US Visa Bulletin indicates Significant Progress in EB-1 Indian Green Card Applicants

March bulletin brings hope as EB-1 category advances, while EB-2 and EB-3 remain sluggish

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The latest March 2024 US Visa Bulletin provides a comprehensive overview of immigrant visas and their application dates, signaling progress in the immigration process. As reported by hindustantimes.com, both the Dates for Filing Visa Applications and Final Action Dates charts indicate notable advancements.

Indian applicants seeking Green Cards have reason to celebrate, as the March 2024 chart reflects movement in the EB-1 category, following a period of stagnation in the previous February bulletin. However, the EB-2 and EB-3 categories continue to experience slower progress.

Employment-Based Preferences are delineated according to Section 203(b) of the INA, categorizing visas into priority classes. These include:

First Preference (Priority Workers): Accounting for 28.6% of the global employment-based preference level, along with any unused numbers from the fourth and fifth preferences.

Second Preference (Members of Professions Holding Advanced Degrees / Persons of Exceptional Ability): Also constituting 28.6% of the global employment-based preference level, along with unused numbers from the first preference.

Third Preference (Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers): Representing 28.6% of the global level, plus any unused numbers from the first and second preferences, with 10,000 allocated to ‘Other Workers’.

Fourth Preference (Certain Special Immigrants): Accounting for 7.1% of the global level.

Fifth Preference (Employment Creation): Comprising 7.1% of the global level, with 32% reserved for various categories such as qualified immigrants investing in rural or high unemployment areas, and infrastructure projects, while the remaining 68% is unreserved for other eligible immigrants.

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