2016 Visa Bulletin

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

DOS released the Visa Bulletin for January 2016, including the availability of immigrant numbers for “Application Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications.” There was forward movement in the “dates for filing” and the “final action dates” for many of the family-based categories. In addition, there was forward movement in the “final action dates” for the employment-based, second preference category for India, which advanced to February 1, 2008, and for the employment-based, third preference category for China, India, Mexico, and the Philippines. The “dates for filing” for the employment-based, third preference category for Mexico advanced to January 1, 2016.

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Posted on October 19, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

The State Department released the Visa Bulletin for November 2015, including the availability of immigrant numbers for “Application Final Action Dates” (indicating when DOS or USCIS can make a decision on the applications) and “Dates for Filing Applications” (indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to submit required documentation). There was no forward movement from the revised October 2015 Visa Bulletin in the “dates for filing” for the family-based, first and third preference categories for Mexico; the employment-based, second preference categories for mainland China and India; or the employment-based, third preference category for the Philippines.

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New Visa Bulletin charts

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

USCIS announced that, approximately one week after DOS releases the Visa Bulletin each month, it will post an announcement on its website to inform adjustment of status applicants whether they can rely on the “filing dates” chart or the “final action dates” chart in the Visa Bulletin to determine when they can file their applications.

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