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ARTICLE · 29 SEPTEMBER 2015

October 2015 Visa Bulletin: Dates for Filing Revised, Rolled Back

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In a move that has crushed the hopes of untold numbers of would-be applicants for US permanent residence, the US Department of State (USDOS) issued a revised October 2015 Visa Bulletin which dramatically set back the new "Dates for Filing Applications".

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In a move that has crushed the hopes of untold numbers of would-be applicants for US permanent residence, the US Department of State (USDOS) issued a revised October 2015 Visa Bulletin which dramatically set back the new "Dates for Filing Applications".  See http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin.html.

The revised October 2015 Visa Bulletin was issued last Friday, September 25, 2015, and supersedes the October 2015 Visa Bulletin that was issued on September 9, 2015.

As a result, the following categories now have later filing dates as indicated:

Category                   NEW Filing Date

EB-2 China..............1/1/2013 (back 1 year and 5 months from the original October 2015 Visa Bulletin)

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