On Sept. 9, 2015, the U.S. Department of State published an historic visa bulletin for October 2015, which would have allowed a higher-than-anticipated number of employment-based applicants from India and China to file their green card applications on Oct. 1. On Friday, Sept. 25, the State Department revised the visa bulletin such that far […]
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How Are H-1B Holders Affected by the U.S. Green Card Application Flip Flop?
6 Oct
by Foster, on News
The U.S. has staged a rapid retreat from plans to speed up the green-card application process in a way that would have helped Indian H-1B visa holders, but that doesn’t mean President Barack Obama’s attempt to modernize the U.S. immigration system has been derailed, immigration experts say. The State Department […]
SEATTLE — Swaroop Venumbaka was thrilled to receive word from the State Department early last month that after eight years in the United States, he would finally be able to file his final paperwork to become a legal permanent resident on Oct. 1. He spent $2,600 on legal fees and […]
On Friday, September 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of State released a revised October Visa Bulletin, significantly cutting back the new “filing cutoff date” for applicants in backlogged immigrant visa categories to file their Applications to Adjust Status. On Monday, September 28, 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed in […]