EB3 PERM Labor Archives - Murthy Law Firm

05 Feb 2026

Considerations Before Changing Jobs While I-485 Application is Pending

For foreign nationals awaiting a green card, the lengthy processing times for form I-485 applications for adjustment of status can create uncertainty about career opportunities. Many applicants wonder whether they can accept a new job offer, pursue a promotion, or make other employment changes while...

26 Feb 2024

EB2 or EB3: Understanding the Difference

The Murthy Law Firm periodically receives questions from those who do not know the categories of their pending employment-based permanent residence ("green card") cases. This is a useful piece of information, which determines timeframes and options for an individual or family. While generally available from...

08:50 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / For Employers / For Individuals / Immigrant Petition (I-140) / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Visa Bulletin

19 May 2017

June 2017 Visa Bulletin Check-in: Predictions for EB3 India

Last night, Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division for the U.S. Department of State (DOS), was the featured speaker at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) D.C. Chapter meeting. During his talk, he provided some updated predictions regarding the employment-based, third...

14:21 / AOS/CP / EB3 PERM Labor / Employment Based / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Resident

28 May 2015

BIA Decision Brings Uncertainty to Priority Date Retention After I-140 Revocation

Many immigration strategies in employment-based cases rely upon the ability to retain the priority date between permanent resident (or, "green card") case filings for the same individual. It is widely used in what is commonly known as upgrading between categories, as well as during changes...

07:19 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / For Employers / Immigrant Petition (I-140) / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Resident

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

12 Jan 2015

NewsFlash! Modest Advance of EB2 India in February Visa Bulletin

There are some small, yet pleasant surprises in the February 2015 Visa Bulletin, just released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Although the cutoff for employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India was expected to remain stagnant until the summer, it is now being moved...

12:59 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

20 Nov 2014

Oct 2014 Pending I-485 Inventory Shows EB2 India Movement

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated quarterly charts, which contain detailed data on pending employment-based adjustment of status applications (I-485s), as of October 3, 2014. The charts set out the pending I-485 caseload by EB category, country, month, and year of priority...

07:49 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / Employment Based / NewsBrief

30 Oct 2014

Analysis, Predictions, and Trends: Nov 2014 Visa Bulletin Update

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) provides official insights into the visa bulletin on a monthly basis. This information comes directly from Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, to members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). These predictions are in...

07:13 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / Employment Based / Family Based / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

09 Oct 2014

NewsFlash! EB2 India Retrogresses to ’05 in Nov 2014 Visa Bulletin

Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued the November 2014 Visa Bulletin. Unfortunately, as expected, the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for people born in India retrogresses by more than four years, to February 15, 2005. The employment-based, third preference (EB3) category, on the other...

12:30 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

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