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ARTICLE · 05 JULY 2007

The Government Giveth And Taketh Away

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Two weeks after announcing that most all employment-based immigrant visa categories would be current July 1, 2007, the Department of State announced today that effective Monday, July 2, 2007, all employment-based immigrant visa numbers were unavailable, and further, would not become available until October 1, 2007 (under fiscal year 2008 numbers).

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Rebecca Sigmund
Rebecca Sigmund
Marilee Fiebig
Marilee Fiebig
Aimee Todd
Aimee Todd

Two weeks after announcing that most all employment-based immigrant visa categories would be current July 1, 2007, the Department of State announced today that effective Monday, July 2, 2007, all employment-based immigrant visa numbers were unavailable, and further, would not become available until October 1, 2007 (under fiscal year 2008 numbers).

When the Department of State announced in mid-June that all numbers would be available come July 1, there was an immediate response by applicants who had been waiting up to four years for their number to become current so that they could finish processing their permanent residency cases. The action taken today is unprecedented and once again, places these applicants in a state of uncertainty and further delay.

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