The U.S. immigration system is complex. The complexity is due in part to an outdated immigrant quota system that was already a few years old by the time Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon in 1969. This quota system is broken down into quotas for family-based and employment-based immigration […]
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September 2016 Visa Bulletin Shows Little Progress and Cutoff Dates Remain for EB-1 China and India, EB-2 “All Other”
12 Aug
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State recently published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for September 2016, reporting little or no advancement to the “final action cutoff date” for applicants in most employment-based categories. The largest progression in the “final action cutoff date” was by over one year for EB-3 applicants born in […]
August 2016 Visa Bulletin Establishes Cutoff Dates For EB-1 China and India, EB-2 “All Other”
12 Jul
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State recently published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for August 2016, bringing about the predicted retrogression in visa availability under the Employment-based, First Preference (EB-1) category for persons born in India or China, and under the EB-2 category for all countries of birth. Little or no forward […]
April 2016 Visa Bulletin Shows Modest Advancement for All Categories
14 Mar
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) recently published Monthly Visa Bulletin for April 2016 reports modest advancement to the “final action cutoff date” for applicants in all employment-based categories experiencing a backlog. The largest progression in the “final action cutoff date” was by over two (2) months for EB-3 applicants […]