The U.S. State Department has just released the June 2019 Visa Bulletin, and the headline is the significant retrogression in EB-1 India, where the Final Action Date goes back
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November 2018 Visa Bulletin Updates
The Department of State (DOS) November 2018 Visa Bulletin shows movement in employment-based categories. The EB-1 category remained retrogressed for November 2018. Although it is likely that there will be
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August 2017 Visa Bulletin Update
The Department of State’s (DOS) August 2017 Visa Bulletin showed some minor forward movement in some employment-based categories, with no movement or retrogression in other employment-based visa categories. Referring to
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July 2017 Visa Bulletin Update
The Department of State (DOS) released the July 2017 Visa Bulletin. The final action dates for Chinese and Indian nationals in the employment-based, first preference (EB-1) category remain unchanged with
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June 2017 Visa Bulletin Update: EB-1 Final Action Dates Retrogression for China and India
According to the June 2017 Visa Bulletin released by Department of State and effective June 1, there will be significant retrogression in the EB-1 category for individuals born in mainland
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July 2016 – Monthly AILA Check-In with Charlie Oppenheim
After the release of the August Visa Bulletin, Charlie Oppenheim, chief of Visa Control and Reporting Division for the U.S. Department of State (DOS), provided his predictions on the
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Dramatic Increase in Wait Times at U.S. Consular Posts Across India
According to a June 13, 2016 practice alert from AILA, appointment wait times for nonimmigrant visa interviews in India have soared. This dramatic increase is likely the result of a
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June 2016 – Monthly AILA Check-In with Charlie Oppenheim
Charlie Oppenheim is the chief of Visa Control and Reporting Division for the U.S. Department of State (DOS) where he is responsible for providing analysis and prediction for immigrant preference
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High L-1B Denial Rates and Inconsistencies in Approval Rates for Indian Nationals
L-1B petitions for the transfer of specialized knowledge workers continue to receive increased scrutiny from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”). As discussed in our blog post on June
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India’s Business Executive Program (BEP) To End On April 1
The U.S. Mission to India announced that it is discontinuing its Business Executive Program (BEP) on April 1, 2015, indicating the program is no longer necessary due to improvements to
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