Posts Tagged ‘Religious Workers’

October 2011 Visa Bulletin: Advancements in Employment 2nd India/China, Family 1st and 2nd

September 19th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

            Following
the disappointment September bulletin, October kicks off the new fiscal year
with some good news.  First, Eb-2 India
and China
advance nicely to July 15, 2007.  On the
family side, after having been unchanged for a few months, Family 1st
finally advances for all countries – China, India, and Other Countries all move
forward by six weeks;  Mexico moves forward
by one week; Philippines advances two months. 
Family 2A moves forward five weeks to January 8, 2009 for China, India,
Philippines,
and Other Countries.  The Family 2B
categories also see anywhere from two to five weeks of advancement.

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September Visa Bulletin: F2A Advances; EB-2 India, China Stagnant

August 11th, 2011 Tushar Mathur
 The September 2011 Visa Bulletin has been released by the State Department. On the employment side, there is not much movement.  As the FY2011 is coming to an end, many employment visa beneficiaries were hoping that there would be some nice movements in EB-2 and EB-3 preference categories.  However, for September, both Eb-2 China and Eb-2 India remain unchanged at 15 April 2007, although EB-3 and Other Workers have some small movements. 

Things are mixed on the family side.  F1 is unchanged again for China, India and the Other Countries but  advances more than six months and one week respectively for Philippines and Mexico.  There are some significant movements in F2A (lawful residents’ spouses and children).  F2A has advanced more than four months for China, India, Philippines and the Other Countries to 1 December 2008.  F2A Mexico also moves forward to 22 September 2008. 

Family
Other Countries
CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
F1
01MAY04
01MAY04
01MAY04
15MAR93
01NOV96
F2A
01DEC08
01DEC08
01DEC08
22SEP08
01DEC08
F2B
01JUL03
01JUL03
01JUL03
01NOV92
22MAR01
F3
22AUG01
22AUG01
22AUG01
22NOV92
15MAY92
F4
15APR00
15APR00
15APR00
22MAR96
08JUL88
1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,000 per year).

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The Religious Worker Path to a Green Card

May 11th, 2011 Tushar Mathur
If you work for a recognized religious organization, either as a minister or a religious worker, you might qualify for a green card as a special immigrant. You can apply for your green card as a minister or religious worker from inside the U.S.—if you are in lawful status and not working without authorization—or from abroad. You start the process by filing an I-360 petition on your own or through your employer. Whether you or your employer files the petition, the prospective U.S. employer must submit certain documentary evidence, including an attestation showing that certain requirements have been met regarding the organization, its history of filing this type of petition and the position and salary.

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Seattle Immigration Lawyer | Employment Preferences Continued

November 18th, 2010 Tushar Mathur

Picking up where I left off last in discussing the Third Preference category, the subcategory of “Professionals” includes not only attorneys, doctors, engineers, teachers and architects, but also, generally anyone who has a degree and who is working in a field related to their education and/or experience background.

To qualify for the subcategory of “Skilled workers,” an immigrant must have at least two years of training or experience (no university degree required). As of November 2010, the priority date for “Professionals” and “Skilled workers” was January 22, 2005, meaning that if you have a priority date before 1/8/05, you are eligible for a visa number.

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Thinking of migrating to the United States?

June 3rd, 2010 Tushar Mathur

Indians who are thinking of migrating to the United States have a few options when it comes to the immigration process. If they have close relatives currently residing in the United States who are already permanent residents or citizens, they can have their family members sponsor them. Alternatively, if they have any special skills or work in a position which is in high demand in the United States, they may opt to apply for an employment-based visa.

There are five different categories of those eligible for employment-based visas with the code E1 (Employee First Preference) taking precedence over the other codes; namely E2, E3, E4 and E5.

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New Rule in Force from 6th October

October 10th, 2009 Tushar Mathur

There is a rule from the Department of Homeland Security that requires the sponsoring employers to file a petition for all the Aliens for whom R-1 non-immigrant status is sought. To comply with the same now the consular officers are required to ensure that, the said applicants have obtained an I-129 petition form from the Department of Home land security, prior to the issuance of the visa. The said rule has been in force from the 6th of October 2009.

In case there is a further requirement of a clarification about this rule you might feel free to get in touch with the Legislation & Regulations division of the Visa Service’s.

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