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UPDATE: November 7th — The Visa Bulletin for December 2008 was posted by the State Department earlier today. Screenshots posted below.

December 2008 // Family-Based Visa Bulletin

December 2008 // Employment-Based Visa Bulletin

There weren’t any notes specific to the employment or family categories in the December Visa Bulletin.

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The official Visa Bulletin for October 2008 has been posted by the State Department.

Screenshots are posted below.

October 2008 // Family-Based Visa Bulletin

October 2008 // Employment-Based Visa Bulletin

Source: travel.state.gov

And the notes of the October Visa Bulletin include the following:

D.  MEXICO F2A VISA AVAILABIILTY FOR OCTOBER

Heavy demand for numbers in the Mexico F2A category has required the establishment of a cut-off date which is earlier than that which applied in June (after which they became “unavailable” for the remainder of FY-2008).  The Mexico F2A cut-off date for October will be 01MAY01. Forward movement during the first quarter of the new fiscal year is likely to be limited.

E. EMPLOYMENT VISA AVAILABILITY

Item E of the May 2008 Visa Bulletin (number 118, volume VIII) indicated that many Employment cut-off dates had been advancing very rapidly, based on indications that the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) would need to review a significantly larger pool of applicants than there were numbers available in order to maximize number use under the FY-2008 annual limits.  That item also indicated that if the CIS projections proved to be incorrect, it would be necessary to adjust the cut-off dates during the final quarter of FY-2008.   The CIS estimates have proven to be very high resulting in:  1) the “unavailability” of all Employment Third preference categories beginning in July, 2) the “unavailability” of numbers for China and India Employment Second preference adjustment of status cases during September, and 3) the establishment of many October Employment cut-off dates which are earlier than those which applied during FY-2008.

Little if any forward movement of the cut-off dates in most Employment categories is likely until the extent of the CIS backlog of old priority dates can be determined.  It is estimated that the FY-2009 Employment-based annual limit will be very close to the 140,000 minimum.

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The Visa Bulletin for August 2008 was released earlier today – screenshots are posted below.

August 2008 // Family-Based Visa Bulletin:

August 2008 // Employment-Based Visa Bulletin:

Source: travel.state.gov

Post your comments and questions about the August 2008 Visa Bulletin below.

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The Visa Bulletin for January 2008 brought further retrogression to the EB-2 visa category for nationals of India.

Employment-Based Visa Bulletin – January 2008:

Family-Based Visa Bulletin – January 2008:

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Employment-Based Visa Bulletin – December 2007:

Family-Based Visa Bulletin – December 2007:

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Employment-Based Visa Bulletin – November 2007:

Family-Based Visa Bulletin – November 2007:

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