Visa Bulletin October 2009

VISA BULLETIN OCTOBER 2009

This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during October. Consular officers are required to report to the Department of State documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas; the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security reports applicants for adjustment of status. Allocations were made, to the extent possible under the numerical limitations, for the demand received by September 9th in the chronological order of the reported priority dates. If the demand could not be satisfied within the statutory or regulatory limits, the category or foreign state in which demand was excessive was deemed oversubscribed. The cut-off date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who could not be reached within the numerical limits. Only applicants who have a priority date earlier than the cut-off date may be allotted a number. Immediately that it becomes necessary during the monthly allocation process to retrogress a cut-off date, supplemental requests for numbers will be honored only if the priority date falls within the new cut-off date which has been announced in this bulletin.

The fiscal year 2009 limit for family-sponsored preference immigrants determined in accordance with Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets an annual minimum family-sponsored preference limit of 226,000.  The worldwide level for annual employment-based preference immigrants is at least 140,000.  Section 202 prescribes that the per-country limit for preference immigrants is set at 7% of the total annual family-sponsored and employment-based preference limits, i.e., 25,620.  The dependent area limit is set at 2%, or 7,320.

Section 203 of the INA prescribes preference classes for allotment of immigrant visas as follows:

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, and any unused first preference numbers:

A. Spouses and Children: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

B. Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older): 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.

Fourth: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.

EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES

First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.

Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.

Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to “Other Workers”.

Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.

Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 3,000 set aside for investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of P.L. 102-395.

INA Section 203(e) provides that family-sponsored and employment-based preference visas be issued to eligible immigrants in the order in which a petition in behalf of each has been filed. Section 203(d) provides that spouses and children of preference immigrants are entitled to the same status, and the same order of consideration, if accompanying or following to join the principal. The visa prorating provisions of Section 202(e) apply to allocations for a foreign state or dependent area when visa demand exceeds the per-country limit. These provisions apply at present to the following oversubscribed chargeability areas: CHINA-mainland born, INDIA, MEXICO, and PHILIPPINES.

On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); “C” means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants; and “U” means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available. (NOTE: Numbers are available only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.

Family	All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	22JUL03	22JUL03	22JUL03	08JUN92	08OCT93
2A	01JUN05	01JUN05	01JUN05	01MAR03	01JUN05
2B	22AUG01	22AUG01	22AUG01	22MAY92	01MAY98
3rd	15JAN01	15JAN01	15JAN01	08JUL91	15OCT91
4th	15APR99	15APR99	15APR99	08OCT95	01DEC86

*NOTE: For October, 2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than 01MAR03. 2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants chargeable to all countries EXCEPT MEXICO with priority dates beginning 01MAR03 and earlier than 01JUN05. (All 2A numbers provided for MEXICO are exempt from the per-country limit; there are no 2A numbers for MEXICO subject to per-country limit.)

	All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
Employ- ment -Based
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	22MAR05	22JAN05	C	C
3rd	01JUN02	22FEB02	15APR01	01MAY02	01JUN02
Other Workers	01JUN01	01JUN01	15APR01	01JUN01	01JUN01
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	U	U	U	U	U
5th	C	C	C	C	C
Targeted Employ- ment Areas/ Regional Centers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Pilot Programs	U	U	U	U	U

The Department of State has available a recorded message with visa availability information which can be heard at: (area code 202) 663-1541. This recording will be updated in the middle of each month with information on cut-off dates for the following month.

Employment Third Preference Other Workers Category: Section 203(e) of the NACARA, as amended by Section 1(e) of Pub. L. 105-139, provides that once the Employment Third Preference Other Worker (EW) cut-off date has reached the priority date of the latest EW petition approved prior to November 19, 1997, the 10,000 EW numbers available for a fiscal year are to be reduced by up to 5,000 annually beginning in the following fiscal year. This reduction is to be made for as long as necessary to offset adjustments under the NACARA program. Since the EW cut-off date reached November 19, 1997 during Fiscal Year 2001, the reduction in the EW annual limit to 5,000 began in Fiscal Year 2002.

B. DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY

Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides a maximum of up to 55,000 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. The Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November 1997 stipulates that beginning with DV-99, and for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated diversity visas will be made available for use under the NACARA program. This reduction has resulted in the DV-2009 annual limit being reduced to 50,000. 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.

For October, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2010 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. 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:

Region	All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately
AFRICA	8,300	Except: Egypt: 3,100 Ethiopia: 3,900 Nigeria: 5,500
ASIA	7,000
EUROPE	9,100
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)	2
OCEANIA	375
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN	450

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-2010 program ends as of September 30, 2010. DV visas may not be issued to DV-2010 applicants after that date. Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or following to join DV-2010principals are only entitled to derivative DV status until September 30, 2010. DV visa availability through the very end of FY-2010 cannot be taken for granted. Numbers could be exhausted prior to September 30.

C. ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF THE DIVERSITY (DV) IMMIGRANT CATEGORY RANK

CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN NOVEMBER

For November, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified

DV-2010 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. 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:

Region	All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately
AFRICA	14,000	Except: Egypt: 6,200 Ethiopia: 6,700 Nigeria: 8,700
ASIA	7,200
EUROPE	9,500
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)	2
OCEANIA	475
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN	575

D. EXPIRATION OF TWO EMPLOYMENT VISA CATEGORIES

Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers: Pursuant to Section 1 of Public Law 111-9, the non-minister special immigrant program expires on September 30, 2009.No SR-1, SR-2, or SR-3 visas may be issued overseas on or after September 30, 2009. Visas issued prior to this date will only be issued with a validity date of September 30, 2009, and all individuals seeking admission as a non-minister special immigrant must be admitted (repeat, admitted) into the U.S. no later than midnight September 30, 2009.

Employment Fifth Preference Pilot Categories(I5, R5): Section 101 of Division J of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, extended this immigrant investor pilot program through September 30, 2009. The I5 and R5 visas may be issued until close of business on September 30, 2009, and may be issued for the full validity period. No I5-1, I5-2, I5-3, R5-1, R5-2 or R5-3 visas may be issued after September 30, 2009.

The cut-off dates for the categories mentioned above have been listed as “Unavailable” for October. If there is legislative action extending one or both of these categories for FY-2010, those cut-off dates would immediately become “Current” for October.

Obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence by Adjustment of Status

As an extension to our article on applying for a green card for your parents or other immediate relatives, this article discusses the ways to obtain lawful permanent residence through a family based petition.

The two alternate ways in a family based petition to obtain lawful permanent resident status are: (i) consular processing which usually takes place in the intending immigrant’s country of residence and (ii) adjustment of status which is processed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the United States.

Adjustment of status essentially is a provision in the immigration law that allows certain persons to obtain a green-card or a lawful permanent status while being in the United States and without having to go abroad to the consular office in their home country to apply for an immigrant visa.

Adjustment of status applications must be filed when the applicant is in the US and with the USCIS.  Generally, a foreign national applying for a green card as an immediate relative or through a family based preference categories qualifies for an adjustment of status process.  A major advantage for immediate relatives is that an adjustment of status can be filed concurrently with the petition for a green card so that the immediate relative(s) are able to adjust as soon as their green card petitions are approved.

One can apply for an adjustment of status so long as:
• S/he entered the United States legally on a valid visa and were inspected and admitted or paroled.
• Never worked in the United States without valid work authorization. This means never having worked illegally.
• Was in a lawful non-immigrant status at all times when in the United States (there are certain exceptions to this requirement) . This means that the applicant has not overstayed the period of time stamped on his or her I-94.
• Were not a non-immigrant admitted without a visa under the visa waiver program (with certain exceptions).
• Were not admitted on a K visa – unless adjusting based on marriage (must occur within 90 days of entering the United States) to the US citizen spouse who filed the non-immigrant visa petition.
• S/he is not in removal proceedings.

Our office generally recommends adjustment of status where possible as opposed to consular processing since:
• The applicant does not have to return to his/her home country.
• Typically time required for obtaining a green-card is shorter through the adjustment of status route.
• Applicant is eligible to obtain employment authorization.
• Applicant has access to administrative and judicial appeal if his/her application is denied.

H-1B September 2009 Update

In the H-1B count released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) the H-1B cap subject petitions count was 46,000 as of September 18, 2009 and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.

USCIS has warned that it will deny or revoke all petitions filed by an employer for the same H-1B worker if more than one filing was discovered.  So, if multiple petitions are discovered by the USCIS, it will retain all fees and either deny the petitions or, if the petition was approved, USCIS has the right to revoke the petition.

USCIS Unveils its Redesigned Website Today

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has unveiled its re-designed website today. The re-designed USCIS website looks pretty impressive  and definitely seems more user-friendly and navigable at first glance than its previous website.

The new Customer Tools section makes it a lot easier for users to navigate and find what they are looking for right on the USCIS homepage and users can check filing fees, file an application online, check the case status, as well as sign up for updates.

My Case Status has replaced the Case Status Online and a new option has been added for users to receive alerts through text messages sent to their phones. This way, users that sign up for text alerts will get a text message letting them know when an update has been made to their case.

My Case Status feature has been greatly enhanced and provides information to users about their individual case as well for the first time gives users access to national volumes and trends associated with key immigration petitions. This feature will, no doubt, greatly improve user satisfaction as it gives users a better understanding of what to expect in terms of processing times and is a step by the agency towards greater transparency.

My Case Status provides information to users on:

• what processing step their case is in;
• where that particular step falls in the process as a whole;
• national goals and average processing times; and
• specific processing time for the office where their case is spending.

The Where to Start section on the left side of the homepage is another useful feature that helps users to find content more easily and a provides a one-stop shop for immigration purposes. The feature enables users to retrieve the eligibility criteria and application procedure for the immigration procedure sought.

The Forms tab too is more user focused and rather than simply listing form numbers, the re-designed dashboard categorizes forms by areas such as Employment based forms, Green card based forms, or Citizenship and Naturalization based forms.

All in all, a thumbs up for the redesigned USCIS website which seems more user-friendly, easier to navigate, and less overwhelming for users.

USCIS Releases Processing Time Information for its National Benefits Center

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released on September 14, 2009, the latest projected times for the National Benefits Center to complete processing of applications.

Processing Dates for the National Benefits Center

Form	Title	Classification or Basis for Filing	Processing Timeframe
I-90	Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card	Initial issuance or replacement	July 31, 2009
I-90	Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card	10-year renewal	April 17, 2009
I-102	Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record	Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94	July 31, 2009
I-131	Application for Travel Document	All other applicants for advance parole	July 31, 2009
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	All other extension applications	July 31, 2009
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]	July 17, 2009
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	All other applications for employment authorization	July 31, 2009
I-817	Application for Family Unity Benefits	Voluntary departure under the family unity program	July 31, 2009
I-824	Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition	To request further action on an approved application or petition	July 16, 2009

Vermont Service Center Processing Time Report Released in September 2009

Below are the processing time report released by USCIS on September 14, 2009 for the Vermont Service Center (VSC). The chart shows the Form Number, Form Name, and Processing Time for all forms processed at the VSC.

Service Center Processing Dates forVermont Service Center posted on September 14, 2009:

Form	Title	Classification or Basis for Filing	Processing Timeframe
I-90	Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card	Initial issuance or replacement	July 06, 2009
I-90A	Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card	Initial issuance or replacement for Special Agricultral Workers (SAW)	July 31, 2009
I-102	Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record	Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94	June 18, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	H-1B – Specialty occupation – Visa to be issued abroad	July 31, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	H-1B – Specialty occupation – Change of status in the U.S.	July 31, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	H-1B – Specialty occupation – Extension of stay in the U.S.	June 04, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	H-2A – Temporary workers	July 01, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	H-2B – Other temporary workers	July 01, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	H-3 – Temporary trainees	July 31, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	L – Intracompany transfers	July 31, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	Blanket L	July 31, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	O – Extraordinary ability	July 31, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	P – Athletes, artists, and entertainers	July 31, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	Q – Cultural exchange visitors and exchange visitors participating in the Irish Peace process	July 31, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	R – Religious occupation	July 31, 2009
I-129	Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker	TN – North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) professional	May 21, 2009
I-129F	Petition for Alien Fiance(e)	K-1/K-2 – Not yet married – fiance and/or dependent child	April 23, 2009
I-129F	Petition for Alien Fiance(e)	K-3/K-4 – Already married – spouse and/or dependent child	April 23, 2009
I-130	Petition for Alien Relative	U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21	February 05, 2009
I-130	Petition for Alien Relative	U.S. citizen filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21	July 02, 2006
I-130	Petition for Alien Relative	U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter over 21	June 04, 2006
I-130	Petition for Alien Relative	U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister	September 19, 2003
I-130	Petition for Alien Relative	Permanent resident filling for a spouse or child under 21	January 18, 2006
I-130	Petition for Alien Relative	Permanent resident filling for an unmarried son or daughter over 21	June 04, 2006
I-131	Application for Travel Document	All other applicants for advance parole	July 31, 2009
I-140	Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	Extraordinary ability	July 31, 2009
I-140	Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	Outstanding professor or researcher	July 31, 2009
I-140	Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	Multinational executive or manager	July 31, 2009
I-140	Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	Schedule A Nurses	July 31, 2009
I-140	Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	Advanced degree or exceptional ability	July 31, 2009
I-140	Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	Advanced degree or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver	July 31, 2009
I-140	Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	Skilled worker or professional	July 31, 2009
I-140	Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker	Unskilled worker	July 31, 2009
I-212	Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the U.S. After Deportation or Removal	Readmission after deportation or removal	July 31, 2009
I-360	Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant	Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)	June 24, 2008
I-360	Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant	All other special immigrants	June 18, 2009
I-485	Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status	Employment-based adjustment applications	July 24, 2006
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	Change of status to H or L dependents	May 21, 2009
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	Change status to the F or M academic or vocational student categories	May 21, 2009
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	Change Status to the J exchange visitor category	May 21, 2009
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	All other change of status applications	May 21, 2009
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	Extension of stay for H and L dependents	May 21, 2009
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	Extension of Stay for F or M academic or vocational students	May 21, 2009
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	Extension of Stay for J exchange visitors	May 21, 2009
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	All other extension applications	May 21, 2009
I-612	Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement	Application for a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement based on exceptional hardship or persecution	July 31, 2009
I-751	Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence	Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents	April 12, 2009
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	Based on a request by a qualified F-1 academic student. [(c)(3)]	July 05, 2009
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)]	July 31, 2009
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]	July 31, 2009
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	Based on TPS for Honduras/Nicaragua [(c)(19), (a)(12)]	October 01, 2008
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	Based on TPS for El Salvador [(c)(19)(a)(12)]	October 01, 2008
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	All other applications for employment authorization	July 05, 2009
I-817	Application for Family Unity Benefits	Voluntary departure under the family unity program	July 31, 2009
I-821	Application for Temporary Protected Status	El Salvador initial or late filing	October 01, 2008
I-821	Application for Temporary Protected Status	El Salvador extension	October 01, 2008
I-821	Application for Temporary Protected Status	Honduras and Nicaragua initial or late filing	October 01, 2008
I-821	Application for Temporary Protected Status	Honduras and Nicaragua extension	October 01, 2008
I-824	Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition	To request further action on an approved application or petition	July 02, 2009
N-600	Application for Certification of Citizenship	Application for recognition of U.S. citizenship	July 23, 2009
N-643	Application for Certification of Citizenship on Behalf of an Adopted Child	Application for recognition of U.S. citizenship on behalf of an adopted child	July 31, 2009

A New USCIS Field Office Opens in Massachusetts

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) yesterday opened the state’s only field office outside Boston, in Lawrence, where immigrants in Northern and Central Massachusetts can apply for work permits, green cards, citizenship, and other immigration related benefits.

The Globe reported that in Massachusetts, citizenship applications declined by almost half since 2007, to 15,652 this year. Green card applications dropped from 10,266 in 2007 to 7,970 this budget year which ends on September 30th.

Associated Press reported that as a result of the poor economy the federal government is collecting $282 million less than expected from the fee increases this budget year. It remains to be seen whether this large shortfall will result in another round of fee increases or not.

United Kingdom To Introduce New Controls to Help Protect its Workforce

The UK government has accepted the recommendation made by the Migration Advisory Committee to tighten up rules controlling skilled workers that are allowed to take up jobs in the UK under its point-based system so as to further support British workers and to give them an opportunity to apply first for jobs before hiring skilled workers from outside Europe.

From 2010, all jobs in the UK will need to be advertised for 4 weeks (extended from 2 weeks) in Jobcenter Plus to British workers before companies can hire non-European workers.

Additional measures that will be undertaken to protect jobs for the British workforce will be extending the qualifying period for overseas workers who want to transfer for work at their company’s UK office as well an increase of minimum salary that qualifies a skilled worker to be eligible to work in the UK from 17,000 to 20,000 Pounds Sterling.

H-1B Cap Update

In the most recent numbers released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) the H-1B cap count is 45,100 which is an increase of 100 cases from the prior count of 45,000.The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will continue to accept both regular and advanced-degree cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.

Considering the large number of H-1b visas still available under the cap, it is predicted that H-1B visas will continue to be available for at least for the next couple of months. However, given the increased number of RFEs this year, it is recommended that employers filing H-1B Petitions be extra cautious and provide substantial paperwork, such as sufficient proof of your in-house requirements, letters from end-clients showing work contracts, and confirmation of work-order placements, in order to avoid RFEs.

We will continue to keep you abreast of the latest H-1B count as it becomes available and our office would be happy to advice and help with H-1B petitions.

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