As we mentioned last week, the Department of State (DOS) has confirmed that Employment-Based, Second Preference priority dates have retrogressed for applicants from India and mainland China. The DOS will not issue any new visas to EB2 adjustment applicants from these areas with priority dates after August 15, 2007. However, visa applicants whose applications are [...]

The Department of State has confirmed with immigration law representatives that, due to high demand, Employment-Based Second Preference priority dates for India and mainland China have internally retrogressed to August 15, 2007. As of March 23, 2012, USCIS can no longer approve EB2 adjustment of status applications with priority dates on or after August 15, [...]

The Department of States’ Chief of Visa Control and Reporting, Charlie Oppenheim, has released an updated statement to the American Immigration Lawyers Association regarding Employment-Based Second Preference priority dates. Mr. Oppenheim has confirmed that the Department of State’s May 2012 Visa Bulletin will reflect retrogression of EB2 priority dates for India and mainland China to [...]

On March 16th, the Department of States’ Chief of Visa Control and Reporting, Charlie Oppenheim,  informed guests of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Midwest Regional Conference in Chicago that he expected Employment-Based Second Preference priority dates to retrogress for immigrants born in India and mainland China. The Department of State’s April 2012 Visa Bulletin lists [...]

USCIS has released a statement to remind the public that the I-601 Provisional Waiver, which would apply to certain qualifying family members of United States Citizens, is not yet in effect. USCIS posted on its website that the procedural changes to the waiver application process are still under consideration and will not go into effect [...]