I-485

August 2016 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 India/China and EB-2 ROW Cutoff Dates Introduced

The U.S. State Department has just released the August 2016 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2016 fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is introduction of a cutoff date for EB-1 [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:05-04:00July 12th, 2016|Articles, I-485, 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|

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|

March 2016 Visa Bulletin – Cutoff Dates Advance for Most Categories; EB China Advances Significantly

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

By |2017-05-20T21:47:06-04:00February 8th, 2016|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

USCIS Issues a Multitude of RFEs on Pending I-485 Applications

Many of our clients and readers are already aware of the move by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) to issue what are hundreds, or perhaps even thousands, of very similar, if not identical, requests for evidence (“RFE”) on pending [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:07-04:00January 31st, 2016|AC21, AOS, Articles, I-485, News|

US Appeals Court Creates a Notification Right to Affected Parties Prior to I-140 Revocation

In a December 30, 2015 opinion, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has handed a decision (Mantena v. Johnson) which requires USCIS to provide notice of its intent to revoke an immigrant I-140 petition to certain [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:07-04:00January 10th, 2016|Articles, I-140, I-485, News|

February 2016 Visa Bulletin – Filing Cutoff Dates Remain Largely Unchanged; Very Gradual Movement in the Approval Dates; EB-2 India Advances by Seven Months

The U.S. State Department has just released the February 2016 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the FY2016 fiscal year. The major headline [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:07-04:00January 8th, 2016|AOS, Articles, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

January 2016 Visa Bulletin – Filing Cutoff Dates Remain Largely Unchanged; Very Gradual Movement in the Approval Dates; EB-2 India Advances by Eight Months

The U.S. State Department has just released the January 2016 2015 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the FY2016 fiscal year. The major [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:08-04:00December 9th, 2015|Articles, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

December 2015 Visa Bulletin – Filing Cutoff Dates Remain Unchanged; Very Gradual Movement in the Approval Dates

The U.S. State Department has just released the December 2015 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the new FY2016 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:08-04:00November 9th, 2015|AOS, DOS, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

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