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USA: June 2013 Visa Bulletin: EB-3 Continues to Advance Significantly
The EB-3 subcategory for professionals and skilled workers will advance by more than nine months for China and most other countries in June, though India will advance only two weeks. In the EB-2 category, priority date cut-offs will advance two months for China, but will remain unchanged for India. According to the State... »
India: Foreign Registration Appointments Significantly Delayed in All Locations
The earliest available local registration appointments throughout India were twelve days from the time of online filing, as of May 3. Foreign nationals should gather the necessary documents and provide travel details to their immigration service provider in advance, so that appointments can be scheduled as soon as possible after arrival. Registration must... »
USA: April 2013 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 China Will Advance Six Weeks; EB-3 to Advance for All Countries
In April, the cut-off date for EB-2 China will advance to April 1, 2008; the cut-off date for EB-2 India will remain at September 1, 2004. EB-3 will advance by three months for China, to April 22, 2007; by two weeks for India, to December 8, 2002; and by two months for most... »
United States: March 2013 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 China Will Advance One Month, But Still No Movement for EB-2 India
The State Department projects that the cut-off date for EB-2 India will remain at September 1, 2004 for the next several months and may be even further retrogressed in future months if high demand continues. According to the State Department’s March 2013 Visa Bulletin, the EB-2 category will advance by one month for China,... »
US: December Visa Bulletin: EB-2 China Will Advance, But No Movement for EB-2 India
EB-2 China will move forward by seven weeks, to October 22, 2007, but EB-2 India will remain unchanged at September 1, 2004. EB-2 will remain current for all other countries. The EB-3 subcategory for professionals and skilled workers will advance by two and a half months for China, to July 1, 2006, and one... »
United States: EB-2 Will Become Current for All Countries Except India and China
The priority date cut-off for EB-2 India will remain at September 1, 2004. EB-2 for mainland China will advance six weeks to September 1, 2007. The EB-3 professional and skilled worker subcategory will advance somewhat for all countries. According to the U.S. Department of State’s November visa bulletin, the EB-2 category will become current... »
United States: September Visa Bulletin: Slight EB-3 Advancement for All Countries Next Month
Priority date cut-offs for the EB-3 professional and skilled worker subcategory will advance modestly for all countries next month, according to the State Department’s September Visa Bulletin. EB-3 will move ahead by one week for India, to October 8, 2002; five weeks for mainland China, to December 15, 2005; approximately six weeks for the... »
United Kingdom: Visa Applicants in India Will Soon Be Subject to Pre-Entry TB Screening for Long Stays
The UK Border Agency will require visa applicants residing in India to undergo mandatory pre-entry TB screening if they will stay in the UK for more than six months. The new requirement takes effect on August 16, 2012 for settlement applicants and on November 1, 2012 for temporary visa applicants. Visa applicants residing in... »
United States: August Visa Bulletin
Priority date cut-offs for the EB-3 professional and skilled worker subcategory will advance by weeks for all countries next month, according to the State Department’s August Visa Bulletin. The EB-2 category will remain unavailable for mainland China and India, and will be unchanged for all other countries, with the priority date cut-off holding at... »
United States: July Visa Bulletin
Due to continued high demand, the State Department will retrogress the EB-2 category for all countries other than India and mainland China, which will remain unavailable through the end of the current fiscal year. Priority dates for the EB-3 professional and skilled worker subcategory will move ahead by one to six weeks for all... »