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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

 JULY 2009 VISA BULLETIN – EB3 STILL UNAVAILABLE and EB2 CHINA RETROGRESSES
Employment Based Visa Bulletin
CategoriesWorldwideChina (mainland)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1: Priority WorkersCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2: Advanced Degree or Exceptional AbilityCurrent01JAN0001JAN00CurrentCurrent
EB-3: Skilled WorkersU U U U U 
UnskilledU U U U U 
EB-4: Special ImmigrantsCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
Religious WorkersCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-5: Target Area InvestmentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
 Family Based Visa Bulletin
CategoriesWorldwideChina (mainland)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
1st: Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens15NOV0215NOV0215NOV0201JAN9101SEP93
2A: Spouses and Unmarried Children (under 21) of Permanent Resident15NOV0215NOV0215NOV0201JAN9101SEP93
2B: Unmarried Children (over 21) of Permanent Resident15APR0115APR0115APR0101MAY9201APR98
3rd: Married Children of US Citizen22OCT0022OCT0022OCT0001JUL9101JUL91
4th: Brothers and Sisters of US Citizen22OCT9822OCT9822OCT9815JUN9508AUG86
 
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PERM Processing Times As Of April 30, 2009
Processing QueuePriority Date (Month/Year)
Final ReviewNovember 2008
AuditsSeptember 2007
Standard AppealsJune 2007
Govt Error AppealsCurrent
 Source: Department of Labor
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Permanent Resident Card Production Delays
USCIS is announcing that applicants may experience up to an eight week delay in the delivery of their permanent resident card while we are in the process of upgrading our card production equipment.   USCIS Field Offices will be issuing temporary evidence of permanent residence in the form of an I-551 stamp to applicants approved for permanent residence at the time of their interview.   You will need to take your passport to your appointment.  If you do not have a passport, you must bring a passport style photo and government issued photo identification to receive temporary evidence of permanent residence. Schedule an appointment at INFOPASS appointment to be issued temporary evidence of permanent residence in the form of an I-551 stamp.
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LCA SYSTEM TRANSFERS TO iCERT PORTAL EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2009
The USDOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification has announced that the Department will keep the old LCA system operational through June 30, 2009 to give users sufficient time to fully transition their LCA case management to the iCert system. Users are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the iCert system (http://icert.doleta.gov) as quickly as possible to allow adequate time to establish accounts and file LCAs using the new ETA-9035.  Refer to iCERT PORTAL.
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H1B VISA QUOTA STILL AVAILABLE
As ofJune 12, 2009, approximately 44,400 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.  See USCIS –Cap Count.
Tue, June 16, 2009 | link 

JUNE 2009 VISA BULLETIN – EB3 UNAVAILABLE AND EB2 INDIA RETROGRESSES
  Employment Based Visa Bulletin
CategoriesWorldwideChina (mainland)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1: Priority WorkersCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2: Advanced Degree or Exceptional AbilityCurrent15FEB05 01JAN00 CurrentCurrent
EB-3: Skilled WorkersU U U U U 
UnskilledU U U U U 
EB-4: Special ImmigrantsCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
Religious WorkersCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-5: Target Area InvestmentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
 Family Based Visa Bulletin
CategoriesWorldwideChina (mainland)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
1st: Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens08NOV02 08NOV02 08NOV02 08OCT92 01SEP93
2A: Spouses and Unmarried Children (under 21) of Permanent Resident15DEC04  15DEC04  15DEC04 15MAY02 15DEC04
2B: Unmarried Children (over 21) of Permanent Resident01FEB01 01FEB01 01FEB01  01MAY9201APR98
3rd: Married Children of US Citizen08OCT00 08OCT00  08OCT00 22OCT92  01JUL91
4th: Brothers and Sisters of US Citizen15AUG9815AUG98 15AUG9822MAY95 01AUG86
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