Detailed Bulletin
Summary of Visa Bulletin Relevant to EB1A and NIW
- EB1 is current for all countries
- EB2 cutoff date for China is 08 Oct 09, for India 22 Jan 09 and current for other countries.
There is significant advance in the cutoff date for Indian nationals.
Sincerely
Question:
Hi there,
Thanks very much for this useful website. I’m in the process of gathering evidence for my petition. I have a few questions.
1. I’m a Canadian citizen born in HK. The EB2 visa bulletin is current for all countries except mainland-born China. I just want to double check that since I was born in HK, I don’t belong to that category, right?
Answer:
This seems to be a correct interpretation.
2. Is an email- print out of my referees’ comments for one of my publication a good enough evidence?
Answer:
Yes. You should keep your original emails saved, just in case if the examiner requires the original evidence.
3. From these two websites: (http://www.immigrationwatch.com/uscis-processing-times-I140.html and https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/ProcTimes.do), it seems that Nebraska has a faster processing time than Texas. But I also read somewhere that Texas is more likely to approve I-140 NIW. What is your recommendation?
Answer:
According to the recent instruction in I-140, all I-140 for eb1a and eb2-niw are mailed to a TX address, irrespective of your location in the US. So there is no choice in where to file.
Title: Filling I-140 and I-485 separately or together
Sub Question:
I have another question. My I-140 is more or less ready. My medical exam is scheduled. Would you suggest that I send in the I-140 first while I wait to complete I-485 or is it better to send everything together if the visa bulletin is current for my nationality?
Answer:
If you choose to send I-140 then you have to wait for it to get approved before you can send your I-485. Otherwise you can wait and send everything together. The second option is also better if you like to utilize EAD and Advanced Parole.