DEPT OF STATE REINSTATES ORIGINAL JULY
VISA BULLETIN MAKING EMPLOYMENT-BASED
PRIORITY DATES CURRENT AGAIN FOR MONTH OF
JULY!!
The July bulletin came out in mid-June making
visa
dates 'current' in all employment-based
categories for all
countries for the month of July. By
regulation, this bulletin
governs availability for the full month (i.e.
so the dates are
valid until the end of July). On the morning
of July 2nd, however, the
Department of State suddenly announced that
it was
reversing its decision from all of the
categories being
available to all of the categories being
unavailable until
October. In response, the CIS issued a press
release saying they will reject all
employment-based I-485 filings as of 7/2/07.
Today, the Department of State added a
notation in their August 2007 Visa Bulletin that:
"After consulting with Citizenship and
Immigration Services, the Visa Office advises
readers that Visa Bulletin #107 (dated June
12) should be relied upon as the current July
Visa Bulletin for purposes of determining
Employment visa number availability, and that
Visa Bulletin #108 (dated July 2) is hereby
withdrawn."
The result is that I-485 applications can
again be filed in July!!! Please note, the
August bulletin makes all Employment-based
categories unavailable---so applications need
to be received by the CIS before the end of
July!!
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