Archive for the ‘EB – 5’ Category

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. ...

Idaho Corporation’s Effort to attract $50M New Foreign Investment

Friday, December 4th, 2009

An Idaho company has won the federal approval to serve as a regional center for foreign investment, joins the list of more than 70 regional centers across the country to bring money from qualified foreign investors into the local economy under the Employment-Based Fifth Preference Visa category (EB-5). EB-5 offers ...

USCIS Programs Extended Through September 2012

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced on Monday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriation Act of 2010, signed by the President on October 28, 2009, has extended the following four programs through September 30, 2009: E-Verify; Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Pilot Program; Special immigrant visa category for non-minister religious ...

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 ...

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 ...