Green card for Postdocs / Phds

Bulletin Source: Department of state

Applies to: Green card applicants

Detailed Bulletin

Summary of Visa Bulletin Relevant to EB1A and NIW

1. EB1 is current for all countries
2. EB2 is current for all countries except for India and China.  EB2 cutoff date for China and India  are  01 August 06 and 01 July 06 respectively.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a  new fee schedule that goes into effect starting Nov. 23, 2010.  According to USCIS,  ”Applications or petitions postmarked or otherwise filed on or after this date must include the new fee, or they will be rejected”. After a comprehensive review of public comments, USCIS published the new fee schedule in the Federal Register on Sept. 24, 2010. The new fee schedule increases application and petition fees by an average of about 10 percent. Some relevant application fee changes are mentioned below.

Form No.

Application/Petition Description

Existing Fees (effective through Nov. 22, 2010

Adjusted Fees (effective beginning Nov. 23, 2010)

I-140

Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker

$475

$580

I-485

Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

$930

$985

I-131

Application for Travel Document

$305

$360

I-765

Application for Employment Authorization

$340

$380

Biometrics

Capturing, Processing, and Storing Biometric Information

$80

$85

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Green card for Phd Team

Disclaimer:
The contents in this web site are only for your information and are not intended to be legal advice.