The July 2008 Visa Bulletin, released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), shows a significant advance in the EB-2 Cutoff dates for Indian and Mexico, 1st from July 2004 to 1st June 2006. On the downside the cut off dates for the unskilled category has become unavailable. Mexico’s F-2A numbers continue to be unavailable [...]

The July 2008 Visa Bulletin, released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), finally shows EB-3 numbers unavailable over for this fiscal year and will most probably remain so till October. Also, F-2A Numbers for Mexico has also become unavailable this July. The July Visa Bulletin will come into effect from July 1, 2008. Employment [...]

The June 2008 Visa Bulletin, released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) indicates that EB-3 numbers are almost over for this fiscal year and the numbers will probably be retrogressed starting July, till September 2008. The June Visa Bulletin will come into effect from June 1, 2008. Employment Based Categories EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES Categories Worldwide [...]

On 23rd April 2008, Democratic Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA) introduced a bill to recapture employment-based immigrant visa numbers that are currently lying unused and will be lost due to backlogs and bureaucratic delays. The bill also includes provisions to prevent any such loss of visa numbers for both family and employment based immigrant categories in [...]

The May 2008 Visa Bulletin, released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), sows considerable forward movement in almost all employment based categories across the countries. The May Visa Bulletin will come into effect from May 1, 2008. Employment Based Categories • EB-1 (Priority Workers) • EB-2 (Advanced Degrees Holders or Persons of Exceptional Ability) • EB-3 (Skilled [...]