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01 Oct 2018

NewsFlash! Employment-Based Cases Now Must Use “Final Action Chart” in Oct Visa Bulletin

Earlier today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated the adjustment-of-status filing charts webpage to indicate that only the less favorable final action (FA) chart dates may be used for employment-based cases in the October 2018 Visa Bulletin. The USCIS had previously indicated that...

21 Sep 2018

October 2018 Visa Bulletin Check-In: Unwelcome News for EB1 India and China

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, Charles Oppenheim, provides visa bulletin explanations and predictions most months. This month, Mr. Oppenheim provides some additional insight into what to expect and look out for during fiscal year 2019 (FY19),...

08:28 / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

14 Sep 2018

NewsFlash! Use “Dates for Filing Chart” in Oct 2018 Visa Bulletin for All Categories

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 (DF) chart is to be used for all family- and employment-based categories in the October 2018 Visa Bulletin. Most of the dates in...

13:30 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

13 Sep 2018

October 2018 Visa Bulletin: Recovery from August’s Retrogression

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the October 2018 Visa Bulletin. This is the first visa bulletin for fiscal year 2019 (FY19), and reflects recovery from the retrogression that occurred in the August 2018 Visa Bulletin. Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category The cutoff dates for...

13:56 / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

15 Aug 2018

September 2018 Visa Bulletin Check-In: Updated Predictions for FY19

Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division for the U.S. Department of State (DOS), provides visa bulletin explanations and predictions most months. This month, Mr. Oppenheim provides updated predictions for fiscal year 2019 (FY19), which begins on October 1, 2018. Employment-Based, First Preference...

07:56 / Employment Based / For Employers / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

08 Aug 2018

September 2018 Visa Bulletin: Temporary Retrogression and Short-Term Predictions

This afternoon, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the September 2018 Visa Bulletin. This is the final visa bulletin for fiscal year 2018 (FY18), and due to extremely high demand in certain visa categories, there is severe retrogression in many of the employment-based categories....

16:19 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

01 Aug 2018

August 2018 Visa Bulletin Check-In: Predictions for FY19

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, Charles Oppenheim, provides visa bulletin explanations and predictions most months. This month, Mr. Oppenheim provides a few predictions for fiscal year 2019 (FY19), which begins on October 1, 2018, and explains...

08:17 / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

13 Jul 2018

August 2018 Visa Bulletin: Some Movement in EB3, EB1 Retrogresses

This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the August 2018 Visa Bulletin. The employment-based, third preference (EB3) category advance a bit for India, and surges forward for China. Meanwhile, a cutoff date is instituted in the employment-based, first preference (EB1) category for all...

10:47 / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

15 Jun 2018

July 2018 Visa Bulletin: Modest Advancement for EB2 and EB3 India

The July 2018 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS). As predicted, the cutoff dates for India in both the employment-based, second preference (EB2) and the employment-based, third preference (EB3) categories advance by several months. EB2 China also advances, while...

09:25 / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

31 May 2018

Predictions for EB2 / EB3 India Cutoff Dates

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, second...

13:07 / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

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