Immigration Law

NOVEMBER VISA BULLETIN OUT

By Greg Siskind

The new bulletin is here. Here are the highlights:

Family 1st - Advancement of worldwide, China and India numbers by two weeks to 1 May 2002. Mexico moves up a week to 15 September 1992 and the Philippines moves up a month to 1 May 1993.

Family 2A - Worldwide, India, China and the Philippines numbers advance five weeks to 8 February 2004. Mexico jumps ten weeks to 15 July 2001

Family 2B - Worldwide, India and China numbers advance one month to 15 January 2000. No movement for Mexico and stuck at 22 April 1992. The Philippines advance five weeks to 15 June 1997.

Family 3rd - One week advance for Worldwide, India and China to 1 July 2002. No movement for Mexico and stuck at 15 September 1992. One week advance for the Philippines to 8 May 1991.

Family 4th - Worldwide numbers advance three weeks to 15 November 1997. China moves five weeks to 8 June 1997. India advances four weeks to 22 July 1997. Mexico moves one week forward to 22 January 1995. The Philippines moves up to weeks to 22 March 1986.

Employment 1st - All categories remain current.

Employment 2nd - Worldwide, Mexico and the Philippines remain current. India moves forward two months to 1 June 2003. China moves forward two months to 1 June 2004.

Employment 3rd skilled/professional workers - Worldwide and Filipino numbers move up five months to 1 May 2005. China jumps forward four months to 1 February 2002. India moves up three months to 1 October 2001. Mexico advances two months to 1 September 2002.

Employment 3rd unskilled - All numbers advance two weeks to 15 January 2003.

Employment 4th - The "other religious workers" category is listed as unavailable probably because Congress had not extended the category when the numbers were set. I presume the category will be current against next month.

EB-5 remains current.

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on October 14, 2008 (boomark / email).