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Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of Visa Control at the State Department, has confirmed that, effective March 23, 2012, no further EB-2 visas will be authorized for China-mainland born and India applicants with priority dates of August 15, 2007, or later. Visa applicants processing in April at consulates abroad will still receive visas, as those numbers were allocated before the cut-off date was established. Mr. Oppenheim understands that USCIS will continue to accept applications for adjustment of status for aliens with priority dates prior to the date established in the April 2012 Visa Bulletin.
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DOS Confirms China-Mainland Born and India EB-2 Visa Retrogression as of March 23, 2012
April 5th, 2012 
Tushar Mathur 
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Comments OffImportant issues about the filing of I-485 adjustment application
December 23rd, 2011 Tushar Mathur The cutoff dates for employment based 2nd preference immigrant visa for China and India have advanced significantly for the past three months. Since November 2011, the cutoff dates have leaped forwarded by more than 17 months to January 1, 2009. The rapid advancement means that many EB-2 professionals and advance degree holders are able to submit their I-485 application to adjust status to that of legal resident of the United States. Simultaneously the applicant may also apply for a general employment authorization document (EAD) and a travel document. Upon approval of the I-485 application, the applicant will receive her permanent resident card (or green card). There are some important issues related to this last step of the immigration process.
First and foremost, an applicant must ensure that she is not subject to any grounds of inadmissibility that would cause the denial of her green card. The U.S.
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Posted in Green Card Tags: Adjustment Application, Adjustment Of Status, Advance Degree, Backgroun, Communicable Disease, Criminal Offenders, Cutoff Dates, Degree Holders, Department Of Homeland Security, Eb, Employment Authorization Document, General Employment, I 485, Immigrant Visa, Immigration Laws, Narrow Exceptions, Permanent Resident Card, Permanent Resident Status, Rapid Advancement, Removal Proceedings, Travel Document, Turpitude Comments OffJuly Bulletin – EB-2 China and India Advance to March 8, 2007
June 10th, 2011 Tushar Mathur Breaking news – Both China and India EB-2 advance five months to March 8, 2007. This represents the best movement in recent years for these two countries in EB-2. The movement will allow many applicants with pending EB-2 cases to file their I-485 adjustment of status (green card) applications, as well as the related I-765 employment authorization document.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Adjustment Of Status, Breaking News, Countries, Eb, Employment Authorization Document, Five Months, Green Card Applications, I 485, News China, News India, Visa Bulletin Comments OffJuly Bulletin – EB-2 China and India Advance to March 8, 2007
June 10th, 2011 Tushar Mathur Breaking news – Both China and India EB-2 advance five months to March 8, 2007. This represents the best movement in recent years for these two countries in EB-2. The movement will allow many applicants with pending EB-2 cases to file their I-485 adjustment of status (green card) applications, as well as the related I-765 employment authorization document.
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Adjustment Of Status, Breaking News, Countries, Eb, Employment Authorization Document, Five Months, Green Card Applications, I 485, News China, News India, Visa Bulletin Comments OffGreen Card Medical Exam Report – Validity Extended Again
January 18th, 2011 Tushar Mathur In an interim memo posted by the USCIS on 01/14/2011, USCIS announced that the policy of extending the validity period of the medical examination report (I-693) during the pendency of the I-485 green card application is extended for another year until 01/01/2012.
All green card applicants must submit a medical examination report endorsed by a designated U.S. physician. Normally, such a report is only valid for one year. However, due to the delayed adjudication of I-485 applications, USCIS extended the validity of the I-693 report until the time when the I-485 is finally adjudicated. Such a policy, which was set to expire in January, is extended again by USCIS for another year. The only exception is that if the report indicates that the applicant is suffering from Class A or Class B medical condition (e.g., contagious diseases, drug addiction, etc.)
Posted in Green Card Tags: Adjudication, Applications, Card Applicants, Contagious Diseases, Drug Addiction, Green Card Application, I 485, I 485 Green Card, Interim, Medical Condition, Medical Exam, Medical Examination Report, Nbsp, Pendency, Report Indicates That, Uscis, Validity Period Comments OffSeattle Immigration Lawyer | The Marriage Route to Getting a Green Card
September 27th, 2010 Tushar Mathur
In my last two Seattle immigration lawyer posts, I wrote about the asylum route to a green card.
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Posted in Green Card Tags: Adjustment Of Status, Asylum, bona fide, Card Holder, I 485, I-130, Immigration Lawyer, Immigration Marriage, inadmissibility, Lingo, living abroad, LPR, medical, Mso, Obtaining A Green Card, Permanent Residence, Permanent Resident, S Green, Sans Serif, Seattle Lawyer, spouse, Style Definitions, Style Name, Theme Font, Times New Roman, U.S. citizen, Unmarried Children, Waiting Period, Waivers Comments OffProcess of Green Card for Indian in US
April 26th, 2010 Tushar Mathur For Indians United States of America always has been a vineyard or the place to achieve all the goals that have been setup in life. These vintage thoughts have always been very prevalent till now. Everyone wants to settle in the supreme country of the world and the thing that guarantees this permanent settlement is called the green card. There are different types of categories in which green cards that are offered by the US and the ones by which Indians get a green card are mainly sponsorship by a family member or an employer and investment as an entrepreneur.
Posted in Green Card Tags: Citizen, Entrepreneur, Family Member, Family Members, Green Card, Green Cards, I 130 Form, I 485, Immigrant Visa Number, Indians, Labour, Permanent Residency, Permanent Resident, Petition, Petitioner, Poverty Line, Sponsorship, States Of America, United States Of America, Unmarried Child No Comments »Sponsors:
