Visa Bulletin - September 2010
Number 24
Volume IX
Washington, D.C.
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
Visa Bulletin
A publication of the US State Department that keeps track of the green card backlogs and informs us which "Priority Dates" are current so the applicants can expect to get through the last step of their green card processing. This is published every month around the 14th and tells us the availability for the following month. Note that certain categories of applicants ("immediate relatives") such as spouse of a US citizen are not shown in the visa bulletin because they are entitled to have their applications considered without any wait.
Visa Bulletin - August 2010
Visa Bulletin for August 2010 released.
Visa Bulletin - August 2010
Number 23
Volume IX
Washington, D.C.
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
Green Card
Visa Bulletin - July 2010
Number 22
Volume IX
Washington, D.C.
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
Agency
Green Card
Visa Bulletin - June 2010
Visa Bulletin for the month of June 2010.
Visa Bulletin - June 2010
Number 21
Volume IX
Washington, D.C.
VISA BULLETIN FOR JUNE 2010
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
Agency
Green Card
Visa Bulletin - May 2010
Click here for the visa bulletin.
Visa Bulletin - May 2010
Number 20
Volume IX
Washington, D.C.
VISA BULLETIN FOR MAY 2010
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
Green Card
Visa Numbers
This explains visa number usage, spillover of visa numbers into other preference categories, and the visa number backlog.
Preference Categories
The primary reasons for entering the immigration process in the U.S. are family and employment-based. To manage this process, family and employment-based immigration is broken into preference categories. Congress sets limits on how many individuals may immigrate to the U.S. each year (i.e. visa numbers) and also sets limits on how many individuals may immigrate within each preference category.