, 2014|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

February 2014 Visa Bulletin – EB India No Movement; EB-3 ROW, China and Mexico Advance Again; No Movement in FB-2A

The U.S. State Department has just released the February 2014 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the FY2014 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the expected lack of movement in EB India, the slowing forward movement in EB-3 ROW, China and Mexico and the fact that [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:26-04:00January 8th, 2014|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

January 2014 Visa Bulletin – EB India No Movement; EB-3 ROW, China and Mexico Advance Significantly Again; No Movement in FB-2A

The U.S. State Department has just released the January 2014 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the FY2014 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the expected lack of movement in EB India, the significant (six months) forward movement in EB-3 ROW, China and Mexico and the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:26-04:00December 12th, 2013|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

December 2013 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Major Retrogression; EB-3 ROW Moves Forward by a Year; No Movement for FB-2A

The U.S. State Department has just released the December 2013 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the FY2014 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the major (over 3.5 years) retrogression in EB-2 India, the significant (1 year) forward movement for EB-3 ROW and the fact that [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:27-04:00November 9th, 2013|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

Visa Bulletin Predictions and Updates from Charles Oppenheim – Major Retrogression in EB-2 India (October 23, 2013)

Our office just came back from a discussion session here in Washington, DC with Charles Oppenheim.  Mr. Oppenheim is the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of State.  For many, he is simply known as the person responsible for the monthly and annual visa number allocations for family- and [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:28-04:00October 23rd, 2013|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

September 2013 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and EB-3 Advance Significantly; FB-2A Remains Current But For Not Much Longer

The U.S. State Department has just released the September 2013 Visa Bulletin which is the last Visa Bulletin for the FY2013 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the continued significant forward movement in EB-2 India, the significant forward movement in EB-3 and the fact that FB-2A remains current for [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:31-04:00August 13th, 2013|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

August 2013 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Moves Forward Significantly; FB-2A is Current

The U.S. State Department has just released the August 2013 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2013 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant forward movement in EB-2 India, FB-2A being current for every country and the lack of movement for EB-3. Summary of [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:32-04:00July 9th, 2013|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

Texas Service Center Retracts Derivative Applicants’ I-485 RFEs

Many of our clients and readers are already aware of the June 13, 2013 "RFE blizzard" where U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) issued thousands of identical  requests for evidence (“RFE”) on pending employment-based primary and derivative Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status.  Many would remember that in our article from two weeks ago, we [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:32-04:00July 3rd, 2013|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News|

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