Immigrant Visa Priority Dates for January 2012 Released

Los Angeles immigration attorneys provide information to clientsThe US Department of State has released the immigrant visa priority dates to be used by itself and USCIS for green card cases during January 2012.

In the family based categories, all categories advanced.

In the employment based categories, all categories except for the Other Worker category for China, either advanced or remained current. The Other Worker category for China did not move.

The Department of State is indicating that it has aggressively advanced the priority dates in the EB2 category for China and India in order to generate demand for those visas in order to ensure that all visas numbers are used in the fiscal year. It further indicates that this action greatly increases the potential for retrogressions later in the fiscal year. In other words, if you have an EB2 case that can be filed now, you need to do so now.

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H-1Bs Filing Period Begins

The H-1B visa filing period for the 2013 Federal fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2012, has begun.

Filing appear to be being received at about twice the level of those received last year. Last year, the H-1B visas were all used by November 22, 2011. That means that, if filings continue at their present pace, H-1B visas will run out before October 1st, and may run out as early as August, 2012.

Employers wishing to file H-1B visas petitions for the 2013 Federal fiscal year need to file their petitions immediately in order to maximize the chances that a visa will be available for their employees.

Counts as of May 11, 2012:
  Cap Subject: 36,700 56.5%
  Adv. Degree: 14,800 74.0%

Our Los Angeles immigration lawyers are available to handle your case.

Call (213) 622-2255 to start your H-1B case now!