Archive for the ‘EB – 1’ Category

Visa Bulletin – February 2010

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES Employment Based 1st C C C C C 2nd C 22MAY05 22JAN05 C C 3rd 22SEP02 22SEP02 22JUN01 01JUL02 22SEP02 Other Workers 01JUN01 01JUN01 01MAY01 01JUN01 01JUN01 4th C C C C C Certain Religious Workers C C C C C 5th C C C C C Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers C C C C C 5th Pilot Programs C C C C C The February 2010 Visa Bulletin issued by the U.S. Department of State has few changes from the last month. The EB-2 Category has 21 days forward movement for China from May 01, 2005 to May 22, 2005. ...

Visa Bulletin – January 2010

Monday, December 14th, 2009

All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES Employment Based 1st C C C C C 2nd C 01MAY05 22JAN05 C C 3rd 01AUG02 01AUG02 22JUN01 01JUL02 01AUG02 Other Workers 01JUN01 01JUN01 01MAY01 01JUN01 01JUN01 4th C C C C C Certain Religious Workers C C C C C 5th C C C C C Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers C C C C C 5th Pilot Programs C C C C C The January 2010 Visa Bulletin issued by the U.S. Department of State has few changes from the last month. The EB-2 Category has one month forward movement for China from April 01, 2005 to May 01, 2005. ...

Visa Bulletin – December 2009

Monday, November 16th, 2009

All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES Employment Based 1st C C C C C 2nd C 01APR05 22JAN05 C C 3rd 01JUN02 01JUN02 01MAY01 01JUN02 01JUN02 Other Workers 01JUN01 01JUN01 01MAY01 01JUN01 01JUN01 4th C C C C C Certain Religious Workers C C C C C 5th C C C C C Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers C C C C C 5th Pilot Programs C C C C C The December 2009 Visa Bulletin issued by the U.S. Department of State has few changes from the last month. The EB-3 and EB-3 (Other Workers) categories have nine days forward movement for India with May 01, 2001 ...

Neufeld Memo Revises AFM, Chapter 22.2(b) General Form I-140 Issues

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations, Donald Neufeld has issued a memorandum amending the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM), by providing/updating guidance on the following: The determination of whether a particular U.S. employer falls within the definition of INA section 203(b)(1)(B), thus allowing USCIS to ...

Visa Bulletin – July 2009

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIP-PINES Employment-Based 1st C C C C C 2nd C 01JAN00 01JAN00 C C 3rd U U U U U Other Workers U U U U U 4th C C C C C Certain Religious Workers C C C C C 5th C C C C C Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers C C C C C 5th Pilot Programs C C C C C Summary of Visa Bulletin for EB categories Employment-Based, First Preference (EB-1) This category remains current for all countries of chargeability. Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB-2) This category has further retrogressed by 5 years and 45 days for China. It has no forward ...