Recently, the Department of State and Charlie Oppenheim released the new March 2019 Visa Bulletin. Below is a summary of the movement in each category. Family-Based cases: F1: Final Action dates moved forward to about a month for most countries – October 22, 2011 for All Other Areas, China and India. Mexico had no
While it is not the first time that there has been a potential, or actual, shutdown of the US Government, it still does raise many questions about what, if any, immigration services will continue during any potential shutdown. Below is a list of agencies and what they will be able to do, and what they
Charlie Oppenheim updated his predictions on the movement of immigrant visa numbers for the foreseeable future. I will detail some of the highlights below, however, please do remember that these are just predictions from Mr. Oppenheim and they can change depending on what the actual demand in any given category actually materializes. EB-1 While
Recently Charlie Oppenheim once again spoke with AILA and updated us on immigrant visa usage numbers. This update also encompasses the updates in the May Visa Bulletin so there will be no separate post about that. Below are the highlights of that update. Employment Based Categories In the April Bulletin Charlie moved forward several
Charlie Oppenheimer and the Department of State have determined that, because of increased usage of the EB-1 immigration visas that, come April 1 they will have to backlog this category for both India and China. Both have been backlogged to January 1, 2012 (a date for which there will be no demand). This action was
Charlie Oppenheim has released some more information on how he sees immigrant visa usage heading this year. Overall his predictions are largely positive, with forward movement predicted in most categories. However, it should be noted that the new USCIS policy requiring transfer of employment-based I-485s to field offices for interview is expected to increase volatility
USCIS has released the February 2018 Visa Bulletin. While there is certainly some movement forward, the guidance given by Mr. Oppenheim last month is still in effect and has not changed. Relevant changes are listed below. Employment Based Immigrant Visas: EB-1A: Still current for all Countries EB-2: Current for Worldwide. China is at October 1,
There have been some movements on the immigrant visa front, and some setbacks. Below is an update on where things are and where they may be going. Employment Based Immigration Visas: EB-1: Current across the Board for now, however according to Charlie, India and China may backlog by summer. EB-2: Current for Wordwide. China progressed
Charlie Oppenheim recently released a new update on possible movement of various visa categories. While for the most part there are no surprises, it is good to review what he says on your particular category to ensure you are not surprised in future months. However, overall, it was a short update this month. EB-1: All
The Department of State released the November 2017 visa bulletin. This bulletin includes some modest forward movement in most categories. Family Based Immigrant Visa Numbers USCIS has allowed people to base the filing of the Adjustment of Status applications on the Dates for Filing. However those dates have not changes since last month. As most