L-1 Visa
October 2012 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 Cutoff Date: September 1, 2004
On September 10th the U.S. Department of State (DOS) in its October 2012 Visa Bulletin moved the cutoff date for employment-based second preference (EB-2) for India to September 1, 2004. This is a significant revision from the DOS’ earlier prediction of 2006 or 2005. Unlike previous bulletins, this bulletin did not include any predictions of…
Read MoreEB-2 Priority Date Cutoff Prediction
On August 30, 2012, Mr. Charlie Oppenheim of the Department of State’s Visa office issued predictions for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 as follows: Employment Based (EB)-1 Visa demand continues to be very high; Employment Based (EB)-2 India is expected to probably go back to 2006 compared to the earlier prediction of 2007. This is due…
Read MoreUS Embassy in India Announces a New Visa Processing System
On September 5, 2012, the United States Embassy in India announced it is implementing a new visa processing system throughout India that will simplify fee payment and appointment scheduling. Beginning September 26, 2012 the new system will allow U.S. visa applicants to pay application fees via Electronic FundTransfer (EFT) or with their mobile phones. The…
Read MoreBlanket L-1 Visa Applications in India
As of December 1, 2011, the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai began processing all blanket intra-company L visa petitions for India; though, visas for a dependent spouse and/or children (L-2) and individual L visas (L-1B and L-1A) continue to be processed at all Indian posts – Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and New Delhi. It is…
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