The Department of State has available a recorded message with visa availability information which can be heard at: area code This recording will be updated in the middle of each month with information on cut-off dates for the following month. Section c of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides a maximum of up to 55, immigrant visas each fiscal year to permit immigration opportunities for persons from countries other than the principal sources of current immigration to the United States.
This reduction has resulted in the DV annual limit being reduced to 50, DV visas are divided among six geographic regions. No one country can receive more than seven percent of the available diversity visas in any one year. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:. Entitlement to immigrant status in the DV category lasts only through the end of the fiscal visa year for which the applicant is selected in the lottery.
The year of entitlement for all applicants registered for the DV program ends as of September 30, DV visas may not be issued to DV applicants after that date. Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or following to join DV principals are only entitled to derivative DV status until September 30, DV visa availability through the very end of FY cannot be taken for granted.
Numbers could be exhausted prior to September It has been necessary to retrogress the India Employment Second preference cut-off date for June to keep visa issuances within the annual category numerical limit. At this time, it is not possible to estimate whether or not this retrogression will apply throughout the remainder of the fiscal year.
Applicant demand for numbers, primarily for adjustment of status cases at Citizenship and Immigration Services offices, has been extremely heavy throughout the year. As a result, visa availability during the final quarter could become limited as categories approach their annual numerical limits. Let's write our representatives and stop this- many US nurses cannot find jobs- we do not need to "insource" nurses!
Has 45 years experience. Conditions have changed in healthcare degress in SW USA: Arizona, and Califonia have hiring frezzes and current new grads unable to gain first position Specializes in ICU.
After I read this I googled it to try and find out more info on it. I found where it was brought up before President Obama and he said there was absolutely no reason for us to be bringing in foreign nurses.
He said we should be spending money on increasing the amount of nurses we can train ourselves. He also addressed the low pay issues for both nurses and educators. It is nice to actually hear something intelligent come out of Washington. September is the last month of Fiscal Year and there are two substantial movements in term of visa cut-off dates:. India EB2 cutoff date is moving to January 8, Believe it or not, there are still more than a few Indian professionals waiting since and It is quite a relief for those early filers and their families.
India EB2 cutoff dates have been around and all year, briefly retrogressing to January 1, in the July visa bulletin, so finally moving on to is welcoming news.
Federal offices were not open to accept applications. So, based on the currently released Visa Bulletin, the second preference, Indian born applicant with a filed labor certification or immigrant visa petition in or earlier may file for an adjustment of status. Translation: No visas are available at this time as it is virtually impossible to find an unadjusted, decade old petition in this category.
I believe the January 1, date referenced above was politically chosen. A priority date availability from the prior decade which is only one day earlier would be politically incorrect and would not be looked upon favorably. This is also consistent with the visa numbers for third preference categories across the board being released as unavailable for the second month in a row. Some of my clients with labor certification applications currently being prepared emailed me and asked the obvious question, is it even worth it to file for a PERM labor certification at this time?
The answer to this question is quite simple. Absolutely, it is worth it.
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