My first reaction after hearing about the news: What?! Yes, the Department of State (DOS) has rescinded all previously announced green card lottery results for DV-2012. Citing a computer software bug, the agency, which has full authority over the diversity visa program, has decided to redo the selections. If you have checked your status since … Read more
The Department of State today released the official June 2011 visa bulletin. Both India and China EB2 advanced substantially – 3.5 months and 2.5 months, respectively – to October 15, 2006. This is the result of unused EB1 numbers becoming available, known as “fall-down.” The forward movement was orginially expected for May visa bulletin, but … Read more
We subscribe to the State Department’s Visa Bulletin mailing list, which sends out periodic emails about the release of new visa bulletins. Today, however, we received a very weird email. The subject is “VISA-BULLETIN: confirmation required (1E149A0C),” and asks for confirmation by either replying to the email or clicking on a link. However, in the … Read more
We have talked about Class of Admission on Form I-90, so in this post we’ll discuss Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. Form I-131 can be used to apply for either a Reentry Permit or Advance Parole (AP), for which the “Class of Admission” requires different information. If you are using I-131 to apply for … Read more
Update 5/27/2011: USCIS finally released the inventory on May 27. The Green Card Tracker has now been updated with the new data. USCIS is supposed to release the pending EB I-485 inventory on a quarterly basis, but is apparently running late for the first quarter of 2011. The last release was on January 5, so … Read more
The Social Security Administration maintains and publishes a list of popular baby names by birth year. The 2010 list is now available and here is the top ten for boys and girls: Top 10 Baby Names for 2010 Rank Boy’s Name Girl’s Name 1 Jacob Isabella 2 Ethan Sophia 3 Michael Emma 4 Jayden Olivia … Read more
A common question from B1 or B2 visa holders is whether they are allowed to enroll in school. The short answer is no, not directly. If you wish to study in the U.S. while in B status, you must change it to F or M status first. If you enroll in a full course of … Read more
We constantly tweak the Green Card Tracker to make it easier to use, and to more accurately calculate the total number of pending I-485 cases ahead of a certain priority date (PD). One recent change is about selecting your PD. We used to only ask for the month and year, but now you can provide … Read more
Naive: You can’t hold your pee, or your mouth. Young: You can hold your pee, but not your mouth. Mature: You can hold your fee, and your mouth. Old: You can hold your mouth, but not your pee. Disclaimer: I didn’t write it – just translated it into English.
In the table below you will find a log of all FY2012 H-1B cap counts. By keeping a log, and updating it with every new count released by USCIS, we can document the progress of H-1B visa usage. USCIS began accepting H-1B petitions on April 1, 2011. If approved, beneficiaries of these petitions may start … Read more
