I am calling to request you to please reach out to your legislative point of contact at the white house to ask them about the real reason for the reversal of visa bulletin by state department and when the administration plans to fix this visa bulletin, just as it was done in july 2007 so that my family and i can file for adjustment of status. The visa bulletin is not very complicated to understand if you understand which category you belong to. Issues arising out of the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco. It all started when persons with priority dates in the other workers unskilled category prior to october 1, 2001 were permitted to apply for permanent residence according to the state departments june visa bulletin. The year of entitlement for all applicants registered for the dv2007 program ends as of september 30, 2007. Understanding the visa bulletin fakeout immigration attorneys. All numbers available to these categories under the fy2007 annual numerical limitation have been made available. This page should not be speedily deleted because it provides useful information to certain groups of us immigration applicants. People should also sign this white house petition in order to get the requisite number of signatures so that it may be considered by the president. Ebs no longer current aila is hearing from multiple sources that a revised visa bulletin might be pushed out by the state dept. I wast here around that time, was there any official explanation from dos for the fiasco.
July 2007 vb fiasco i485 cases will take nearly three. The department of state will issue an august visa bulletin that permits the filing of adjustment of status applications from now through august 17, 2007, at the current fee level, and uscis will accept those applications. This incident, now often referred to as the july 2007 visa bulletin debacle. Visa bulletin july 2007 priority dates and predictions. What will happen now after sudden announcement by dos. The visa bulletin is released monthly by the department of state and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process. Jun 15, 2015 the visa bulletin for july 2015 summarizes the immigrant numbers availability and cutoff dates for oversubscribed categories. Below is the official july 2007 visa bulletin, published by the u. Whether you have a familial sponsorship by a sibling or parent, or an employment sponsorship that has a long wait, the us department of states visa bulletin is a document that outlines when you can expect to be in a position to submit your green card application. For example, if a persons priority date is july 1, 2010, and the visa bulletin shows a date of.
Facing unprecedented delays for issuing new passports, the state department has decided to delay for at least six months the implementation of a passport requirement for u. When they were sure that cir wont pass, they reverted the bulletin back and rest is history. There maybe some significant announcements that they will be attaching to it as a result of the recent visa bulletin fiasco. However, the dos reiterated that stakeholders should not to expect the pace of advancement to continue past july 2015. 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. Jul 17, 2017 march 2020 visa bulletin green card permanent residence priority dates, and backlogs duration. However, aside delays which are attributed to the visa number retrogressions, the cases which were filed during the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco period are expected to take nearly three years from the end of the uscis itsself processing and adjudications in terms of the workloads, according to the crs report. Shown below are the visa bulletin cutoff dates for the last 12 months from today. They met with thensenator hilary rodham clintons chief legal consul and chief legislative consul, representative zoe lofgrenwidely believed to have played a critical role in fixing the visa bulletin fiasco of july 2007 and other congressmen and women, focusing on three main issues. 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. Below is a summary of the july visa bulletin, including final action dates and. 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.
The governments sensible resolution of the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco was met with jubilation from potential adjustment of status applicants. Consulate in india finally gave an immigrant visa to mrs. Professional immigrants were now voicing their concerns on the delicate issues left by the july bulletin fiasco. Due to public pressure, uscis reversed its unjustified decision over the 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. How long is the wait for your priority date to become current. Much anticipated bulletin of the year is december 2007 visa bulletin exclude july bulletin fiasco considering no change in previous two bulletins november and october and during november time frame dos might have finished receipting huge number of i485s filed during july aug this year.
When to file your adjustment of status application for familysponsored or employmentbased preference visas. Is the october 2015 visa bulletin fiasco the same as the. Right now there are rumors that the current visa bulletin from immigration voice group that there would likely. Uscis will accept adjustment applications through august.
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. Visa bulletin september 2007 priority dates and predictions. Uscis has announced a solution to the visa bulletin fiasco. By greg siskind on september 24, 2015 167 comments ive just heard a very disturbing report that uscis is in a state of confusion and consternation about the adjustment filing dates in the new visa bulletin and is considering forcing. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during july. Requires that any labor certification approved by dol prior to july 16, 2007 be filed with uscis in support of an i140 petition with 180 days after the effective date of the dol final rule in order for the certification to remain valid. Dos visa bulletin for july 2005 showing a retrogression to unavailable for. July 2007 eb numbers open again until august 17, 2007 nafsa. Comprehensive immigration reform eludes senate, again.
You may be able to qualify for an o visa as an alien of extraordinary. On december 17, 2007, immigrant visa waiver applicants must call the following numbers to obtain. State department weve detected that youre using an ad blocking software be aware that this service is provide completely free. Various rumors on conspiracy theory on july visa fasco and power of litigation there are a number of unconfirmed rumors flying around in the country as related to the government decision to completely cut off employmentbased green card applications at the last minute.
After a houston immigration law firm sued the united states department of state, the u. The official july 2011 visa bulletin was released today with great news for applicants in the employmentbased second preference categories. Obviously, this new plan is intended to prevent reoccurence of july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco and related avalanch filing of millions of i485 and ead and advance parole applications in a short period of time. What happends after july 2nd, 2007 us immigration forums. Each month, the state department publishes a visa bulletin, the one source of. Employmentbased adjustment applications filed by aliens. Dont despair, november bulletin is only few days away. Authorship of scholarly books or articles in scholarly journals with. Even those in the us interested in applying to adjust status found that they were locked out because of the built in hold time in the posting process which meant that it is impossible to obtain a july priority date. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during september.
Dos announcement that effective july 2, 2007, there will be no further. However, the current situation is different from what occurred in the summer of 2007. The same public outcry occurred in 2007, and within just a few. The following july 2007 visa bulletin was released by u. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant. Both eb2china and eb2india advanced nearly five months to reach a cutoff date of march 8, 2007. Mehta 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. Consular officers are consular officers are required to report to the department of state documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas. Updates please my visa interview is scheduled on july 25th, 2007. The dates in the visa bulletin represent the earliest priority date that will be processed during the month the visa bulletin is issued for. Entitlement to immigrant status in the dv category lasts only through the end of the fiscal visa year for which the applicant is selected in the lottery. July 2007 vb fiasco i485 cases will take nearly three years to clear i485s which were filed during the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco period are expected to take nearly three years from the end of the uscis itself processing and adjudications in terms of the workloads, according to the crs report. I will just use the phone book and find an attorney to work with.
Employmentbased immigration american psychological association. We are working hard to have the same positive outcome with the october 2015 visa bulletin. July 2007 vb fiasco i485 cases will take nearly three years to. Is the october 2015 visa bulletin fiasco the same as the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco. For more information, including cutoff date tracking, historical trend and category specific data, please go to the visa bulletin toolbox page. Books kurzbans immigration law sourcebook business immigration. On july 2, 2007, uscis and dos had informed the public that the july 2007 visa bulletin that originally showed most eb categories as. All numbers available to these categories under the fy 2007 annual numerical limitation have been made available. Dos visa bulletin for july 2007 shows advance in all employment based visa categories to current except other worker. Diversity visa dv availabilty in the coming months the may rank cutoff movements for all dv regions continue to be greater than might ordinarily have been expected, in order to generate applicant demand under the respective annual limits. Back to green card discussion forum i485 ask a lawyer.
Let us wait for the oct 2007 visa bulletin most especially for consular interview. August visa bulletin visa lawyer blog july 17, 2008. Visa bulletin fiasco shows how uscis can change its policy. When to file your adjustment of status application. Were going to take a look at the visa bulletin fakeout, or fiasco. Sep 25, 2015 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. Uscis adjustment of status filing dates for november 2019. By moving many filing dates back, the update radically changed the recently announced benefit offered by a revised procedure for determining immigrant visa availability and filing adjustment of status applications. Labor immigration law visa bulletin immigration attorneys. Even though we were hoping for this the july visa bulletin will come into effect from july 1, 2007. 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.
Newsletter us immigration update august 2007 carl shusterman. Department of state dos shows all employment based categories current for all countries. However, the department of state released a revision of the visa bulletin for july 2007 on monday july 2, 2007. Conversation with an out of status alien cyrus d mehta. To keep track of activity around your priority date, subscribe to the green card dashboard. Fb1 row, china and india move forward by one 1 month to october 1, 2007.
The department of state also released figures consistent with these rates of approval in its july 2, 2007, notice to u. Visa bulletin july 2015 the visa bulletin is published every month by the u. Visa bulletin for july 2007 all employment based categories. Interview appointments after july 2nd fiasco anyone. On september 24, 2015, the department of state issued an update that supersedes the previously released october visa bulletin. In a dramatic reversal of the july 2, 2007 revised visa bulletin, the uscis announced that it will. At the same time, the visa bulletin fiasco appeared in major media all around the country.
Tens of thousands of aliens planned to submit their i485s in july 2007. Individuals from india and china who missed the i485 filings during july 2007, may have the opportunity to file their i485s in august 2008. The august 2007 bulletin announced that the july 2007 employmentbased preferences, except for the other worker category, would again be current, and dhs. Visa bulletin for july 2007 the following july 2007 visa bulletin was released by u. Immediate relatives spouses, parents and minor children of u. Jul 27, 2007 the newspaper is really keen to help me out and told me that it was easy to get started on an h1b visa. These fees will remain in effect for all such applications filed between july 17, 2007 august 17, 2007.
Uscis fixes july 2007 visa bulletin debacle thousands apply. However, aside delays which are attributed to the visa number retrogressions, the cases which were filed during the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco period are expected to take nearly three years from the end of the uscis itsself processing and adjudications. Foreign affairs, july august, 2007 barack obama and mitt romney on the next foreign policy. 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. From a procedural standpoint, they are very different. To be placed on the department of states email subscription list for the visa bulletin, please send an email to the following email address. Any litigation strategy must ensure that the dual date system remains intact as a court could well resolve the issue by voiding the filing dates and restoring only one priority date as. They andor their attorneys worked hard right after the new visa bulletin was published with a hope to file their cases in july. However, the dates placed on the visa bulletin only gives the dates when a processing is current for a permanent residence to be issued. Sep 28, 2015 these efforts were successful, leading to the dos to agree to abide by the original july 2007 visa bulletin dates. A joint initiative between the american immigration council and aila seeks to change the playing field for immigrants facing deportation. Immigration law blog by ashwin sharma featuring news, updates, policy developments and commentary on u. Below is the official september 2007 visa bulletin, published by the u.
To print the pdf on this page please use the print function in the pdf reader. Law firm sues and obtains immigrant visa to reunite family by atty. So many of our clients are subject to significant wait times, despite qualifying for a green card. Late breaking immigration news for july and august of 2007, covering green card, visa bulletin, uscis policy changes, visa h1b, f1, b2 movement, immigration bills and much more. Please see below analysis of february 2007 visa bulletin. December 2007 visa bulletin predictions as life goes digital. Consular officers are required to report to the department of state documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas. Sep 24, 2015 is uscis considering forcing dos to reissue october visa bulletin with earlier filing acceptance dates. Violating their own longstanding policy and procedure in issuing only monthly visa bulletins, the dos issued a revised july visa bulletin on july 2, 2007. Consular officers are required to report to the department of state documentarily qualified applicants. While another act of revision of visa bulletin for october 2015 may not happen, if voices of displeasure is loud to get uscis attention, the dates for filing may advance to september 09, 2015 dates by next few visa bulletins. This page will be expanded to include certain historic significant movements such as the july 2007 fiasco.
Employment preference numbers will once again be available to these chargeability areas beginning october 1, 2007, under the fy2008 annual numerical limitation. Is uscis considering forcing dos to reissue october visa. My lawyers are taking a wait and watch approach and not sending in any. During the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco, thousands of would be applicants sent roses gandhistyle to the uscis as a sign of peaceful protest. The following december 2007 visa bulletin was released by u. Final action date is the date when when uscisdos may render their final decision on submitted applications. If you have a family member that has filed an i immigrant petition on your behalf, you may need to learn how to read the visa bulletin.
Immigration road is an information center for immigrants living and working in the us and canada. This is the first time for either categorys cutoff date to cross into 2007 since, well, the july 2007 visa bulletin fiasco. July 2007 visa bulletin current again cyrus d mehta. Ead backlog and advisory for i485 waiters and employers. Find how to get us visas, green cards and citizenship. How wouldbe immigrants in the preference categories can track their progress toward visa availability using the visa bulletin. 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. The visa bulletin fiasco was great news for many, but it is terrible news for many nurses. As the new ead receipt volume in august 2008 reflects, the ead applications surged tremendously in august 2008 reflecting the anniversary of fy 2007 visa bulletin fiasco related i485eadap filing surge in july august 2007. On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed. Unfortunately, the h1b cap was reached on april 2, 2007, the first day of the filing period for the 2008 visa allotment. The department of state will issue an august visa bulletin that permits the filing of adjustment of status applications through august 17, 2007, at the current fee level, which will be accepted through that date by. Mehta continues to be included in chambers usa 2007.
I have already booked tickets and sent documents to. Is the october 2015 visa bulletin fiasco the same as the july. Visa bulletin for july 2007 all employment based categories current number 107 volume viii washington, d. The revised process allows foreign nationals to file.
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