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. The original October 2015 Visa Bulletin was issued on September 9, 2015. […]
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FY-2015 Immigrant Quota Reached for Employment-Based Applicants
24 Sep
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Thursday, September 24, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services announced that the employment-based immigrant visa quota was reached for Fiscal Year 2015 (October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015). The CIS will suspend final adjudication of I-485 Applications to Adjust Status for the remaining six days of the […]
Fake weddings and a honeymoon in Vegas: Father and daughter arrested in Chinese visa fraud schemes
9 Sep
by Foster, on News
The groom was a U.S. citizen strapped for cash. The bride was Chinese and in search of a green card. One month after their first meeting, they tied the knot at Dynasty Wedding Studio in Temple City. Among the guests were his boyfriend and her husband. The phony marriage — […]
October Visa Bulletin – New Format Allows Earlier Filing for Adjustment of Status
9 Sep
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for October, introducing a new format that, with the agreement each month of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS), will allow applicants to file I-485 Applications to Adjust Status to permanent resident even before an immigrant visa number […]