What is the use of the new visa bulletin april 2009?
The April 2009 Visa bulletin was recently posted and can be viewed here: http://thevisabulletin.com/2009/03/april-2009-visa-bulletin-with-comments-and-discussion/ The bulletin lists information about US immigrants including country of origin, employment preference, and more. You can see the latest charts and graphs at the link above. Sources: http://thevisabulletin.
Visa bulletin: this is where the Department of State keeps track of whether a foreign national with an approved family preference petition (I-130) or employment preference petition, can see whether their “priority date” is current and whether it is now possible to file the I-485 for the “green card.” This Visa Bulletin an be viewed online at: http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_novisa_waiver.html#2 Sources: http://www.immigrationequality.org/template.php?pageid=26
Visa Bulletin Number 7 Volume XI Washington, D.C. VISA BULLETIN FOR APRIL 2009 A. STATUTORY NUMBERS 1. This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during April. 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 March 6th 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-o
