The same public outcry occurred in 2007, and within just a few. The most comprehensive visa bulletin analytical and statistical tool. The following december 2007 visa bulletin was released by u. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during september. The fee waiver for ead and advance parole applies only to the post july2007 vb fiasco i485 filers. China will advance by five weeks to july 15, 2017, while india will advance by three months to august 1, 2015. Cutoff dates for each category reflect the priority date of the first overseas or adjustment applicant that could not be reached within the numerical visa limits. Summary of the july 2015 visa bulletin familybased fb below is a summary of the july 2015 visa bulletin with respect to some familybased categories. The recording is normally updated by the middle of each month with information on cutoff dates for the following month. Uscis adjustment of status filing dates for march 2016. The visa bulletin for march 2020 has been published. Visa bulletin for july 2007 all employment based categories current number 107 volume viii washington, d.
The uscis update of july 17th brought welcome news, but left many questions unanswered. It appears that this is intended to make it official july 2007 visa bulletin rather than previous release which was. Jun 15, 2015 the visa bulletin for july 2015 summarizes the immigrant numbers availability and cutoff dates for oversubscribed categories. If you applied for i485 onbefore august 17th 2007 extended deadline after the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco, you fall into the old fee structure. Jun 26, 2011 for those employers looking for a quick adjudication to an immigrant employees petition to work, premium processing has been a god send. Premium processing was suspended due to receipting backlogs after the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco. The latest visa bulletin has the eb3 for the philippines retrogressing by more than seven years, to a cutoff date of july 1, 2007. Is the october 2015 visa bulletin fiasco the same as the.
This means you will have to pay renewal fees for eadap based on your i485. Some experts believe that, as early as july 5th, or just 3 days after the revised july visa bulletin, uscis began returning unused visa numbers to the state department. The sudden backlog reduction efforts by citizenship and immigration services offices during the past month have resulted in the use of almost 60,000 employment numbers. To keep track of activity around your priority date, subscribe to the green card dashboard. The august visa bulletin showing all categories being unavailable is correct. Zoe lofgrens demands records and evidence relating to july visa bulletin fiasco. Jun 11, 2011 of course, the reason should be true, due to the july visa bulletin fiasco and indications that my first i485 could have been lost, i sent out a second application which is should not be considered anymore, or something like that.
Individuals from india and china who missed the i485 filings during july 2007, may have the opportunity to file their i485s in august 2008. Each month, the state department publishes a visa bulletin, the one source of. I will just use the phone book and find an attorney to work with. As expected the july 2016 visa bulletin for india and china has not improved from june 2016.
The visa bulletin lets you know when its time to claim your green card. Of course, the reason should be true, due to the july visa bulletin fiasco and indications that my first i485 could have been lost, i sent out a second application which is should not be considered anymore, or something like that. When to file your adjustment of status application for familysponsored or employmentbased preference visas. During the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco, when the american immigration councils legal action center threatened litigation after it rescinded the bulletin that made eb dates current, the government backed down. Visa bulletin priority dates category archives visa lawyer. Issues arising out of the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco. Date for filing application is the date when you can submit i485nvc applications to. This is the tenth visa bulletin of fiscal year 2018. Visagate 2015 edition greg siskind on immigration law and policy. Category cutoff date october 2012 visa bulletin cutoff date previous bulletin eb2 china. Uscis recently announced that it will honor final action dates for adjustment of status filings in may. However, a surge in demand in recent weeks forced the dos to roll back the cutoff date far more than had been expected.
Premium processing forces the employer to pay more in order to receive an expedited decision on the petition. This page will be expanded to include certain historic significant movements such as the july 2007 fiasco. The visa bulletin for july 2007, posted on june 12, must be read in conjunction with the update of july visa availability, posted on july 2. Visa bulletin for july 20 visa bulletin priority date. In the example bulletin above, ravis priority date is after march 1, 205 01mar05. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during july. Department of states visa bulletin to determine if your immigrant petition is current. This is amazing forward movement, as it is the most favorable cutoff date in eb2 for either country since the july 2007 visa bulletin.
Hes written four books and currently serves on the board of. In order to file an employmentbased adjustment of status application next month, employersponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country. Visa bulletin july 20 the visa bulletin is published every month by the u. July 2007 visa bulletin current again cyrus d mehta. In june of 2007 the department of state released a visa bulletin that made the priority date for a whole lot of people current in july, 2007. Were going to take a look at the visa bulletin fakeout, or fiasco. When to file your adjustment of status application for family. Adjustment, retrogression and retention of priority dates. Therefore, ravis immigrant visa is not yet current, and he may not apply for a green card yet. July 2007 eb numbers open again until august 17, 2007 nafsa. Please see april 2020 visa bulletin predictions below for both family based and employment based.
Immigration law blog by ashwin sharma featuring news, updates, policy developments and commentary on. The state department has just released new july 2007 visa bulletin rather than update. May 2020 visa bulletin eb1 returns to current for first time since. Consular officers are required to report to the department of state documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas. On july 23rd, the uscis issued a 19question faq explaining their filing procedures under the july 2007 visa bulletin. The update of july visa availability, posted on july 2, must be read in conjunction with the visa bulletin for july 2007, which was posted on june 12. The marvelous investigative reporter, jay solomon esq. However, uscis is going to accept applications under the now revised again july bulletin until august 17th. The visa bulletin fiasco in the summer of 2007 fully demonstrated how uscis could change its policy by political pressures. July 2007 visa bulletin has been officially released valid from july 1 to july 31 only. The visa bulletin is released monthly by the department of state and is used.
Department of state publishes a monthly visa bulletin that lists the priority dates which have become current. On july 2, 2007, uscis and dos had informed the public that the july 2007 visa bulletin that originally showed most eb categories as. The eligibility to file would apply to those who have eb2 priority dates prior to june 1, 2006 and are otherwise eligible to file the i485. These efforts were successful, leading to the dos to agree to abide by the original july 2007 visa bulletin dates. On july 27th, the uscis issued a second faq containing a dozen additional questions and answers. Mar 14, 2007 visa bulletin, please send an email to the following email address. The july 2017 priority dates law offices of atty michael. When this occurred, the murthy law firm joined the immigration community to aggressively fight.
Dos visa bulletin for july 2005 showing a retrogression to unavailable for. Could we all join togther and write a letter to napolitinothanks to sop for the idea. Visa bulletin for july 2007 all employment based categories. The governments sensible resolution of the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco was met with jubilation from potential adjustment of status applicants who were earlier thwarted from filing. After what happened with the july 2007 visa bulletin, im no longer surprised with these things. No, customers will not have the option of paying the new filing fees for adjustment applications. On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed. Jun 23, 2011 obviously, there must be a large number of eb2 cases which were filed during the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco whose priority date is june 1, 2006 or earlier date. Signoff visa bulletin the department of state also has available a recorded message with visa cutoff dates which can be heard at. July 2018 visa bulletin below is the official july 2018 visa bulletin, published by the u. Schedule a workers now have their own category to reflect the changes contained in the real id act. Withdrawal of the second i485 would, most likely, be the safest way to go about it. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant. Department of homeland security washington, dc 20528.
For more information, including cutoff date tracking, historical trend and category specific data, please go to the visa bulletin toolbox page employmentbased. For example, if a persons priority date is july 1, 2010, and the visa bulletin shows a date of. The department of state noted that the priority dates have been made current in the july 2007 visa bulletin in an effort to. Each month, the visa office of the state department publishes, in the visa bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month, for the various family and employment based categories. Subscribe visa bulletin sally doe to be removed from the department of states email subscription list for the visa bulletin, send an email message to the following email address. Fb1 row, china and india move forward by one 1 month to october 1, 2007.
In other words, these are the priority dates that now have an immigrant visa available to be claimed. The august 2007 bulletin announced that the july 2007 employmentbased preferences, except for the other worker category, would again be current, and dhs. Dos announcement that effective july 2, 2007, there will be no further. For those employers looking for a quick adjudication to an immigrant employees petition to work, premium processing has been a god send. This is the ninth visa bulletin of fiscal year 2017. Understanding the visa bulletin fakeout immigration attorneys. Any litigation strategy must ensure that the dual date system remains intact as a court could well resolve the issue by voiding the. Visa bulletin july 2018 priority dates and predictions. Accordingly, the agency will make money from the post vb fiasco 485 filers and lose money from the pre vb fiasco 485 filers if the agency issues a new multiyear ead card accross the board coving both groups. It appears that the uscis has been working hard to get these cases ready for adjudication while their visa numbers are availalbe so that the agency prevents the visa number for fy. September 2007 visa bulletin below is the official september 2007 visa bulletin, published by the u.
From a procedural standpoint, they are very different. Category cutoff date october 2011 visa bulletin cutoff date previous bulletin eb2 china. However, the current situation is different from what occurred in the summer of 2007. Obviously, there must be a large number of eb2 cases which were filed during the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco whose priority date is june 1, 2006 or earlier date. Uscis has determined that aliens in employmentbased categories filing applications pursuant to july visa bulletin no. Visa bulletin priority dates category archives visa. This is a substantial move forward from the june 2007 visa bulletin. The us state department originally issued the july visa bulletin on june th stating that as of july 2, 2007, foreign citizens applying for permanent residence i. Is the october 2015 visa bulletin fiasco the same as the july. Department of state dos issued an unprecedented revised visa bulletin which informed us that the united states citizenship and immigration services uscis had by some means consumed so many immigrant visa slots in the preceding two weeks that there were no slots left for the remainder of the 2007 fiscal year, and that. Uscis fixes july 2007 visa bulletin debacle thousands apply.
A joint initiative between the american immigration council and aila seeks to change the playing field for immigrants facing deportation. Shown below are the visa bulletin cutoff dates for the last 12 months from today. Depending on specific situations and developments such as july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco flood of filings and incredibles surge of naturalization application filings, the processing times for i140 and i485 during this report period should not be taken as the basis to form an opinion for the prediction of their cases in the future. According to the department of states may visa bulletin, the following cutoff dates will apply for the issuance of an immigrant visa eb1. Consular officers are required to report to the department of state documentarily qualified. However, the india and china cutoff date has moved forward to june 1, 2006. Newsletter us immigration update august 2007 carl shusterman. Subscribe visabulletin first namelast name example. The decision to publish this bulletin might have been taken sometime in may 2007.
When to file your adjustment of status application for. All countries except for china and india will become current on may 1. Is the october 2015 visa bulletin fiasco the same as the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco. Sep 28, 2015 in june 2007, the dos released the july 2007 visa bulletin, making all employmentbased categories current. So when you file in august, youll actually be filing under the july bulletin. Department of state dos released the july 2007 visa bulletin, indicating that the priority dates for all employmentbased eb categories are now current. Subscribe visabulletin sally doe to be removed from the department of states email subscription list for the visa bulletin, send an email message. Jan 22, 2018 during the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco, when the american immigration councils legal action center threatened litigation after it rescinded the bulletin that made eb dates current, the government backed down.
Jul 20, 2007 the august 2007 bulletin announced that the july 2007 employmentbased preferences, except for the other worker category, would again be current, and dhs further announced that the deadline for filing adjustment applications form i485 will extend up to august 17, 2007. Subscribe visabulletin sally doe to be removed from the department of states email subscription list for the visa bulletin, send an email message to the following email address. As a result of this unexpected action it has been necessary to make immediate. We are working hard to have the same positive outcome with the october 2015 visa bulletin. Visa bulletin employmentbased preferences cutoff dates. For more information, including cutoff date tracking, historical trend and category specific data, please go to the visa bulletin toolbox page. Cutoff dates for each category reflect the priority date of the first overseas or adjustment applicant that. July 2007 vb fiasco i485 cases will take nearly three years to clear. The dates in the visa bulletin represent the earliest priority date that will be processed during the month the visa bulletin is issued for. Visa bulletin fiasco shows how uscis can change its policy.
He has an approved i petition with a priority date of june 15, 2007. Consular officers are consular officers are required to report to the department of state documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas. Uscis and dos made a promise and people relied on it. The first company to automate all aspects of the u. August visa bulletin visa lawyer blog july 17, 2008. Will customers eligible to file adjustment applications under july visa bulletin no. Following another bad news for visa bulletin september 2018 for india retrogressing to jan 1 2007 eb2 and eb jan 1 2003. My pd date is july 19 and i have noticed in a thread you might want to refer to called the texas service center tracker for i140 that some have been. This page should not be speedily deleted because it provides useful information to certain groups of us immigration applicants. On june, 2007, the department of state released the visa bulletin for july 2007. This page will be expanded to include certain historic significant movements such as the july. Individuals from india and china who missed the i485 filings during july 2007, may have the opportunity to file their i485s in august. Breaking news uscis to accept employmentbased i485 applications using original july visa bulletin.
July 2016 if you have not yet had a relative or employer file an immigrant visa petition on your behalf, please learn more about the adjustment of status filing process. The sudden backlog reduction efforts by citizenship and immigration. Visa bulletin september 2007 priority dates and predictions. Imo july fiasco making everything current was the effect of cir 2007. The following july 2007 visa bulletin was released by u. Department of state dos issued an unprecedented revised visa bulletin which informed us that the united states citizenship and immigration services uscis had by some means consumed so many immigrant visa slots in the preceding two weeks that there were no slots left for the remainder of the. How long is the wait for your priority date to become current. The visa bulletin for july 2015 summarizes the immigrant numbers availability and cutoff dates for oversubscribed categories. During the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco, when the american immigration councils legal action center threatened litigation after it rescinded. Below is the official september 2007 visa bulletin, published by the u. Final action date is the date when when uscisdos may render their final decision on submitted applications. Mark krikorian discusses the highlights of carol swains book debating immigration.