May 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The May 2021 Visa Bulletin was released this afternoon. Once again we saw steady movement in most categories, and EB1 India and EB1 China continue to remain current. USCIS has[…]
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Presidential Proclamation 10052 Expiration
Presidential Proclamation 10052 (Trump’s visa ban targeting employment-based immigration from June 2020, which prevented the entry into the U.S. of certain H-1B, H-2B, J, and L visa holders) finally expired[…]
April 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The April 2021 Visa Bulletin was released late afternoon today, the first time in many, many moons that it has come out before the 20th of the month (hopefully another[…]
March 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The March 2021 Visa Bulletin was released late yesterday afternoon. Most categories saw steady movement, with employment-based categories (particularly EB2 India and EB3 India) seeing fairly significant movement compared to[…]
February 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The February 2021 Visa Bulletin was released today. No major changes to note for the upcoming month with steady movement in most categories. Please note that USCIS has indicated that[…]
January 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The January 2021 Visa Bulletin was released last week shortly before Christmas. No major changes to note for the upcoming month except that USCIS has indicated that the Final Action Dates chart is[…]
December 2020 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The December 2020 Visa Bulletin was released earlier this afternoon/evening. No major changes to note other than the date for filing for EB3 India retrogressing a full year, likely as[…]
November 2020 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The November 2020 Visa Bulletin was finally released this morning, a mere 3 days before the end of the month, the latest a visa bulletin has ever been released in[…]
UPDATE: October 2020 Visa Bulletin – Dates for Filing Chart to be Used for EB Preference Categories
Following up on our two previous blog posts from this morning, it appears that USCIS has now indicated that the Dates for Filing chart applies to those applicants wishing to file[…]
October 2020 Visa Bulletin Commentary
After much delay and anticipation, the October 2020 Visa Bulletin was released this morning. Most of the employment based categories saw very significant forward movement, including, but not limited to,[…]