On January 12, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the implementation of the final phase of the premium processing expansion for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers
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Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 and EB3 advance rapidly; all other employment and fmily categories advance moderately; Coronavirus/DOS Closures cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 and EB3 advance rapidly; all other employment and fmily categories advance moderately; Coronavirus/DOS Closures cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 and EB5 remain current with slight movement in EB3 and EB-2; Coronavirus/DOS Closures cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 and EB5 remain current with slight movement in EB3 and EB-2; Coronavirus/DOS Closures cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB3 retrogresses across the board with no movement expected; EB-2 India and China retrogress; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB3 retrogresses across the board with no movement expected; EB-2 India and China retrogress; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
Immigrant Visa Processing Changes –EB1 demand remains high; EB-3 India remains ahead of EB-2 India; EB-2 China remains ahead of EB-3 China; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes –EB1 demand remains high; EB-3 India remains ahead of EB-2 India; EB-2 China remains ahead of EB-3 China; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 worldwide move forward, but EB1China/India won’t move until next year; EB2/3 India/China to advance; EB-3 India may surpass EB-2 India; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
Continue Reading Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB1 worldwide move forward, but EB1China/India won’t move until next year; EB2/3 India/China to advance; EB-3 India may surpass EB-2 India; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
Premium Processing Fee Hike
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the filing fee for premium processing will increase from $1,225 to $1,410, beginning on October 1, 2018. According to USCIS, this…
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