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October 2018 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 and EB-3 Worldwide Categories Restored to Current

In the newly released 2018 visa bulletin, EB-2 and EB-3 visas have restored to current worldwide expect for China, the Philippines, and India after it was retrogressed for almost 2 years in September’s bulletin. Every year, Congress sets limits on…

Jenny ZhanSeptember 13, 2018

Immigration News

September Visa Bulletin: Immediate EB-2 and EB-3 Retrogression for Most Countries

Announced in the September Visa Bulletin, Employment-Based Immigration: Second Preference (EB-2) visa have retrogressed for all countries except India to January 1, 2013, India has retrogressed to January 1, 2007. This is effective immediately and will remain through September 30,…

Jenny ZhanAugust 9, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Final Re-Registration Period for Nepal Nationals on TPS

The Department of Homeland Security has announced today that current Nepal Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries will have 60 days, or until July 23, 2018, to re-register for the final time in order to maintain status through the program’s expiration…

Jenny ZhanMay 22, 2018

Immigration Law Changes & New Law

May 2018 Visa Bulletin: New Cutoff Date Imposed for EB-5 Vietnam. Will I have to wait for an EB-5 visa if I am Vietnamese?

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on April 11, 2018 that, due to high demand, a cutoff date of July 22, 2014 will be applied for Vietnamese EB-5 applications. Every year, Congress sets limits on the number of…

Jenny ZhanApril 13, 2018

Immigration Law Changes & New Law

What are Some of the Big Changes to the Visa Bulletin in April? Which Employment Based Categories Advanced in the April?

By law, there is a quota on the number of people who can be granted permanent resident status (green card) in any given year. Once the quota has been used up, the applicant must wait until a spot becomes available.…

Jenny ZhanMarch 28, 2018