Posted on September 26, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS advised that it has suspended final adjudication of employment-based Form I-485 applications as of today, because the Department of State indicated that the statutory cap has been reached for the employment-based preference categories through the remainder of FY2015, which concludes on September 30, 2015. USCIS stated that it will continue to accept adjustment of status applications that are filed when the applicant’s priority date is earlier than the relevant cut-off date published in the September Visa Bulletin. Final adjudication of employment-based adjustment applications will resume on October 1, 2015, on which date visa numbers will again be available.
Posted on August 31, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The State Department released the Visa Bulletin for September 2015. There was forward movement in most employment- and family-based visa categories, although the employment-based second preference categories for mainland China and India retrogressed to January 1, 2006, from December 15, 2013, and October 1, 2008, respectively. The Visa Bulletin also includes information on the worldwide numerical limits for FY2015.
Posted on October 7, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOS Visa Bulletin for November 2011. Section C addresses advance notification of diversity (DV) immigrant category rank cut-offs which will apply in December. Section D addresses visa availability in the coming months.
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