August Visa Bulletin Reinstates July Visa Bulletin 
Posted Jul 17, 2007 (5:45pm ET)
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued the August 2007 Visa Bulletin late in the afternoon of July 17, 2007, showing "unavailability" in all the employment-based (EB) categories. The DOS also confirmed that they are withdrawing the July 2, 2007 revised Visa Bulletin, so that the original July 2007 Visa Bulletin stands. This means that any employment-based applicants and their family members must file the I-485 under the July 2007 Visa Bulletin, since there are no more visa numbers in the EB category available from August 1st onwards, for the rest of this fiscal year until at least Sep 30, 2007.
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While this news is alarming in and of itself, there are some reports that indicate that the DHS / USCIS will release information allowing I-485 applicants at least 31 days (until August 17, 2007) to file their EB cases under the July 2007 Visa Bulletin. Otherwise, the class action lawsuit must proceed to be filed to provide time for EB applicants and their families to prepare and file I-485s. We need to confirm the latter information from the USCIS directly before relying on the additional window of time to file I-485s.