August 2011 Visa Bulletin Commentary:
Today, the much anticipated August 2011 visa bulletin was released. Here are the important time frames in which my clients are generally interested: For all countries except India- F2A has advanced 4[…]
Category: Family-Based Immigration
June 2011 Visa Bulletin Comments
The Department of State released the visa bulletin for June 2011 yesterday. There hasn’t been too much movement since last month, but here are the changes: For all countries except[…]
Visa Bulletin for May 2011 out
The May 2011 Visa Bulletin was released today. Below is a copy of important text regarding visa availability for Family and Employment based categories in the coming months. D. VISA[…]
USCIS Puts Cases Involving Same-Sex Partners on Hold
More positive news for same-sex couples and immigration benefits (copied from AILA): Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 11032842 (posted Mar. 28, 2011)” AILA has learned that USCIS headquarters has[…]
Further hope for immigration benefits for gay couples
In this news article, a judge suspends the deportation of the spouse of a gay US citizen. The judge has given time to challenge the recognition of the spouse at[…]
Traction in the fight for immigrations benefits for same-sex couples
On February 23, 2011, President Obama declared that he and his administration will not defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and he concludes that all laws[…]
March 2011 Visa Bulletin Out
The monthly visa bulletin for March 2011 was released today. Unfortunately, not a lot of good news folks. Waiting times are even longer. Family-based F2A now has a priority date[…]
Visa Bulletin February 2011
The February 2011 visa bulletin was released today. Not much good news on the retrogression front particularly for family based visas F2A and F2B. Here is a link to the[…]
FY2011 H-1B Cap Count (Updated 12/21/10)
As of December 17, 2010, approximately 53,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 19,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.