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Additional Notes on Visa Numbers
- Applicants with an approved immigrant petition (I-140)
can apply for adjustment of status once the visa number
reaches their "priority date" (the date on which their labor
certification was received by the State Employment Department).
- The monthly progress of visa numbers is highly unpredictable.
They can and do move forward or backward, and therefore
cannot be used to estimate one's waiting time.
The EB1 (employment based immigrant first preference) category
includes "outstanding researchers," multi-national executives
and managers, and "extraordinary ability" persons.
The EB2 category includes persons whose jobs require an advanced
degree and "exceptional ability" persons.
The EB3 category includes all other employment-based immigrants.
For the complete visa bulletin issued by the State Department,
go to http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi_bulletin.html.
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