April 2010 Visa Bulletin – Gradual Forward Movement, EB-2 India Unchanged

The April 2010 Visa Bulletin was just released by the State Department.  The seventh visa bulletin for the fiscal year 2010 brings gradual forward movement.  There is some gradual forward movement across most employment-based categories except EB-2 India and EB-3 Mexico which did not change this month.   A notable movement is in EB-3 India category where the priority date moved forward by over two months.

Here is a summary of the April 2010 Visa Bulletin:

• EB-1 remains current across the board.
• EB-2 ROW remains current, EB-2 China moves forward by six (6) weeks to August 22, 2005, and EB-2 India remains unchanged at February 1, 2005.
• EB-3 ROW moves forward by almost fix (6) weeks to February 1, 2003, EB-3 China moves forward also by six (6) weeks to February 1, 2003, while EB-3 India moves forward by over two (2) months to September 8, 2001.
• Other worker visa numbers remains unchanged at June 1, 2001.