On the 23 JAN 2012 the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) posted notes from a discussion with Charlie Oppenheim of the Visa Office about visa demand in the employment preference categories, and predictions for the FY2012 Visa Bulletin.
Please find notes including FY 2012 predictions from that discussion following the jump.
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Showing posts with label Visa Bulletin. Show all posts
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
January 2011 Visa Bulletin: Bad News in Family Categories
The Department of State (DOS) has significantly retrogressed cut-off dates for family-sponsored preference categories (F-1 to F-3) effective with the January 2011 Visa Bulletin.
According to the State Department, it is unlikely these categories will recover for some time since demand for family-sponsored preference categories does not appear to be subsiding.
According to the State Department, it is unlikely these categories will recover for some time since demand for family-sponsored preference categories does not appear to be subsiding.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
February 2010 Visa Bulletin
The Visa Bulletin for February 2010 shows the following:
1.) The EB-1 category will remain current, for all nationalities.
2.) The cut-off date for the "EB-2 China" category will move forward by three weeks, to May 22, 2005; while the "EB-2 India" cut-off date will stay put at January 22, 2005. "EB-2 Worldwide", "EB-2 Mexico", and "EB-2 Philippines" will remain current.
3.) The priority date cut-off for "EB-3 China" and "EB-3 Worldwide" will move forward to September 22, 2002; while "EB-3 India" and "EB-3 Mexico" cut-off dates will NOT move forward, staying put at June 22, 2001, and July 1, 2002, respectively.
4.) EB-4 Religious Workers and EB-5 Immigrant Investors will remain current, for all nationalities.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Law Office of Michael Ryvin if you have questions about your priority date, or how the Visa Bulletin works generally.
1.) The EB-1 category will remain current, for all nationalities.
2.) The cut-off date for the "EB-2 China" category will move forward by three weeks, to May 22, 2005; while the "EB-2 India" cut-off date will stay put at January 22, 2005. "EB-2 Worldwide", "EB-2 Mexico", and "EB-2 Philippines" will remain current.
3.) The priority date cut-off for "EB-3 China" and "EB-3 Worldwide" will move forward to September 22, 2002; while "EB-3 India" and "EB-3 Mexico" cut-off dates will NOT move forward, staying put at June 22, 2001, and July 1, 2002, respectively.
4.) EB-4 Religious Workers and EB-5 Immigrant Investors will remain current, for all nationalities.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Law Office of Michael Ryvin if you have questions about your priority date, or how the Visa Bulletin works generally.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
January 2010 Visa Bulletin including Predictions for FY 2010
The January 2010 Visa Bulletin has been released by the US Department of State.
The employment-based first preference (EB-1) category will remain current during the month of January for all nationalities, while remaining employment-based immigration categories show little movement.
Specifically, the EB-2 India category has not moved from January 22, 2005; while EB-2 China has moved forward slightly to May 1, 2005. The EB-2 category for all other nationalities remains current.
The cutoff date for EB-3 Worldwide, EB-3 China, and EB-3 Philippines, is August 1, 2002; with EB-3 India at June 22, 2001 and EB-3 Mexico at July 1, 2002. The cutoff date for EB-3 unskilled (“other”) workers, is June 1, 2001.
Further, based on current indications of demand for green cards, the January 2010 Visa Bulletin predicts the following best case scenarios:
The cutoff date for the EB-2 China category will be between July and October of 2005, by the end of FY 2010 (September 30, 2010); while EB-2 India’s will be between February to early March of 2005
The cutoff dates for the EB-3 India category will be as follows:
Worldwide: April - August 2005
China: June - September 2003
India: January - February 2002
Mexico: January - June 2004
Philippines: April - August 2005
The Department of State advises that the above date ranges are only estimates which are subject to fluctuations in demand during the coming months. The actual future cut-off dates cannot be guaranteed, and it is possible that some annual limits could be reached prior to the end of the fiscal year.
The employment-based first preference (EB-1) category will remain current during the month of January for all nationalities, while remaining employment-based immigration categories show little movement.
Specifically, the EB-2 India category has not moved from January 22, 2005; while EB-2 China has moved forward slightly to May 1, 2005. The EB-2 category for all other nationalities remains current.
The cutoff date for EB-3 Worldwide, EB-3 China, and EB-3 Philippines, is August 1, 2002; with EB-3 India at June 22, 2001 and EB-3 Mexico at July 1, 2002. The cutoff date for EB-3 unskilled (“other”) workers, is June 1, 2001.
Further, based on current indications of demand for green cards, the January 2010 Visa Bulletin predicts the following best case scenarios:
The cutoff date for the EB-2 China category will be between July and October of 2005, by the end of FY 2010 (September 30, 2010); while EB-2 India’s will be between February to early March of 2005
The cutoff dates for the EB-3 India category will be as follows:
Worldwide: April - August 2005
China: June - September 2003
India: January - February 2002
Mexico: January - June 2004
Philippines: April - August 2005
The Department of State advises that the above date ranges are only estimates which are subject to fluctuations in demand during the coming months. The actual future cut-off dates cannot be guaranteed, and it is possible that some annual limits could be reached prior to the end of the fiscal year.
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