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2005

  • Visa Bulletin for December 2005 (12/5/2005)
    Immigrant visa numbers for December 2005. AILA Doc. No. 05120513.
    AILA Doc. No. 05120513.
  • DOS Addresses Employment-Based Preference Retrogression (10/21/2005)
    DOS revised November 2005 Visa Bulletin. Section D addresses how cut-off dates, including per country cut-offs, are established and what the likely scenario is for employment-based preferences in the coming months. AILA Doc. No. 05102162.
    AILA Doc. No. 05102162.
  • Visa Bulletin for November 2005 (10/19/2005)
    The State Department releases its Visa Bulletin for November 2005. Visa availability for all employment-based categories is unchanged. AILA Doc. No. 05101961.
    AILA Doc. No. 05101961.
  • Visa Bulletin for October 2005 (9/13/2005)
    The October 2005 Visa Bulletin shows severe retrogressions in India and China employment-based first and second preferences, and early cutoff dates in worldwide third preference. The Bulletin indicates that future forward movement in these dates is likely to be limited. AILA Doc. No. 05091370.
    AILA Doc. No. 05091370.
  • Visa Bulletin for September 2005 (8/11/2005)
    The State Department releases its Visa Bulletin for September 2005. Forecasts are provided with respect to future cut-off dates in the employment-based second and third preferences. AILA Doc. No. 05081166.
    AILA Doc. No. 05081166.
  • Visa Bulletin for August 2005 (7/20/2005)
    This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for the month of August 2005. Contrary to recent rumors, employment-based first and second preferences remain current. Possible cut-offs in the EB-2 category for September are discussed. AILA Doc. No. 05072061.
    AILA Doc. No. 05072061.
  • Visa Bulletin for July 2005: EB-3 Becomes Unavailable (6/14/2005)
    The July 2005 Visa Bulletin shows a retrogression to unavailable for employment-based third preference worldwide, and retrogression in the family-based preferences for Mexico. Schedule A workers now have their own category to reflect the changes contained in the REAL ID Act. AILA Doc. No. 05061463
  • Visa Bulletin for June 2005 (5/13/2005)
    This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for the month of June 2005, with a retrogression in the cut-off date in the “Other Worker” category. AILA Doc. No. 05051364.
    AILA Doc. No. 05051364.
  • Visa Bulletin for May 2005 (4/18/2005)
    This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for the month of May 2005, and notes that "it is likely that the cut-off date will retrogress or numbers become 'unavailable' in the near future" in the Other Worker category. AILA Doc. No. 05041868.
    AILA Doc. No. 05041868.
  • Visa Bulletin for April 2005 (3/14/2005)
    This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for the month of April 2005. There was no advance in the cut-off date of 7/1/01 across the board in the Employment Based Third Preference Other Worker category. AILA Doc. No. 05031472.
    AILA Doc. No. 05031472.
  • Visa Bulletin for March 2005: Cut-Off for All Countries in EB-3 Other Worker Category at 7/1/01 (2/11/2005)
    The March 2005 visa bulletin has a cut-off date of 7/1/01 across the board in the Employment Based Third Preference Other Worker category, and that the bulletin advises that the numbers in this category could be exhausted prior to this fiscal year's end. AILA Doc. No. 05021135.
    AILA Doc. No. 05021135.
  • Visa Bulletin for February 2005: Cut-off in Other Worker Category Anticipated in March (1/24/2005)
    This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for the month of February 2005. Note that the bulletin shows (in item "D") an anticipated cut-off date in the Employment Based Third Preference Other Worker category for all countries in March. AILA Doc. No. 05012470.
    AILA Doc. No. 05012470.
  • Visa Bulletin for January 2005: Retrogression in EB-3 Category (12/9/2004)
    This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for the month of January 2005. Note that the bulletin shows a retrogression to 1/1/02 in the Employment Based Third Preference category for China, India, and the Philippines. AILA Doc. No. 04120911.
    AILA Doc. No. 04120911.