US Non-Immigrants

Prediction for EB2 Category for FY 2012 - Employment Based Green Card

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:03:00 +0000

Here is the Prediction for EB2 Category cutoff date retrogression for Fiscal Year 2012. Basis for this prediction is simple calculations (see below) which is done based on available data i.e. PERM...

January 2012 I-485 Pending Inventory - EB Category Visa Use

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:51:00 +0000

USCIS released I-485 pending inventory upto 12 January 2012. Please note this inventory is only for Service Centers and Field Offices, and does not contain consular processing cases....

March 2012 Visa Bulletin Predictions - EB Category

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:45:00 +0000

March 2012 Visa Bulletin will be the third bulletin for Q2 - FY 2012. Here is the prediction for March 2012 Visa Bulletin. We should see following movements in each category as long as...

EB Category FY 2012 Demand Upto January 2012 & Visa-Use Budget

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:01:00 +0000

As per recently released USCIS Dashboard data on I-485 Receipts, here is the estimation of demand for each category for the month of Novemberr 2011. Please see this article to understand how to...

Visa Bulletin - February 2012

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:00:00 +0000

February 2012 Visa Bulletin for the FY 2012 was released yesterday. February visa bulletin brought 12 months remarkable movement for the EB-2 China and EB-2 India categories, thus moving it to...

EB2-India & China I-140 Demand (Yearly) based on DHS Released Report

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:40:00 +0000

DHS on 29th December 2011 released a Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman's recommendation to improve the quality in Extraordinary Ability and Other Employment based petition adjudication...

PERM Approvals : Q4 FY 2011

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:31:00 +0000

Here is a break down of PERM data (certified and certified_expired only) that was processed each month for FY 2011 Q4. Data has been broken down among different PDs that were approved per month in Q4...

I-485 Primary & Secondary Evidence - Country Specific for USCIS Adjudicators

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:39:00 +0000

Commonly asked question is what to do when primary evidence of birth, marriage, divorce etc is not available. Here is the country specific I-485 Required documents for (AOS) or (CP)....

October 2011 EB Demand from I-485 Receipt Data

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:17:00 +0000

As per recently released USCIS Dashboard data on I-485 Receipts, here is the estimation of demand for each category for the month of October 2011. Please see this article to understand how to read...

EB2-IC Visa Bulletin Movements FY 2012 - Is this how Mr. Oppenheim thinks?

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:26:00 +0000

We looked into if there is any analytical correlation between movements that Mr. Oppenheim did last year for Family Based Category (F2A) and current movement that we saw with EB2-India and China for...

February 2012 Visa Bulletin Predictions - EB Category

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:18:00 +0000

February 2012 Visa Bulletin will be the second bulletin for Q2 - FY 2012. Here is the prediction for February 2012 Visa Bulletin. We should see following movements in each category as long as...

Visa Bulletin : January 2012

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:30:00 +0000

January 2012 Visa Bulletin for the FY 2012 was released yesterday. January visa bulletin brought 9 months movement for the EB-2 China and EB-2 India categories., thus moving it to the most...

January 2012 Visa Bulletin Predictions - EB Category

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:17:00 +0000

January 2012 Visa Bulletin will be the first bulletin for Q2 - FY 2012. Here is the prediction for January 2012 Visa Bulletin. We should see following movements in each category as long as...

EB Category Roll-Over and PWMB Demand Estimation from I-485 Receipt Data

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:51:00 +0000

We analyzed I-485 Approvals and Receipts for FY 2011 to estimate carry-over demand from FY 2011 in EB category. We also used this data in conjunction with USCIS I-485 Performance data and I-485...

Visa Bulletin - December 2011

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:57:00 +0000

December 2011 Visa Bulletin for the FY 2012 was released today. December visa bulletin brought 4.5 month movement for the EB-2 China and EB-2 India categories., thus moving it to the most...

H.R. 3012 - Estimation of EB category Cut-Off Date movement if it becomes a law

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:45:00 +0000

The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, H.R. 3012, was introduced by Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) on September 22, 2011 and was approved by judiciary committee for consideration in...

Visa Bulletin Predictions from Mr. Charles Oppenheim & More...

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:47:00 +0000

US Non-Immigrants Blog - Immigration News Update 27 October 2011 These are many things that are currently happening at the EB category level. We would like to capture our take and analysis...

December 2011 Visa Bulletin Predictions - EB Category

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:47:00 +0000

December Visa Bulletin will be the third bulletin for FY 2012. Here is the prediction for December 2011 Visa Bulletin. We should see following movements in each category as long as USCIS/DOS...

Visa Bulletin - November 2011

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:17:00 +0000

November 2011 Visa Bulletin for the FY 2012 was released on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011. November visa bulletin brought 3.5 month movement for the EB-2 China and EB-2 India categories....

November 2011 Visa Bulletin Predictions - EB Category

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:14:00 +0000

November Visa Bulletin will be the second bulletin for FY 2012. Here is the prediction for November 2011 Visa Bulletin. We should see following movements in each category as long as USCIS/DOS...

Visa Bulletin - October 2011

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:55:00 +0000

October 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the current FY 2012 was released on Friday. The major surprise for the October visa bulletin was the 3 month movement for the EB-2...

Demand Data - October 2011 Visa Bulletin

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:24:00 +0000

Demand Data used for October 2011 Visa Bulletin cut-off date determination is captured here in.

PERM Approvals & Processing Time : Q3 FY 2011

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:56:00 +0000

Here is a break down of PERM data (certified and certified_expired only) that was processed each month for FY 2011 Q3. Data has been broken down among different PDs that were approved per month in Q3...

October 2011 Visa Bulletin Predictions - EB Category

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:51:00 +0000

October Visa Bulletin will be the first bulletin for FY 2012. As with every October visa bulletin for new fiscal year, retrogression can never be discounted. Here is the prediction for October 2011...

EB3 ROW, Mexico & Philippines - FY 2012 Movement Estimation

noreply@blogger.com (CM) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:04:00 +0000

For FY 2012, EB3-ROW-M-P is expected to move together similar to the movement that was seen for FY 2011. Based on available I-485 inventory, last released demand data, and hidden demand (or Consular...