For many years, Charles Oppenheim, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, has been providing monthly visa bulletin explanations and predictions. He is scheduled to retire in December 2021, but he did make the time to provide some...
This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the December 2021 Visa Bulletin. The most significant development is that the cutoff date for EB2 India moves past its EB3 counterpart in December. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category The EB1 category remains current for all...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently held its monthly YouTube program with Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division. During the program, Mr. Oppenheim provided some updated predictions, and revealed that he soon will be retiring. So, this likely will be...
Answer No. If the I-485 was filed based on the EB3 I-140, the USCIS normally would continue to process it as an EB3 case. In order to have the case processed under the EB2 category, one option may be to interfile the previously approved I-140 to...
Answer No, there is no requirement that the priority date still be current in order for a person to use AC21 to port to a same / similar position. (21.Oct.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE...
The October 2021 Visa Bulletin, future predictions for the Visa Bulletin, and documentation required to file an I-485 application are the topics discussed by Murthy Law Firm attorneys in this podcast.The MP3 is available here and in the archive of our teleconferences and podcasts on...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently held its monthly YouTube program with Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division. The October 2021 Visa Bulletin included predictions, but Mr. Oppenheim provided some additional information during the program. Most notably, he provided more...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its adjustment-of-status filing charts webpage today, indicating that the more favorable dates for filing chart (i.e., Chart B) is to be used for virtually all family and employment-based categories in the October 2021 Visa Bulletin. The only...
[See NewsFlash! Use “Dates for Filing Chart” for Oct 2021 Visa Bulletin, posted later on 13.Sep.2021.]This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the October 2021 Visa Bulletin, which is the first visa bulletin for fiscal year 2022. This month's visa bulletin also includes...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently held its monthly YouTube program with Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division. During the program, Mr. Oppenheim provided updated predictions for fiscal year 2022 (FY22), which begins on October 1, 2021. Predictions for Start of...
