Articles Posted in Visa Bulletin

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click here to view the June 2015 Visa Bulletin

As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the June 2015 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India moved from 4/15/08 to 10/1/08; the EB3 date for nationals from India made a small movement from 1/15/04 to 1/22/04; the EB2 for Chinese Nationals moved from 6/1/12 to 6/1/13; the EB3 for Chinese Nationals moved from 5/1/11 to 9/1/11; and EB3 for WW moved from 1/1/15 to 2/15/15; and the F2A category moved from 9/1/13 to 10/1/13, except Mexico which stayed at 8/8/13. The F2A category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click here to view the May 2015 Visa Bulletin

As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the May 2015 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India moved from 9/1/07 to 4/15/08; the EB3 date for nationals from India made a small movement from 1/8/04 to 1/15/04; the EB2 for Chinese Nationals moved from 4/1/11 to 6/1/12; the EB3 for Chinese Nationals moved from 1/1/11 to 5/1/11; and EB3 for WW moved from 10/1/14 to 1/1/15; and the F2A category moved from 8/1/13 to 9/1/13, except Mexico which moved from 7/8/13 to 8/8/13. The F2A category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click here to view the April 2015 Visa Bulletin

As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the April 2015 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India moved from 1/1/07 to 9/1/07; the EB3 date for nationals from India made a small movement from 1/1/04 to 1/8/04; the EB2 for Chinese Nationals moved from 9/1/10 to 4/1/11; the EB3 for Chinese Nationals retrogressed from 10/22/11 to 1/1/11; and EB3 for WW moved from 6/1/14 to 10/1/14; and the F2A category moved from 6/22/13 to 8/1/13, except Mexico which moved from 5/22/13 to 7/8/13. The F2A category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click here to view the March 2015 Visa Bulletin

As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the March 2015 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India moved from 9/1/05 to 1/1/07; the EB3 date for nationals from India made a small movement from 12/22/03 to 1/1/04; the EB2 for Chinese Nationals moved from 3/15/10 to 9/1/10; the EB3 for Chinese Nationals moved from 9/1/11 to 10/22/11; and EB3 for WW moved from 1/1/14 to 6/1/14; and the F2A category moved from 5/8/13 to 6/22/13, except Mexico which moved from 4/22/13 to 5/22/13. The F2A category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click here to view the February 2015 Visa Bulletin

As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the February 2015 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India moved from 2/15/05 to 9/1/05; the EB3 date for nationals from India made a small movement from 12/15/03 to 12/22/03; the EB2 for Chinese Nationals moved from 2/1/10 to 3/15/10; the EB3 for Chinese Nationals moved from 3/1/11 to 9/1/11; and EB3 for WW moved from 6/1/13 to 1/1/14; and the F2A category moved from 4/15/13 to 5/8/13, except Mexico which moved from 2/22/13 to 4/22/13. The F2A category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click here to view the January 2015 Visa Bulletin

As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the January 2015 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India remains at 2/15/05; the EB3 date for nationals from India made a small movement from 12/1/03 to 12/15/03; the EB2 for Chinese Nationals moved from 1/1/10 to 2/1/10; the EB3 for Chinese Nationals moved from 6/1/10 to 3/1/11; and EB3 for WW moved from 11/1/12 to 6/1/13; and the F2A category moved from 3/22/13 to 4/15/13, except Mexico which moved from 1/1/13 to 2/22/13. The F2A category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click here to view the December 2014 Visa Bulletin

As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the December 2014 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India remains at 2/15/05; the EB3 date for nationals from India made a small movement from 11/22/03 to 12/1/03; the EB2 for Chinese Nationals moved from 12/8/09 to 1/1/10; the EB3 for Chinese Nationals moved from 1/1/10 to 6/1/10; and EB3 for WW moved from 6/1/12 to 11/1/12; and the F2A category moved from 3/1/13 to 3/22/13, except Mexico which moved from 9/22/12 to 1/1/13. The F2A category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click here to view the November 2014 Visa Bulletin

As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the November 2014 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India retrogressed (moved backwards) from 5/1/09 to 2/15/05; the EB3 date for nationals from India made a small movement from 11/15/03 to 11/22/03; the EB2 for Chinese Nationals moved from 11/15/09 to 12/8/09; the EB3 for Chinese Nationals moved from 4/1/09 to 1/1/10; and EB3 for WW moved from 10/1/11 to 6/1/12; and the F2A category moved from 2/1/13 to 3/1/13, except Mexico which moved from 7/22/12 to 9/22/12. The F2A category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).

I attended an American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) DC Chapter meeting on Wednesday evening in DC, where U.S. State Department, Charles Oppenheim (the man responsible for creating and publishing the monthly Visa Bulletin) informed the audience of the numbers for the November and December 2014 Visa Bulletins.

Employment Based 2nd Preference:

a. EB2 for Indian Nationals – will retrogress several years either in November 2014 or December 2014 (possibly as early as 2005), with no movement again until roughly May/June of 2015