The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
Continue Reading July 2020 Visa Bulletin –Backlogs Persist, but India Advances at a Quicker Pace
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June 2020 Visa Bulletin –China Continues to March Forward One Month at a Time – India Advances (Very) Slowly
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The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
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May 2020 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 Returns to Current for First Time since July 2018 (Except for China and India)
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The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
Below is a summary of the May Visa Bulletin, including Final Action…
March 2020 Visa Bulletin – Extreme Retrogression for EB-3 Worldwide (except China and India)
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Posted in Business Immigration
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
Below is a summary of the March Visa Bulletin, including Final Action…
February 2020 Visa Bulletin – Small Advances in Most Categories; No Movement for EB-1 China and EB-1 India
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Posted in Business Immigration
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
Below is a summary of the February Visa Bulletin, including Final Action…
January 2020 Visa Bulletin – Forward Momentum for China Slows
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Posted in Business Immigration
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
Below is a summary of the January Visa Bulletin, including Final Action…
December 2019 Visa Bulletin – Little Change from Previous Months
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Posted in Business Immigration
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
Below is a summary of the December Visa Bulletin, including Final Action…
October 2019 Visa Bulletin – Most categories/countries return to July 2019 dates– EB-2 China retrogresses two years
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Posted in Business Immigration
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
Below is a summary of the October Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates…
September 2019 Visa Bulletin – India EB-1 Becomes Unavailable for the First Time
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Posted in Business Immigration
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
Below is a summary of the September Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month.
- China: EB-1 retrogresses more than two years to January 1, 2014; EB-2 stalls at January 1, 2017; and EB-3 falls back more than two years to January 1, 2014
- India: EB-1 becomes unavailable for the first time ever (excluding the aftermath of the visa fiasco of August 2007); EB-2 creeps forward six days to May 8, 2009; and EB-3 falls back six months to July 1, 2005
- All Other Countries (including the Philippines): EB-1 remains backlogged, but advances over one year to October 1, 2017; EB-2 moves forward one year to January 1, 2018; and EB-3 stalls at July 1, 2016
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Does USCIS Really Need All of This Documentation?
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Are you frustrated with the increasing level of documentation required to support employment-based immigration filings? You are not alone.
Gone are the days when a company letter and organizational chart were enough to support an L-1A manager case or just quoting the Occupational Outlook Handbook was enough to demonstrate specialty occupation status for an H-1B…