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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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Employment-based I-485 Adjustment of Status Inventory

USCIS has released a schedule of the inventory of pending employment-based Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status. The statistics are very recent - as of January 5, 2011 - and are very helpful to understanding the relative queue positions for employment-based adjustment of status applicants. How Can I Determine My Place in the AOS Queue? [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:48:27-04:00January 20th, 2011|AOS, Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

February 2011 Visa Bulletin – Minor Forward Movement in EB; No Movement in EB-2 India (Again); No Movement in FB2A

The U.S. State Department just released the February 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the fifth Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year and first for the calendar year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the major retrogression in family-based visa numbers, accompanied by the continued slow forward movement across the employment-based categories. [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2011-02-08T17:06:50-05:00January 12th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

More on the January 2011 Visa Bulletin Family Categories Retrogression

We were among the first to report and send bulletin alerts last Thursday of the upcoming January 2011 Visa Bulletin major retrogression in most of the family-based preference categories. Our office has been inundated with inquiries from existing and new clients not only on the steps that should be taken over the next couple of [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:48:29-04:00December 15th, 2010|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

January 2011 Visa Bulletin – Major Retrogression in FB; Minor Forward Movement in EB; No Movement for EB-2 India Again

The U.S. State Department just released the January 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year and first for the calendar year. The major headline in the upcoming month's bulletin is the major retrogression in family-based visa numbers, accompanied by the continued slow forward movement across the employment-based categories. [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:48:29-04:00December 9th, 2010|Articles, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

December 2010 Visa Bulletin – Minor Forward Movement in EB, No Movement for EB India, Notable Forward Movement in FB2A

The U.S. State Department just released the December 2010 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year. As anticipated and as we wrote recently, following our meeting with Charles Oppenheim, there is not much movement across the employment-based categories. EB India, for example, does not see any movement this month. [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:48:31-04:00November 12th, 2010|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

Visa Bulletin Predictions

In a November 2009 AILA meeting, Mr. Charlie Oppenheim, who is Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division at the Department of State (or also known as the person who determines the visa bulletin dates), has indicated some ways in which the visa bulletin numbers will move over the next few months. Mr. Oppenheim’s [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:49:05-04:00December 24th, 2009|News, Visa Bulletin|

January 2010 Visa Bulletin – Slow Forward Movement

The January 2010 Visa Bulletin was just released by the State Department. The fourth visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2010 and the first for the calendar 2010 does not bring much movement. For many categories, the only forward movement is in the 1-2 months range. Here is a summary of the January 2010 Visa [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2009-12-14T19:49:33-05:00December 14th, 2009|News, Visa Bulletin|

December 2009 Visa Bulletin – One-week Forward Movement for EB-3 India

The December 2009 Visa Bulletin was released today by the State Department. The third visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2010 does not bring much movement. In fact, the only movement in the EB categories is a one week only forward movement in EB-3 India. All other categories, including EB-3 Rest of World (ROW) remain [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2009-11-10T21:07:42-05:00November 10th, 2009|News, Visa Bulletin|

November 2009 Visa Bulletin – Minor Forward Movement for EB-3 China and India

The November 2009 Visa Bulletin was released by the State Department. The second visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2010 does not bring much movement. The slight forward movement can be observed in EB-2 and EB-3 China and in EB-3 India. All other categories, including EB-3 Rest of World (ROW) remain unchanged. Here is a [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2009-10-11T07:17:46-04:00October 11th, 2009|News, Visa Bulletin|

October 2009 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 Minor Forward Movement, EB-3 Available, EB-5 Unavailable

The October 2009 Visa Bulletin which is the first visa bulletin for the new FY2010 fiscal year was released earlier today by the State Department. This October 2009 Visa Bulletin has been widely expected not only to see the EB-3 category go back to some availability of visas but also to use the movement in [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:49:23-04:00September 10th, 2009|News, Visa Bulletin|

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