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.

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November 2011 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Advance by Three and a Half Months; Slow Movement in EB-3; FB1 Advances Again; Moderate Movement in FB2A

The U.S. State Department just released the November 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the second Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the significant forward movement in EB-2 India and China and the forward movement in FB1. Summary of the November 2011 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:09-04:00October 6th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

October 2011 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Advance by Three Months; Slow Movement in EB-3; FB1 Finally Advances; Moderate Movement in FB2A

The U.S. State Department just released the October 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the significant forward movement in EB-2 India and China and the forward movement in FB1. Summary of the October 2011 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:11-04:00September 9th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

September 2011 Visa Bulletin – No Movement in EB-2 India/China; FB1 Remains Unchanged for Many; FB2A Advances by Four Months

The U.S. State Department just released the September 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the final Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the lack of any movement in the EB-2 China and EB-2 India categories, which have moved significantly over the past few months.  Also, FB2A [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:12-04:00August 9th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

August 2011 Visa Bulletin – Forward Movement in EB-2 India/China Continues, Other Workers and FB2A; FB1 Remains Unchanged

The U.S. State Department just released the August 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the continued significant forward movement in EB-2 China, EB-2 India,  Other Workers and FB2A categories. Summary of the August 2011 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:14-04:00July 12th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

July 2011 Visa Bulletin – Significant Forward Movement in EB-2 India/China, Other Workers and FB2A; FB1 Remains Unchanged

The U.S. State Department just released the July 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the tenth Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the substantial forward movement in EB-2 China, EB-2 India,  Other Workers and FB2A categories. Summary of the July 2011 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based (EB) [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:14-04:00June 9th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

June 2011 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Advance; FB1 and FB2B Unchanged

The U.S. State Department just released the June 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the ninth Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the forward movement in EB-2 India and the continued (but slow) slow forward movement in FB2A (after few significant backward movements). Summary of the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:16-04:00May 12th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

May 2011 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Advances; FB1 and FB2B Unchanged; Future Visa Bulletin Predictions

The U.S. State Department just released the May 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the forward movement in EB-2 India (after eight months of no movement) and the continued (but slow) slow forward movement in FB2A (after few [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:18-04:00April 9th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

Update on EB-2 Visa Availability: Low EB-1 Demand to Cause EB-2 India to Advance

A recent update from USCIS and Charles Oppenheim at the Department of State (the person who is responsible for the Visa Bulletin and visa number allocations) should provide some hope to applicants in some categories, but most notably to the EB-2 India category. Low EB-1 Demand to Cause Visa Number Spillover to EB-2 USCIS has [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:19-04:00March 30th, 2011|Articles, I-140, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

April 2011 Visa Bulletin – Slow Movement in EB; No Movement (Again) for EB-2 India; FB1 Retrogresses; FB2A Moves Forward

The U.S. State Department just released the April 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the slow forward movement in FB2A (after few significant backward movements), the significant retrogression in the FB1 preference visa numbers, accompanied by the continued [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:20-04:00March 9th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

March 2011 Visa Bulletin – FB2A Retrogresses Additionally by One Year; Slow Movement in EB; No Movement (Again) for EB-2 India

The U.S. State Department just released the March 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the sixth Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the major (additional) retrogression in family-based second A preference visa numbers, accompanied by the continued slow forward movement across the employment-based categories.  The retrogression [...]

By |2011-02-11T14:48:05-05:00February 11th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

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