The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for March 2012 continues the recent advancement trend for cutoff dates in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China. The EB2 cutoff date in March 2012 is May 1, 2010. This cutoff date movement...
The U.S. Department of State has released the Visa Bulletin for March 2012. As expected, the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category cutoff date continues to advance. The advancement of four months for EB2 India and China brings the March 2012 cutoff date to May 1,...
This series of articles examines some of the key immigration developments of 2011. We discuss how these developments could affect MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers in 2012 and make recommendations for strategic planning on the U.S. immigration law front in 2012. Our focus here is the...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Office has confirmed that EB2 priority dates will advance again in the March 2012 Visa Bulletin. The exact amount of forward movement is not yet known, as it largely depends upon case filing rates. The DOS projects that...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for February 2012 brings another round of astonishing advancement in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China. The cutoff date movement for February 2012 follows significant advancement in the preceding visa bulletins for January...
The U.S. Department of State has released the February 2012 Visa Bulletin. The employment-based, second preference (EB2) category cutoff date moves forward by a full year, to January 1, 2010 for India and China. The decision to dramatically advance the cutoff dates is based on...
It was widely expected that the U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin for January 2012 would show advancement in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) cutoff dates for India and China. In fact, the Visa Bulletin surprised many, with EB2 cutoff advancement to January 1, 2009,...
The U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin for January 2012 is now available. The January Visa Bulletin brings incredibly good news for many in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category. The cutoff date in EB2 for India and China will advance to January 1, 2009...
Interest is high and discussion animated among immigrant groups and within the immigrant community regarding a proposed change in immigration law referred to as H.R. Bill 3012, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. At the Murthy Law Firm, we have seen online discussions on this...
Numerous questions have been generated by movement of the EB2 cutoff date for India and China, as reflected in the U.S. Department of State (DOS) visa bulletin during the early portion of fiscal year 2012 (FY12). Among these is one important series of questions concerning...
