EB2 India Expected to Move to Dec 1, 2010, in June 2021 Visa Bulletin
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Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control Unit of the U.S. Department of State (DOS) talked this evening (Wednesday, 12th May 2021) at the annual year-end Washington D.C. Chapter meeting of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). As large numbers of you may know, lawyers of the Murthy Law Firm regularly attend AILA meetings to share the latest information from senior officials of various federal agencies administering U.S. immigration laws. As the unit was essentially responsible at the DOS for the movement of worldwide priority dates, Mr. Oppenheim shared updates and predictions before the release of the June 2021 DOS Visa Bulletin expected to be published soon.
EB2 Expected to Move During FY2021 and FY2022
Mr. Oppenheim pointed out that, with around 262,000 immigrant visa numbers that should be utilized before the end of the USCIS 2021 fiscal year of 30th September 2021 (and an extra 275,000 immigrant visas available for the following 2022 fiscal year). We should expect progress ahead for both India and China in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category, beginning from June 2021 onward.
EB2 India and EB2 China Dates for June 2021 Visa Bulletin
Mr. Oppenheim mentioned that the June 2021 Visa Bulletin is expected to show that EB2 India will move generously to 1st December 2010, and is expected to move through 1st May 2017. This is good news for those eagerly waiting for the final action dates to move. So that their previously filed Adjustment of Status applications (I-485s) could get approved. For those waiting to file their I-485s, if your priority date is before the cut-off date as published by the DOS in the June 2021 Visa Bulletin, you should prepare your paperwork and gather all the documents to file for adjustment of status.
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Incidental Benefits of Filing the I-485
Filing the I-485 makes an individual eligible to also apply for an employment authorization document (EAD) and advance parole (AP). Having an AP document can be very useful during a continuous pandemic. As it tends to be hard to acquire a visa appointment at a consulate.
