Dominican Republic Now a Separate Category on Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has added an individual category to the visa bulletin for the Dominican Republic (formerly, in the category titled “all chargeability areas except those listed”). The visa bulletin is published every month to summarize the availability of family-based and employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) as allotted by Congress.
When a country is separated out, it means that the country has become “oversubscribed” (i.e. the demand for visas (the number of applications on file) exceeds the number of visas available). By separating it out, the DOS informs viewers that the Dominican Republic is oversubscribed at this time and lets viewers know whether visa applicants from the Dominican Republic are facing delays and backlogs in the processing time of their applications.
With the Dominican Republic as an individual category, the categories now are:
1. All chargeability areas except those listed
2. China – mainland born
3. Dominican Republic
4. India
5. Mexico
6. Philippines
To view the current visa bulletin and previous visa bulletins, please see http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5019.html. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our immigration law firm for assistance.
Tags: country of chargeability, Department of State, Dominican Republic, employment-based, family-based, visa bulletin
