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Immigration

September Visa Bulletin: Little Movement Across All Categories

In the September 2020 visa bulletin, there is little movement in most employment visa categories. In EB-1, China and India advanced three weeks to March 1, 2018. EB-2 for China has remained at January 15, 2016 and India has remained…

Jenny ZhanAugust 21, 2020

EB-5 Visa Family Immigration Immigration

USCIS Issues New EB-5 Adjudication Procedure Process

USCIS announced on January 29 an operational change in the EB-5 application adjudication process. Previously, USCIS adjudicated EB-5 applications in a first come first serve basis. Applications that were received first will be processed first. From March 31, 2020, USCIS…

Jenny ZhanJanuary 30, 2020

Immigration

January 2020 Visa Bulletin: EB-3 Visa Expected to Retrogress Worldwide by March 2020

The State Department’s January 2020 Visa Bulletin included projections of immigrant visa availability though April and May 2020, and EB-3 visas are expected to retrogress worldwide by March 2020. The date it will be retrogressed to will not be known…

Jenny ZhanDecember 20, 2019

Immigration

EB-3 Visas Unavailable Through to September 30

The EB-3 Employment-based immigration visa will be unavailable through to September 30, 2019 for all applicants worldwide. This is a result of the visa quota has been reaching the maximum for the fiscal year. The same retrogression occurred at around…

Jenny ZhanAugust 19, 2019

EB-5 Visa

July 2019 Visa Bulletin: New Cutoff Date Imposed for EB-5 India. Will I have to wait for an EB-5 visa if I’m Indian?

The State Department announced on June 13, 2019 that, due to high demand, a cutoff date of May 1, 2017 will be applied for Indian EB-5 applications. Every year, Congress sets limits on the number of immigrant visas that can…

Jenny ZhanJune 14, 2019

E-2 Visa EB-5 Visa Family Immigration Immigration Investor Visas

My Green Card Won’t be Available for Decades, What Can I do To Move to the United States in the Meantime? Can I get an E-2 visa if I get Citizenship from Grenada?

What is Retrogression? Why Does it Happen? Are there other visa options if I cannot get a Green card? How long will I have to wait for a Green Card? Under current U.S. immigration law, the waits for an immigrant…

Jenny ZhanMarch 18, 2019

Extraordinary Ability Immigration

August Visa Bulletin: Immediate EB-1 Worldwide Retrogression

Announced in the State Department’s August Visa Bulletin, Employment-Based Immigration: First Preference (EB-1) visa have retrogressed for all countries worldwide, except for Mainland China and India, to May 1, 2016. Mainland China and India’s cutoff dates have remained at January…

Jenny ZhanJuly 13, 2018