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26 Feb 2024

EB2 or EB3: Understanding the Difference

The Murthy Law Firm periodically receives questions from those who do not know the categories of their pending employment-based permanent residence ("green card") cases. This is a useful piece of information, which determines timeframes and options for an individual or family. While generally available from...

08:50 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / For Employers / For Individuals / Immigrant Petition (I-140) / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Visa Bulletin
28 May 2015

BIA Decision Brings Uncertainty to Priority Date Retention After I-140 Revocation

Many immigration strategies in employment-based cases rely upon the ability to retain the priority date between permanent resident (or, "green card") case filings for the same individual. It is widely used in what is commonly known as upgrading between categories, as well as during changes...

07:19 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / For Employers / Immigrant Petition (I-140) / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Resident
30 Oct 2014

Analysis, Predictions, and Trends: Nov 2014 Visa Bulletin Update

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) provides official insights into the visa bulletin on a monthly basis. This information comes directly from Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, to members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). These predictions are in...

07:13 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / Employment Based / Family Based / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin
08 Oct 2014

Visa Bulletin Predictions for Coming Months

On October 1, 2014, the Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State (DOS), Charles Oppenheim, provided explanations and predictions related to employment-based categories for visa bulletin developments expected during the next few months of fiscal year 2015 (FY15). This...

13:22 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / EB4 Special Immigrants / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin