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 [...]

AILA has realeased a detail information on VISA Retrogression in the Q&A format. Immitips reproduces the same for the benefit of the readers. 1. WHAT IS THE “QUOTA BACKLOG”? The Immigration and Nationality Act sets limits on how many green card visas may be issued each Fiscal Year (October 1 through September 30) in all [...]