Visa Bulletin – Immigration Road Blog

November 2021 Visa Bulletin: Nightmare for China and India EB-3 Categories

September 12, 2023October 14, 2021 by IR_Blog

The State Department warned last month that EB3 could begin to see retrogression as early as November. Well, they weren’t kidding. In the November 2021 Visa Bulletin released today, China EB3 will move backward by nearly 10 months. But it’s even worse for India EB3, which will retrogress by nearly two full years. See table … Read more

October 2020 Visa Bulletin and Predictions – Big News for 2021

September 25, 2020 by IR_Blog

After a long delay, the Department of State finally released October Visa Bulletin on 9/24/2020. October is the first month of a new fiscal year, FY-2021, and new visa numbers will be made available for this month. As a result, significant movement was expected. As shown in the image above, all major EB categories will … Read more

Welcome to September 2020 Visa Bulletin, just like August Visa Bulletin

September 26, 2020August 19, 2020 by IR_Blog

The State Department just released their September 2020 Visa Bulletin, and it’s almost identical to previous month: There’s virtually no movement at all.

August 2020 Visa Bulletin: Significant Movement for Most EB Categories

September 26, 2020July 20, 2020 by IR_Blog

The Department of State just released August 2020 Visa Bulletin today. Most Employment-Based Categories, except India EB-2, will advance substantially. For China: EB1 will jump nearly six months; EB2 will advance a little over two months; EB3 enjoys the biggest gain and will move forward by 8 months. For India: EB1 will move forward by … Read more

July 2020 Visa Bulletin: Slow Movement for Most EB Categories Except India EB-1

June 16, 2020 by IR_Blog

The Department of State released July 2020 Visa Bulletin today. For China, all Eb1, EB2 and EB3 categories will advance by one week. Since Visa Bulletin moves forward by one month, this means employment-based categories for China will actually retrogress further in July. India EB-1 is the biggest winner, advancing almost one year (334 days) … Read more

April 2020 Visa Bulletin Analysis and Predictions

March 14, 2020March 13, 2020 by IR_Blog

The Department of Sate released the April 2020 Visa Bulletin on March 13. This is a pleasant surprise, given the fact that DOS has been publishing visa bulletins around the 18th for the past few months. We’ll see if this is a fluke or a gradual return to their traditional schedule. However, this is one … Read more

October 2019 Visa Bulletin Released – Details and Future Predictions

September 18, 2019 by IR_Blog

First of all, the October 2019 Visa Bulletin was released on September 18, and this is significantly later than DOS’ typical schedule. The Department of State usually publishes new visa bulletins around the 10th of the previous month, and could be as early as the 8th or as late as 13th/14th. I had never seen … Read more

August 2019 Visa Bulletin Released – Many Categories Move Back by 3 Years

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 by IR_Blog

August 2019 Visa Bulletin has been released by the Department of State. The table below shows “Final Action” cut-off dates for major employment-based categories, as well as their movement from the previous month.

Visa Bulletin Alert by Immigratoin Road

July 2, 2019May 22, 2019 by IR_Blog

Just like you, we can’t wait to see the new visa bulletin each month. After all, it practically determines who can file for I-485 and who is eligible to receive their green card.

So, starting from the 8th, we find ourselves constantly checking the Department of State’s website. However, we’ve been seeing the “Coming Soon” page a lot lately.

Visa Bulletin Graph – Best Way to Track Cutoff Date Movement

May 22, 2019April 30, 2018 by IR_Blog

Visa Bulletin is one of the most important concepts in U.S. immigration. It’s a monthly publication that defines “cutoff” dates, which determine who can submit a green card application such as I-485, and more importantly, whose application may be approved.