Immigration

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for January 2017, reporting minor advancement to the “final action cutoff date” for EB-2 applicants born in China and India and for EB-3 applicants born in China and the Philippines. The final action dates for other employment based […]

The U.S. Department of State recently published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for November 2016, reporting slight advancement to the “final action cutoff date” for applicants in most employment-based categories. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) has again announced that individuals may use the “Dates for Filing” of certain employment based […]

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) has recently announced that individuals may use the “Dates for Filing” of certain employment based visa applications listed in the Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for October 2016. This means that individuals under certain employment-based categories will be able to file I-485 […]

The U.S. Department of State recently published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for October 2016, reporting significant advancement to the “final action cutoff date” for applicants in most employment-based categories. As expected, the substantial forward progress in immigrant visa availability is due to the beginning of the new fiscal year on […]