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.

February 2013 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Remains Unchanged at September 1, 2004

The U.S. State Department has just released the February 2013 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth 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.   Many have been looking forward to this Visa Bulletin in order to gauge [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:42-04:00January 10th, 2013|AC21, Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

January 2013 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Remains Unchanged at September 1, 2004

The U.S. State Department has just released the January 2013 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth 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.   Many have been looking forward to this Visa Bulletin in order to gauge [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:43-04:00December 11th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

December 2012 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Remains Unchanged at September 2004; EB-5 China Cutoff Date Possible

The U.S. State Department has just released the December 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the FY2013 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of movement in EB-2 India and the possibility of a cutoff date for EB-5 China being introduced in a few [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:45-04:00November 8th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

Visa Bulletin Predictions and Updates from Charles Oppenheim (October 24, 2012)

There is a more recent version of this article. Please see our most recent report from Mr. Charles Oppenheim. 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, [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:45-04:00October 24th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

November 2012 Visa Bulletin – Second Visa Bulletin for Fiscal Year: EB-2 India Remains Unchanged at September 2004; EB-2 ROW is Current

The U.S. State Department has just released the November 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the second Visa Bulletin for the FY2013 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month's Visa Bulletin is the lack of movement in EB-2 India and that EB-2 ROW is now back to "Current."   Many have been looking forward [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:46-04:00October 12th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

October 2012 Visa Bulletin – First Visa Bulletin for Fiscal Year: EB-2 India and China Available; EB-2 India Retrogresses to September 2004; EB-2 ROW Remains With a Cutoff Date

The U.S. State Department has just released the October 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the FY2013 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the availability of a number of categories, including EB-2 India and China, in addition to the significant retrogression in the EB-2 India category [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:49-04:00September 10th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, 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|

July 2012 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 ROW Cutoff Date of January 1, 2009 Introduced; EB-2 India and China Remain Unavailable

The U.S. State Department has just released the July 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the tenth Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the introduction of a cutoff date for the EB-2 ROW category and the continued unavailability in the EB-2 India and China categories (which [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:53-04:00June 11th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, News, Visa Bulletin|

June 2012 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Unavailable; EB-1 and EB-2 ROW Cutoff Dates Possible

The U.S. State Department has just released the June 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the ninth Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the unavailability in the EB-2 India and China categories, the significant (four months) advancement in EB-3 China,  the continued forward movement in FB-1 [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:55-04:00May 13th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

Annual Visa Limit for EB-2 India and China Reached – No New GC Approvals until October 1, 2012

Our office has been able to confirm what we have suspected for a few weeks.  Many of our readers are aware that the significant forward movement in the cutoff dates for the EB-2 India and China categories over the past few months has caused a significant number of demand and I-485 filings.     USCIS has been [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:56-04:00April 25th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

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