EB-3

EB-3 stands for “employment-based third category” and refers to a type of immigrant visa issued to i) professionals who hold a baccalaureate degree or foreign equivalent degree, ii) skilled workers who have at least two years of experience or training, or iii) other workers in positions for which no qualified U.S. workers are available. We have successfully processed a high number and variety of EB-3 green card applications. If you would like to learn more about our immigration law practice or if you would like to request our services, please contact us.

April 2022 Visa Bulletin – Minor Forward Movement in EB-2 India

The U.S. State Department has just released the April 2022 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of movement across most categories [...]

By |2022-03-28T10:30:44-04:00March 17th, 2022|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

January 2022 Visa Bulletin – Not Much Forward Movement

The U.S. State Department has just released the January 2022 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of movement across most categories with only [...]

By |2021-12-16T12:27:25-05:00December 16th, 2021|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

March 2021 Visa Bulletin – Notable Forward Movement for EB India

The U.S. State Department has just released the March 2021 Visa Bulletin which is the sixth Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant forward movement for EB-2 and EB-3 [...]

By |2021-02-25T12:09:00-05:00February 25th, 2021|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

January 2021 Visa Bulletin – Not Much Movement to Open the New Calendar Year

The U.S. State Department has just released the January 2021 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the FY2021 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the slowing rate of [...]

By |2020-12-23T07:29:55-05:00December 23rd, 2020|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

USCIS Filing Fee Increase Blocked by Federal Court

On September 29, 2020, a district court blocked the effective date of the August 2020 Final Rule, which sought to increase the fees (significantly in many cases) for many immigration services in addition to requiring revised forms. See ruling. As a result, the current fee schedule and the current version of the relevant forms continue [...]

By |2020-10-01T13:53:26-04:00October 1st, 2020|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, Fees, News, News Alert|

October 2020 Visa Bulletin – Major Movement for EB-2 and EB-3 India and China

The U.S. State Department has just released the October 2020 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the FY2021 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the major forward movement [...]

By |2020-09-24T21:11:49-04:00September 24th, 2020|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

EB-2 to EB-3 India Downgrading to Benefit from Earlier Priority Date – How and When to Do It? (Updated)

For many years, it has been a true fact of life that an Indian-born applicant can obtain a green card faster under the higher EB-2 preference category (requiring master’s degree or [...]

By |2024-09-24T16:20:18-04:00September 24th, 2020|AAO, AOS, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

March 2019 Visa Bulletin – Slow Forward Movement Across Almost All Employment-based Categories

The U.S. State Department has just released the March 2019 Visa Bulletin which is the sixth Visa Bulletin for the FY2019 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the extremely slow forward movement [...]

By |2019-02-15T10:47:14-05:00February 15th, 2019|Articles, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

February 2019 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 Dates Advance Slowly; (Almost) No Forward Movement in Filing Dates

The U.S. State Department has just released the February 2019 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the FY2019 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the gentle [...]

By |2019-01-11T13:05:01-05:00January 11th, 2019|Articles, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

January 2019 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 India Filing Dates Advance for Downgrading

The U.S. State Department has just released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the FY2019 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the gentle forward movement in EB-1 [...]

By |2018-12-13T11:10:32-05:00December 13th, 2018|AOS, Articles, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

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