September 2009 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Move Forward

The September 2009 Visa Bulletin was released by the State Department.  The only change, in comparison to the August 2009 Visa Bulletin, is the forward movement in the EB-2 China and India categories which changed from January 1, 2003 to January 8, 2005.  All other categories remain unchanged.  Here is a summary of the September 2009 Visa Bulletin:

• EB-1 remains current across the board.
• EB-2 remains unchanged for all categories except as noted above for EB-2 China and India:  EB-2 ROW (Rest of World) is current, EB-2 China and EB-2 India are January 8, 2005.
• EB-3 is unavailable for all categories.
• Other worker visa numbers are also unavailable.

Based on the last few visa bulletins, visa availability during the final quarter of the fiscal year is likely to remain very limited as some employment-based categories approach or have already reached their annual numerical limits.