February 2022 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The February 2022 Visa Bulletin was released late last week. It feels like it has been a while since anything major happened in a visa bulletin release, which could be[…]
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January 2022 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The January 2022 Visa Bulletin was released earlier this week. Most categories saw little to no forward movement so not a whole lot to comment on in this post. Once[…]
December 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The December 2021 Visa Bulletin was released late last week. Most employment-based categories saw some steady forward movement but nothing particularly noteworthy. Most family-based categories saw little to no movement.[…]
November 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The November 2021 Visa Bulletin was released late last week. The only major point of emphasis in this month’s visa bulletin is that EB3 India and EB3 China have seen[…]
Important Announcement on F, M, and Academic J Visas
Copied from US Department of State: Last Updated: September 14, 2021 International students are now and always have been among the Department of State’s highest priorities. The Department recognizes the[…]
October 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The October 2021 Visa Bulletin was released yesterday and I do not recall a more anticipated yet simultaneously anticlimactic and disappointing visa bulletin in recent memory. After months of significant[…]
August 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The August 2021 Visa Bulletin was released later afternoon yesterday. Some of the significant forward movement we have seen in most categories in recent months has slowed a bit, which[…]
July 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The July 2021 Visa Bulletin was released earlier this afternoon and we continue to see significant forward movement in most categories, but in particular EB2 and EB3 India/China. EB1 India[…]
Return Travel on Recently Expired U.S. Passports
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued new guidance yesterday regarding U.S. citizens returning from travel abroad with expired passports. Specifically, U.S. citizens who currently find themselves overseas with passports[…]
June 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The June 2021 Visa Bulletin was released earlier this morning and we are happy to report that we once again saw steady to significant forward movement in most categories, particularly[…]