Ok, now that the official April 2010 Visa Bulletin is out, my theory of predicting the cutoff dates turned out to be off by two months for China EB2. So I won’t bother you with my calculations. In short, I tried to use the data provided by the Visa Office and did rather straight math; … Read more
For the upcoming April 2010 Visa Bulletin, we predict that cut-off date for China EB-2 to be October 15 or 22, of 2005. This is based on the newly released DOS Visa Office explanation of how cutoff dates are established. Well, the offical April VB should arrive within a couple days, so we will see … Read more
January 2010 visa bulletin delivered little to cheer about, but DOS offered some predictions on future visa availability which can be quite helpful. Employment-Based First, Fourth and Fifth Preferences For January 2010, all EB1, EB4 and EB5 categories remain current. Employment-Based Second Preferences (EB-2) All EB2 countries other than India and China are still current … Read more
Apparently USCIS requested tons of visa numbers in October, and the State Department decided to leave EB cutoff dates nearly unchanged for November. The receipt of demand from Citizenship and Immigration Services Offices has far exceeded their earlier indications of cases eligible for immediate processing. As a result, it has been necessary to hold most … Read more
October 2009 visa bulletin – the first for FY 2010 – was released today by the Department of State. Employment-Based Second Preference EB-2 China advanced only two months to March 22, 2005, while India inched ahead to January 22, 2005. Although dissappointing, we still may see quite a few I-485 approvals for applicants with a … Read more
September is the last month of Fiscal Year 2009 and there are two substantial movements in term of visa cut-off dates: China EB2 and India EB2 will both advance to January 8, 2005; and All EB4 categories have become unavailable, starting immediately. Employment Based Second Preference India EB2 cutoff date is moving to January 8, … Read more
