Posts Tagged ‘family-based’
Priority Dates Retrogress on January 2011 Visa Bulletin
Family-based visa categories have significantly retrogressed on the January 2011 visa bulletin. From early 2009 to September 2010, the level of demand for family-based immigration was very low, thus, the Department of State (the agency in charge of the visa bulletin), accelerated the numbers to utilize as many visa numbers as possible while there was time to do so. This generated demand, which led the DOS to retrogress the numbers (i.e. slow the demand). This is the ebb and flow of the visa bulletin method that frustrates many.
The DOS anticipates that the family-based categories will remain retrogressed for some time since the demand has not subsided. In contrast, employment-based categories have not retrogressed much, if at all. To view the January 2011 visa bulletin, please see this link: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5212.html.
Tags: Department of State, employment-based, family-based, January 2011, visa bulletin
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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
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