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September Visa Bulletin: EB-3 Final Action Retrogression, No Movement Until New Fiscal Year

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs recently published the September Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed it will continue…

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DHS Extends and Redesignates Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months through March 17, 2026

In this post, we share with you some great news for Somalian nationals under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States. The Biden administration has made the decision to extend Temporary Protected Status for Somalian nationals currently receiving protections under the program for 18 months from September 18, 2024 through March 17,…

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Biden administration extends TPS protections for Yemeni Nationals, Re-Registration Now Open

In this blog post, we share with you an important announcement from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). On July 8, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security announced an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) benefits for Yemeni nationals for an 18-month period beginning from September 4, 2024 through March 3,…

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July Visa Bulletin: Retrogression of EB-3, Modest Advancement in Some Employment Based and Family Sponsored Categories

We are pleased to inform our readers that today June 10th, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs released the July Visa Bulletin. In this blog post we breakdown the projected movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories during the month of July. USCIS Adjustment of Status For…

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June Visa Bulletin: Little Movement in Employment Based Categories, Positive Movement in Family Sponsored Categories

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs has published the June Visa Bulletin. In this blog post we breakdown the projected movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the month of June. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed that…

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DOS Report: Immigrant Visa Green Card Backlogs Increase in April 2024

In this blog post, we cover the newly released Immigrant Visa Backlog Report published by the Department of State. April’s report provides the latest data and statistics relating to the processing of immigrant visa applications at the National Visa Center. This data includes information about the number of documentarily complete…

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May 2024 Visa Bulletin: Family-Sponsored Categories Show Major Advancement, Employment-Based Categories Unchanged from Previous Month

The long-awaited May 2024 Visa Bulletin has arrived! If you’d like to know all about the projected movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the month of May, we’ve got you covered. Highlights of the May 2024 Visa Bulletin Dates for Filing Chart For the family-sponsored preference categories, the Dates for Filing Chart…

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April 2024 Visa Bulletin: Employment-Based Final Action Dates Advance and Family-Sponsored Categories Show Slight Progress

The Department of State has published the April 2024 Visa Bulletin, bringing significant advancements in the final action dates for most employment-based categories, and modest advancement for the family-sponsored categories when compared to the previous month. Highlights of the April 2024 Visa Bulletin Dates for Filing Chart For the family-sponsored preference categories,…

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Biden Administration Announces Deferred Enforced Departure for Palestinians

Yesterday, February 14, 2024, the Biden administration released a memorandum designating Palestinians present in the United States for Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), based on the danger to civilians and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza. The President’s order halts the removal of certain Palestinians from the United States for a period…

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The March 2024 Visa Bulletin: What You Can Expect

The March 2024 Visa Bulletin is finally here, and with it we have big advancements in the family sponsored preference categories, and minor advancements in the employment-based categories. Highlights of the March 2024 Visa Bulletin Dates for Filing Chart The Dates for Filing Chart remains unchanged from the previous month, for both…