Visa Bulletin

The monthly Visa Bulletin (see this article for an explanation of the Visa Bulletin) issued by the Department of State is one of the most closely watched and anticipated government communications in the immigration community.

We receive instant updates and are able to comment and analyze each visa bulletin promptly upon its issuance. Our clients benefit from our visa bulletin efforts by knowing as early in advance as possible about the potential benefits and developments that may arise from forward or backward movements in the visa numbers.

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May 2015 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Continue to Advance Notably; EB-3 Philippines Major Retrogression; EB-5 China Cutoff Date

The U.S. State Department has just released the May 2015 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the FY2015 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant 7.5-month forward movement in EB-2 India and the 14-month forward movement in EB-2 China.    EB-3 Philippines moves back by seven [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:14-04:00April 13th, 2015|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, EB-5, News, Visa Bulletin|

Visa Bulletin Updates and Predictions from Mr. Oppenheim (March 2015)

Our office closely monitors not only each monthly Visa Bulletin but also any developments and updates from here in Washington, DC which may give us some idea on upcoming movements and surprises.   Our goal is to share any and all credible information with our clients and readers in order to allow proper planning and to [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:15-04:00March 19th, 2015|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

April 2015 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Continue to Advance Notably; EB-3 China Significant Retrogression

The U.S. State Department has just released the April 2015 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2015 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant eight-month forward movement in EB-2 India and the seven-month forward movement in EB-2 China.    EB-3 also moves forward nicely with [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:15-04:00March 11th, 2015|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

March 2015 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Advances Significantly by Sixteen Months; EB-3 Advances But More Slowly

The U.S. State Department has just released the March 2015 Visa Bulletin which is the sixth Visa Bulletin for the FY2015 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant (16-week) forward movement in EB-2 India and the continued forward movement in the EB-3 preference category (even though some slowdown [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:15-04:00February 9th, 2015|Articles, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

February 2015 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Advances Significantly; EB-3 Continues to Advance Significantly

The U.S. State Department has just released the February 2015 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the FY2015 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant (and somewhat unexpected) forward movement in EB-2 India and the continued forward movement in the EB-3 preference category.   Also, EB-2 [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:16-04:00January 9th, 2015|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

January 2015 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 Continues to Advance Significantly; EB-2 India Unchanged

The U.S. State Department has just released the January 2015 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the FY2015 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the continued forward movement in the EB-3 preference category. Summary of the January 2015 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based (EB) Below is a [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:16-04:00December 9th, 2014|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

December 2014 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 Continues to Advance Significantly; EB-2 India Unchanged

The U.S. State Department has just released the December 2014 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the FY2015 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the continued forward movement in the EB-3 preference category. Summary of the December 2014 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based (EB) Below is a [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:17-04:00November 7th, 2014|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

November 2014 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Major Retrogression to February 2005; EB-3 Advances Significantly

The U.S. State Department has just released the November 2014 Visa Bulletin which is the second Visa Bulletin for the FY2015 fiscal year.   The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the major retrogression in EB-2 India (February 2005) and the significant forward movement in EB-3 (except India). Summary of the November 2014 [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:17-04:00October 9th, 2014|Articles, EB-2, News, Visa Bulletin|

Visa Bulletin Predictions and Updates from Charles Oppenheim – Major Retrogression in EB-2 India; EB-3 ROW and China to Advance (October 1, 2014)

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 |2017-05-20T21:47:17-04:00October 1st, 2014|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

Breaking News: EB-2 India Unavailable for Rest of September; Major Retrogression in EB-2 India Coming in the Fall

Mr. Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of State, just announced in a meeting in which our office participated that due to extraordinarily high volume of EB-2 India cases, the Department of State will make the EB-2 India category unavailable until the end of the fiscal [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:18-04:00September 10th, 2014|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

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