During his presidential campaign, President Trump made repeated promises to conduct “extreme vetting” of all non-citizens applying for admission into the U.S. On May 4, 2017, the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) released its proposal for “extreme vetting” measures, which...
There is good news ahead for foreign nationals waiting to file their employment-based green card applications under the EB-2 category. The March 2015 Department of State Visa Bulletin has advanced the EB-2 India cut-off date from September 1, 2005 to...
A journey through time with the man behind the visa bulletin In February, we discussed the progression of EB-3 China visa numbers in our blog. Since that time, several changes to EB-3 visa availability have occurred. As a result of...
The number of foreign nationals from India who can file employment-based green card applications is likely to increase significantly now that the latest U.S. State Department Visa Bulletin has jumped ahead by nearly four years. Based on the July Visa...
Recent USCIS guidance indicates that individuals from China with timely filed EB-2 category I-140s can now take advantage of movement in the Visa Bulletin’s EB-3 category by having their employers file a new EB-3 I-140 petition. In doing so, the...