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ARTICLE · 31 JANUARY 2012

February 2012 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 India And China Priority Dates Leap Forward One Year

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Reports from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicate that the rate of new filings for adjustment of status in recent months has been extremely low.

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Reports from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicate that the rate of new filings for adjustment of status in recent months has been extremely low. This has prompted the continued rapid advancement of the cut-off dates for the India and China EB-2 (Employment-Based, second preference) category in an attempt to generate demand and maximize number use under the annual limit. Cut-off dates will jump forward a full year, from January 1, 2009 to January 1, 2010, according to the U.S. Department of State's (DOS) February 2012 Visa Bulletin. This follows a nearly 10-month jump in January and, accordingly, marks the second month in a row for significant movement in the EB-2 category.

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