Visa Bulletin

The monthly Visa Bulletin (see this article for an explanation of the Visa Bulletin) issued by the Department of State is one of the most closely watched and anticipated government communications in the immigration community.

We receive instant updates and are able to comment and analyze each visa bulletin promptly upon its issuance. Our clients benefit from our visa bulletin efforts by knowing as early in advance as possible about the potential benefits and developments that may arise from forward or backward movements in the visa numbers.

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April 2024 Visa Bulletin – (Finally) Notable Forward Movement in Employment-based Categories

The U.S. State Department has released the April 2024 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year.  The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is positive forward movement:  notable forward movement in [...]

By |2024-03-14T11:39:32-04:00March 8th, 2024|Articles, I-485, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

January 2024 Visa Bulletin – Significant Cutoff Date Forward Movement and Recovery

The U.S. State Department has released the January 2024 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year.  The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the significant (although not full) recovery among [...]

By |2023-12-14T10:03:59-05:00December 11th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

The Visa Bulletin Explained: A Guide to Understanding Visa Availability and Retrogression

What is the Visa Bulletin? Published monthly by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), the Visa Bulletin provides information on visa availability and cutoff dates which determine which immigrant visa (green card) applicants are eligible to complete the final stages of the green card application process and which green card applications can be approved.  The [...]

By |2024-01-29T16:57:49-05:00November 13th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

December 2023 Visa Bulletin – (Again) No Forward Movement

The U.S. State Department has released the December 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year.  The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is lack of pretty much any movement in almost all employment [...]

By |2023-11-13T20:14:13-05:00November 9th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

November 2023 Visa Bulletin – No Forward Movement (Almost) Everywhere

The U.S. State Department has released the November 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the second Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year.  The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is lack of pretty much any movement in almost all [...]

By |2023-11-26T16:54:24-05:00October 8th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

October 2023 Visa Bulletin – First Visa Bulletin for Fiscal Year Brings Limited Cutoff Date Recovery; Grim News for EB India

The U.S. State Department has released the October 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year.  The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa [...]

By |2023-09-21T12:12:27-04:00September 15th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

September 2023 Visa Bulletin – Last Visa Bulletin for the Fiscal Year; Not Much Movement

The U.S. State Department has released the September 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the twelfth and final Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year.  The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the fact that [...]

By |2023-08-24T11:12:32-04:00August 10th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

August 2023 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 ROW Cutoff Date Introduced, EB-1 India Retrogression

The U.S. State Department has just released the August 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is cutoff date introduction for EB-1 Rest [...]

By |2023-08-23T12:07:42-04:00July 13th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

April 2023 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 and FB-2A Retrogression

The U.S. State Department has just released the April 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the retrogression in EB-2 preference categories and the cutoff date [...]

By |2023-03-23T10:23:00-04:00March 23rd, 2023|Articles, EB-2, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

March 2023 Visa Bulletin – No Movement; Retrogression Expected

The U.S. State Department has just released the March 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the sixth Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of any notable movement in the cutoff dates [...]

By |2023-02-16T11:21:32-05:00February 16th, 2023|Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|

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