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Approval Rate – TSC 01/01/2024 – 08/31/2024 EB1A EB1B Approval or Refund Regular Approval or Refund Regular Jan 70 41 8 0 Feb 77 47 4 1 March 72 41 2 1 April 85 40 4 0 May 57 34 5 1 June 65 46 5 0 July 91 62 10 1 August 81 54… Continue reading 2024 EB-1 Approvals – 2024.08 update

I-140 EB1A(no PP, no RFE/NOID)  Days Months  Days Months Date of decision: NSC PT Average: 232.0666667 7.7 TSC PT Average: 283.9 9.4 2024-04-01 ~ 2024-09-30 NSC MAX PT: 262 8.7 TSC MAX PT: 409 13.6 Total approved cases: NSC MIN PT: 195 6.5 TSC MIN PT: 110 3.6 320 in recent 6 months,… Continue reading Our EB1 Cases Processing Time – 2024.11.11

Processing time for EB1-A at Nebraska Service Center Processing time for EB1-A at Texas Service Center Processing time for EB1-B at Nebraska Service Center Processing time for EB1-A at Texas Service Center

The November 2024 visa bulletin was released by DOS (see link here). USCIS decided that they will use the Dates for Filing chart (NOT Final Action Date chart) for the purpose of I-485 filing in November 2024 (see link here).   Since USCIS chose Dates for Filing chart  (NOT Final Action Date chart) for the purpose of filing I-485 in November, your priority date must… Continue reading EB-1 visa retrogression (November 2024)

October 2024 Visa Bulletin (will only become effective in October) The October 2024 visa bulletin was released by DOS (see link here). USCIS decided that they will use the Dates for Filing chart (NOT Final Action Date chart) for the purpose of I-485 filing in October 2024 (see link here). To reiterate, the October 2024 visa bulletin will only become effective… Continue reading EB-1 visa retrogression (October 2024)

Approval Rate – TSC 01/01/2024 – 05/31/2024 EB1A EB1B Approval or Refund Regular Approval or Refund Regular Jan 70 41 8 0 Feb 77 47 4 1 March 72 41 2 1 April 85 39 4 0 May 57 35 5 1 Approved Sum 361 203 23 3 Denials 38 22 0 0 Approval Rate… Continue reading 2024 EB-1 Approvals – 2024.08 update

I-140 EB1A(no PP, no RFE/NOID) Days Months Days Months Date of decision: NSC PT Average: 210.75 7.0 TSC PT Average: 283.6 9.4 2024-02-01 ~ 2024-07-31 NSC MAX PT: 245 8.1 TSC MAX PT: 547 18.2 Total approved cases: NSC MIN PT: 150 5.0 TSC MIN PT: 110 3.6 298 in recent 6 months, 80% NSC… Continue reading Our EB1 Cases Processing Time – 2024.08.12

Processing time for EB1-A at Nebraska Service Center Processing time for EB1-A at Texas Service Center Processing time for EB1-B at Nebraska Service Center Processing time for EB1-B at Texas Service Center

The September 2024 visa bulletin was released by DOS (see link here). USCIS decided that they will use the Final Action Date chart for the purpose of I-485 filing in September 2024 (see link here). Since USCIS chose Final Action Date chart for the purpose of filing I-485 in September, your priority date must be earlier than dates listed in the Final… Continue reading EB-1 visa retrogression (September 2024)

Approval Rate – TSC 01/01/2024 – 02/29/2024 EB1A EB1B Approval or Refund Regular Approval or Refund Regular Jan 70 41 8 0 Feb 77 47 4 1 Approved Sum 147 88 12 1 Denials 16 7 0 0 Approval Rate 90.18% 92.63% 100% 100% 91.09% 100% Approval Rate – NSC 01/01/2024 – 02/29/2024 EB1A EB1B… Continue reading 2024 EB-1 Approvals – 2024.04 update