September 28, 2015 the honorable john kerry 2201 c street, nw. Previous bulletins on the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed. Visa bulletin for november 2015 visa bulletin for october 2015. Visa bulletin predictions and updates from charles oppenheim. When to file your adjustment of status application. This is the application final action date for the 5th employment preference in the visa bulletin for january 2016, which was published on december 9, 2015. On the familybased side, the application dates for first preference unmarried sons and daughters of u.
This chart is called the visa bulletin and can be found by searching online for visa bulletin month. This revised bulletin supersedes the october visa bulletin that was originally published on september 9, 2015. Dos will post two charts per visa preference category in the dos visa bulletin. September 28, 2015 the honorable john kerry 2201 c street. Unlike the previous visa bulletins, the february bulletin moved the priority date for eb2 india more significantly forward than previous bulletins.
Sep 27, 2019 india, which was unavailable in september, reverts to a january 1, 2015, cutoff date. Annual immigrant visa waiting list report as of november 1, 2015. On november 18, 2015, the legacy volume 9 of the foreign affairs manual 9 fam will be. October 2019 visa bulletin update ogletree deakins. Ceo note the bulletin an official publication of the indiana nurses foundation and the indiana state nurses association, 2915 north high school road, indianapolis, in 462242969. The cutoff dates for filings in the revised october 2015 visa bulletin strip away the opportunity for an october 2015 adjustmentofstatus form i485 filing for many. The september bulletin was published in august and cover the case numbers that will be interviewed in october. Latest visa bulletin charts you can use the visa bulletin charts to see the visa bulletin date movement for the last 15 years as well as see predictions for next several months.
The time that it will take you to get a green card depends on the category of your petition and your country of birth. Dos visa bulletin for october 2015, including availability of immigrant numbers for application final action dates consistent with prior visa bulletins and dates for filing applications, indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to submit required documentation. Following consultations with the department of homeland security dhs, the dates for filing visa applications for some categories in the familysponsored and employmentbased preferences. The state department visa bulletin february 2020 shows backlogs in getting green cards in both the family and the employmentbased categories. The department of state dos released the visa bulletin for the month of november. The revised october 2015 visa bulletin makes changes to certain application dates for both familybased and employmentbased cases. The dates in the visa bulletin represent the earliest priority date that will be processed during the month the visa bulletin is issued for. Dhs will rely on the revised 92515 bulletin when considering whether an individual is eligible to file an adjustment application. November 1, 2015, and show the number of immigrant visa applicants on the waiting list in the various preferences and subcategories subject to numerical limit. Application final action dates consistent with prior visa bulletins and dates. Dos publishes updated visa bulletin for october 2015 uscis. May 2020 visa bulletin update with analysis and predictions. Recent news, documents and developments about uscis decisions on h1b visa by experienced h1b attorneys.
November 2015 visa bulletin has been officially released valid from november 1 to november 30 only. Statutory numbers this bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during november for. Annual immigrant visa waiting list report as of november 1. Oct 09, 2014 hi simon, my wife n are one of the dv2015 to 2016 couple selectees case af27448 submitted our ds260 forms august 1, 2015. The realities and implications of chinese eb5 investors. Date for filing application is the date when you can submit i485nvc applications to uscisdos. Department of state releases october 2015 visa bulletin. Visa bulletins help the beneficiaries of immigrant visa petitions to determine when their priority dates will become current. November 2015 if you have not yet had a relative or employer file an immigrant visa petition on your behalf, please learn more about the adjustment of status filing process. For november, f2a numbers exempt from percountry limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier. Shown below are the visa bulletin cutoff dates for the last 12 months from today. China will retrogress by two years to january 1, 2015. Online versions of the visa bulletin are for informational. Department of state and the person who prepares and publishes the monthly visa bulletin, has provided some thoughts and his expectations for the upcoming few months visa bulletin movements.
Visa bulletin predictions and updates from charles. For the visa bulletin for december of 2015, uscis posted its determination on november, 2015. If you dont know what a visa bulletin or a priority date is, weve got you covered. Visa bulletin november 2015 us immigration lawyer, law. Almost a year since this change went into effect, however, there continues to be a great deal of confusion over when the cutoff dates in the various charts may be used. Dos visa bulletin for november 2015, including availability of immigrant numbers for application final action dates and dates for filing applications, indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to submit required documentation. In accordance with significant procedural revisions announced in september and implemented by the department of state dos with the publication of the revised october 2015 visa bulletin, u. The us department of state dos has released its october 2015 visa bulletin. When to file your adjustment of status application for family sponsored or employmentbased preference visas. The visa bulletin will now have two different charts because of the revised procedures. Archived operational bulletin 480 modified november 16, 2015 we have archived this page and will not be updating it. Oppenheim was able to provide some predictions and expectations for movement of visa numbers over the next few months. The 92515 bulletin supersedes the bulletin for october 2015 published on september 9, 2015. Department of state dos released a revised visa bulletin for october 2015.
The following december 2015 visa bulletin was released by u. Provides latest state department visa bulletin, uscis processing times and priority dates for family based immigration, employment based immigration including eb1, national interest waiver, niw, eb5 investor visa, l1, perm labor certification, and h1b with offices in in new york. The bulletin revealed the final action dates march 08, 2014 for mainlandchina born visa applicants, moving up three weeks from february 15, 2014 in the. Numbers are authorized for issuance only for applicants. Aug 09, 2017 the visa bulletins are named in a confusing way. The following november 2015 visa bulletin was released by u. This bulletin supersedes the bulletin for october 2015 that was originally published on september 9, 2015. Department of state dos visa bulletin changed to a dual chart system as of the october 2015 visa bulletin. Providing clarity on the visa bulletin dual chart system. Department of state released its visa bulletin for may 2020.
The changes to the october 2015 visa bulletin were made without warning and have impacted thousands of individuals who have been patiently waiting in the long visa backlogs for years. Charles oppenheim, who is the chief of the visa control and reporting division at the u. Practice advisory on updated procedures for status adjustment filings for certain sijs clients on april 12, 2016, the u. Department of state publishes visa bulletin for november 2016 the u. On 92515, dos issued a revised visa bulletin for october 2015. The may bulletin should be available in the next couple of weeks. Section 6 of the child status protection act cspa allows beneficiaries of i petitions that have been converted from the family second preference f2b to the family first preference f1, after the parent has naturalized, to opt out and remain in the f2b. China advances to november 1, 2016, farther ahead than the cutoff date indicated in the august 2019 visa bulletin. Dhs will rely on this revised bulletin when considering whether an individual is eligible to file an adjustment application. To keep track of activity around your priority date, subscribe to the green card dashboard.
State department visa bulletin may 2020 shusterman law. Su mmary of homegrown terrorism threat since 2015, the department of homeland security dhs has used. The time that it will take you to get a green card depends on the category of your petition and your country. Statutory numbers this bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during december for. South korea, taiwan, and brazil are all current in the february 2020 visa bulletin, and expected to still be current in the october 2020 visa bulletin. India, which was unavailable in september, reverts to a january 1, 2015, cutoff date. The next one will be published within the next few days, and will cover the november numbers. Following consultations with the department of homeland security dhs, the dates for filing visa applications for some categories in the. Citizenship and immigration services uscis has confirmed a new system for determining when individuals may file adjustment of status applications each month. Citizenship and immigration services in the department of homeland security reports. The visa bulletin has two charts within each of the familybased and employmentbased categories. Update on october 2016 visa bulletin regarding status.
Thats a big deal if youre waiting for your priority date to be current so that your green card application can move forward. Since 2015, the department of homeland security dhs has used this bulletin to highlight t he continuing threat from homegrown terrorists, many of whom are inspired online to violence by foreign terrorist organizations. Eb2 china moved forward by just over one month from february 1, 2010 to march 15, 2010 while eb3 china moved forward six months from march 1, 2011 to september 1, 2011. The dates for filing applications for some employmentbased and familybased preference categories have been adjusted for. This bulletin supersedes the october 2015 bulletin originally published on september 9, 2015. Our legal immigration system for the 21st century pdf. All figures reflect persons registered under each respective numerical limitation, i. Latest uscis procedural changes add delays and uncertainty to. Annual report of immigrant visa applicants in the familysponsored and employmentbased preferences registered at the national visa center as of november 1, 2015 most prospective immigrant visa applicants qualify for status under the law on the basis of family relationships or employer sponsorship. If not all demand could be satisfied, the category or foreign state in which demand was. This bulletin will expire on november 15, 2017 at 12. To print the pdf on this page please use the print function in the pdf reader. Consular officers are required to report to the department of state documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas.
This bulletin supersedes the bulletin for october 2015 that was originally published on sept. The second visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2014 has been released by the us department of state. The us citizenship and immigration services uscis will make the final decision on whether a green card is available. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during september. Hi simon, my wife n are one of the dv2015 to 2016 couple selectees case af27448 submitted our ds260 forms august 1,2015.
Final action date is the date when when uscisdos may render their final decision on submitted applications. Sep 16, 2015 the us department of state dos has released its october 2015 visa bulletin. The visa bulletin is used to inform people which categories are backlogged, versus current. Page 2 the bulletin february, march, april 2015 published by.
Certain high demand countries such as china mainland born, india, mexico and philippines have a much longer wait time. Archived operational bulletin 480 modified november. Every month, the department of state dos issues its visa bulletin, which lists cutoff dates for each numerically limited familybased immigration category. Department of state dos published its visa bulletin for may 2016,1. Operation of the numerical control process pdf explains how immigrant visas.
On friday, september 25, 2015, the department of state dos published an updated visa bulletin for october 2015. Oct 19, 2015 uscis confirmed that, beginning with the november 2015 dos visa bulletin, applicants will only be eligible to utilize the monthly dates for filing visa applications if uscis determines there are more immigrant visas available for a fiscal year than there are known applications. Visa bulletin, the cutoff date for allocation of non regional center eb5 visa numbers for investors from mainland china is january 8, 2014. What do i need to know to figure out if my sijs client can.
Dual chart system the september 9, 2015 version of the october 2015 visa bulletin announced the inclusion of two charts each month in the employmentbased eb and familybased. The visa bulletin indicates when statutorily limited visas are. Questions for uscis about the visa availability approach. Application final action dates consistent with prior visa bulletins and dates for filing applications, indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the national visa center. The visa bulletin is a monthly summary, and it is usually made available halfway through the month prior. This chart is called the visa bulletin and can be found by searching online for visa bulletin month 2017. Please note that these are shortterm predictions and depending on the number of applications as a result of the next few months visa numbers, the rate of cutoff date. The visa bulletin sets out percountry priority date cutoffs that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of adjustment of status and consular immigrant visa application filings and approvals. Dv visas may not be issued to dv2015 applicants after that date.
Visa bulletin for december 2015 the following december 2015 visa bulletin was released by u. I really want to know when will we be called for an interview. Priority date is the date on which the applicant files an immigrant petition. Previous bulletins on the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the.
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