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Click here to view August 2020 Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for August 2020, which again showed significant forward progress for EB-1 for both India and China, as well as EB-3 and Other Workers for all chargeability areas, along with some forward progress across the remaining backlogged categories. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed on its website that beneficiaries […]
Nearly four months after U.S. consular posts around the world shut down routine visa services due to COVID-19, the U.S. State Department announced via Twitter on July 13 that beginning on July 15, certain U.S. consulates may begin the phased resumption of routine visa services. U.S. consulates will not reopen in unison, but rather each consulate’s reopening will be based on the specific local conditions […]
The global coronavirus has taken an unprecedented toll on intending immigrants navigating through the U.S. immigration system seeking to acquire lawful permanent residency through their U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident qualifying relatives. For those awaiting an immigrant visa from outside the U.S., this has resulted in at least several […]
Click here to view July 2020 Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for July 2020, which again showed significant forward progress for EB-1 India, along with some forward progress across the remaining backlogged preference categories and chargeability areas. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed on its website that beneficiaries of employment-based immigrant petitions should use the “Final Action Dates,” or “priority dates,” rather than the […]
