Category: Visa Bulletin

The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for the month of October 2016 provided an overview of potential visa number availability in the coming months: EB-1: Current EB-2: Worldwide: Current China: Up to three months India: Up to four months EB-3: Worldwide: The rapid forward movement of this final action date during the past year should… Read More

The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for the month of October 2016 announced the expiration at the end of September of the employment fourth preference “Certain Religious Workers (SR)” category and the I-5 and R-5 employment fifth preference categories. Employment fourth preference SR. The non-minister special immigrant program expires on September 30, 2016. No SR… Read More

The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for the month of September 2016 shows much movement in the final action dates for various employment categories. For example, in August, the EB-1 final action date for China was January 1, 2010; in September it is Current. The August EB-2 final action date for China was January 1,… Read More

The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for the month of August 2016 reports that various employment-based categories are oversubscribed: India E4 and certain religious workers categories. The bulletin notes that there has been extremely high demand in the EB-4 and SR categories, primarily for Juvenile Court Dependent cases filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services… Read More

The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for July 2016 includes the diversity visa lottery 2017 (DV-2017) results. The bulletin notes that the Kentucky Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky, has registered and notified the winners of the DV-2017 diversity lottery. Approximately 83,910 applicants have been registered and notified and may now apply for an immigrant visa.… Read More