Visa Bulletin

June 2016 Visa Bulletin – The Big Retrogression and the “Trump Effect”

May 9 2016 - The June 2016 Visa Bulletin is a 'horror' situation for many Indians who were hoping that there will be some movement forward on the June 2016 Visa Bulletin. Not only we did not see an EB India movement forward, we saw a colossal retrogression. Some people have qualified it as the "Trump Effect". Looking back at all the problems Indian students and Indian immigrant workers are facing, we can only concur that there is some sort of Trump Effect affecting the thousands of employment based categories. As you can…Read More Breaking News

May 2016 Visa Bulletin

May 2016 Visa Bulletin is out and unfortunately, it did not really move as we expected. We wish at least it had moved further for India but it did not. Please see chart below. Read Full Visa Bulletin Here PROCESSING TIMES A.  APPLICATION FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., numbers are authorized for issuance to all qualified applicants; and "U" means unauthorized, i.e., numbers are not authorized for…Read More Breaking News

Visa Bulletin Predictions for May 2016

March 20 2016 - Since last months we have attempted to assess the visa bulletin and we have come up for some dates on the visa bulletin May 2016. We are hoping both EB2 and EB3 India will move although not to a great extent. Listen to the video and comment about your thoughts. The assessment is based on the I-485 inventory chart and also the previous visa bulletin. Nothing in this video guarantees that this will actually happen, however, it can somehow predict the changes we are expecting for May 2016 Visa…Read More Breaking News

December 2015 Visa Bulletin is out and no great movement for India

November 9 2015 - The December 2015 Visa Bulletin is out, while there is a slight movement for India EB2 on the processing time on the chart to June 2007, the acceptance date for India has remained on July 1 2009. This is quite frustrating when the hope was that the government will actually move the date above the July 2009 threshold.  We hope things will change soon. For those who want to know how the new visa bulletin works, we recommend checking this Youtube video.  We also recommend that you all continue…Read More Breaking News

H1B Transfer after six years.

November 7 2015 - In order to transfer the H1B once someone past 6 years of extension usually require one to qualify under AC 21 rules or an approved I-140 petition. This video is a guide on the necessary elements to transfer the H1B once someone passes its 6 years on H1B.Read More Breaking News

Porting I-140 priority date.

November 6 2015 - The priority date has become a big issue of confusion especially after the recently Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) non-precedential decision – In re: Grace Estrellado – the result appears contrary to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) policy regarding priority date retention. Watch this video on the issue.Read More Breaking News

The New Visa Bulletin Explained

November 5 2015 - The new Visa Bulletin instead of actually be a savior to many has become a source of uncertainty but also seems to be very confusion for many. We hope this video can help to clarify some of the myths and misconceptions.Read More Breaking News

USCIS announcement on November 2015 Visa Bulletin

October 12 2015 - Beginning with the November 2015 Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin, if USCIS determines that there are more immigrant visas available for a fiscal year than there are known applicants for such visas, we will state onwww.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo that applicants may use the Dates for Filing Visa Applications chart. Unless otherwise stated on our website, the Application Final Action Date chart will be used to determine when individuals may file their adjustment of status applications. We anticipate making this determination each month and posting the relevant chart on our website within…Read More Breaking News

November 2015 Visa bulletin is out and no great news that we were expecting!

October 9, 2015 -  The November 2015 Visa Bulletin is out and it seems the government was embolden to keep the dates of acceptance for India  to July 1 2009.  While we were hoping that the pressure will work, in this case unfortunately it failed. The fact that the TRO was denied, seems to have given the government a go to actually keep the "Bad Visa Bulletin".  Nonetheless, we keep our struggle to force the government to reduce the waiting time for India and other affected countries. Please continue signing our petition to…Read More Breaking News

District Court Denies TRO in October Visa Bulletin Suit

October 7, 2015 - On October 6, 2015,   the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington issued an order denying the plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the State Department in the class action lawsuit regarding the October 2015 Visa Bulletin. The court's order stated, "While the Court appreciates the confusion caused by the two Visa Bulletins published in September and the potentially wasted expenses Plaintiffs incurred as a result, because Plaintiffs fail to meet the critical elements for a temporary restraining order at this time, the Court…Read More Breaking News

Two Democratic Representatives upset at the sudden Visa Bulletin (October 2015) changes!

October 1, 2015 - Today two democratic candidates registered their disagreement with the sudden Visa Bulletin changes.  In addition the lawsuit against the Department of State et al. continues adding a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to force the government to return back to the original visa bulletin. AILA and other organizations have also registered their disdain to this abrupt change.  Our law group is also committed in to pushing the government to actually change their position on this devastating position.  As such we encourage all of you to sign our petition online at…Read More Breaking News

Lawsuit on October 2015 Visa Bulletin

The October 2015 Visa Bulletin brings U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) into the 21st century, and in line with the longstanding DOS practice, by adding a date on which applicants may submit adjustment of status applications (“adjustment applications”) that comes before the projected date on which final adjudicative action will occur. By adding this additional date for filing adjustment applications, DOS is better able to discharge its statutory duty of assessing visa demand and ensuring all of the visas Congress allots in a given fiscal year are used. In reasonable reliance on…Read More Breaking News