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Thursday, September 25, 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
F2A Visas Jump Forward - September 2014 State Department Visa Bulletin
On the 12th day of every month the U.S. State
Department releases the Visa Bulletin, which lists which Visa Preference
Categories are current. This means that beneficiaries of Petitions submitted before for these date now have a Visa number available to them and can apply for an interview at the US Embassy,
or file to Adjust Status in the United States to obtain Lawful Permanent
Residency (LPR / Green Card).
There was great
advancement in the Visa availability for Spouses and Children of Legal
Permanent Residents/Green Card Holders. The entire category jumped forward 8
months, and the Mexico subcategory moved forward 13 months!
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Family Based First Preference (All):
o
1 week forward (Total)
o
1 week forward (China)
o
3 weeks forward (India)
o
7 weeks forward (Mexico)
o
8 weeks forward (Philippines)
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Family Based Second Preference (F2)
o
F2A: (Great
moves forward for Spouses and Children of Legal Permanent Residents – Green
Card Holders)
§
8 Months
forward (All)
§
8 Months
forward (China)
§
8 Months
forward (India)
§
13 Months
forward (Mexico)
§
8 Months
forward (Philippines)
o
F2B:
§
2 months forward (All)
§
2 months forward (China)
§
2 months forward (India)
§
6 weeks forward (Mexico)
§
7 weeks forward (Philippines)
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Family Based Third Preference (F3):
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No Movement (All)
§
No Movement (China)
§
No Movement (India)
§
4 weeks forward (Mexico)
§
5 weeks forward (Philippines)
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Family Based Fourth Preference (F4):
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No Movement (All)
§
No Movement (China)
§
No Movement (India)
§
3 weeks
back – retrogression (Mexico)
§
7 weeks forward (Philippines)
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Employment Based Green Cards:
o
Current Except:
§
EB-2 (India) 13 weeks forward
§
EB-3 (Philippines) 8 weeks forward
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