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19 Mar 2015

April 2015 Visa Bulletin – EB2 India Advances to Sep 2007

As announced last week on MurthyDotCom, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) visa bulletin for April 2015 is available. The employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China continues to advance. As predicted, however, the news is far less encouraging for the employment-based, third preference (EB3)...

11 Mar 2015

NewsFlash! EB2 India & China Continue to Advance in April Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the April 2015 Visa Bulletin today. As predicted, the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for people born in India and China continues to move forward. EB2 India moves ahead by eight months, to a September 1, 2007 cutoff date....

16:06 / AOS/CP / Employment Based / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

04 Mar 2015

Murthy Law Firm’s Recommendations for Improvements to U.S. Immigration System

As previously reported to MurthyDotCom readers, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of request for information (RFI) in December 2014, seeking input from the public on ways to improve the nation's immigration system. Accordingly, the...

07:21 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / Consulates / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / Legislation / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

26 Feb 2015

Updated I-485 Pending Inventory: January 2015

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released the quarterly charts that detail the numbers of pending employment-based (EB) adjustment of status applications (I-485 form). These charts reflect the breakdown of pending I-485 cases by country of chargeability, EB category, and priority date month...

08:06 / AOS/CP / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Visa Bulletin

23 Feb 2015

Green Card Processing Insights from USCIS

In response to questions from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) during a January 21, 2015 teleconference, the USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) Directorate has provided clarifications on some common immigration questions. More specifically, SCOPS addressed issues that may arise when applying to become a...

08:18 / AOS/CP / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

19 Feb 2015

Analysis, Predictions, and Trends: March 2015 Visa Bulletin Update

Each month, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) explains key visa bulletin developments and, when possible, provides predictions for future cutoff date movement. The source of this helpful information is Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the DOS. The...

08:40 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

13 Feb 2015

March 2015 Visa Bulletin: EB2 India Movement Exceeds Predictions

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued the March 2015 Visa Bulletin, as reported to MurthyDotCom readers in our February 9th NewsFlash. Notable in this latest visa bulletin is the advancement in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India to January 1, 2007,...

09:26 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

09 Feb 2015

NewsFlash! March 2015 Visa Bulletin: EB2 India Moves to January 1, 2007

The March 2015 Visa Bulletin contains good news for the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India. The EB2 India cutoff date advances by a year and four months to January 1, 2007. This exceeds the predictions for EB2 India cutoff date movement provided in...

16:11 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / Employment Based / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Visa Bulletin

19 Jan 2015

Analysis, Predictions, and Trends on February 2015 Visa Bulletin

Each month, Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of State (DOS), provides visa bulletin insights and explanations. The most notable prediction this month is the expected movement for the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India...

08:23 / AOS/CP / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

16 Jan 2015

February Visa Bulletin: EB2 India Advancement Begins

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) February 2015 Visa Bulletin brings some good news for the employment-based, second preference (EB2) India category. The more long-term predictions for this category, however, are less encouraging. There is also movement in the employment-based, third preference (EB3) category. Employment-Based, First,...

05:07 / AOS/CP / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Resident / Visa Bulletin

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