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In March 2017, the Department of State began posting monthly visa issuing statistics. Separate monthly reports are issued for country of origin/birth and issuance post. For example, in March 2018, there were 773 IR5 visas (Parent Visa) issued to indi… Read More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services determined which filing dates chart to use for the May 2018 Visa Bulletin. Use the following Visa Bulletin charts to determine when to file your application for adjustment of status. How do I use these charts… Read More

Every month, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the Department of State, Charlie Oppenheim, talks with the American Immigration Lawyers Association about the visa bulletin. AILA publishes the interview monthly (AILA Doc. No. 1407… Read More

The U.S. Department of Labor recently released statistics on the Labor Condition Applications for the second quarter of FY2018. A certified Labor Conditions Application is required for each H-1B application filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration… Read More

The U.S. Department of State Visa Reciprocity Tables are a database organized by country in which the Department of State publishes guidelines for document requirements to be used by visa applicants in preparation for submission of visa applications.… Read More

The May 2018 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State. View the May Visa Bulletin here. The visa bulletin is published monthly, usually about 2 weeks in advance of the next month. The dates listed in the bulletin are current pr… Read More

USCIS Announces Completion of Random Selection Process for H-1B Visa Cap As of April 11, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services completed the random selection of H-1B visas for FY2019. USCIS received a total of 190,098 H-1B petitions this fi… Read More

USCIS Reached the H-1B Visa Cap for FY2019 As of April 6, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reached the 65,000 visa H-1B petitions mandated by Congress for FY2019. USCIS also received enough H-1B petitions to meet the master’s cap… Read More