Immigration Update

09/11/2008: October 2008 Visa Bulletin Bringing Happy Faces to Those Non-Indian and Non-Chinese EB-3 Skilled and Unskilled Workers

EB-3 has been suffering from "unavailable" visa numbers accross the board. Consequently those whose EB-485 was pending could not anticipate any prospect for approval of their green card approvals.

Additionally, those whose EB-3 labor certifications and I-140 petitions have been approved but was unable to file I-485 applications have lived in despair because of unavailability of the benefits that are attached to the 485 waiters that include (1) legal status pending 485 application; (2) EAD; (3) Travel Document (Advance Parole); and AC-21 portability, etc.

Now, a door will open for some of these sufferers on October 1, 2008, albeit a narrow door. We are happy for these future permanent residents.

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