January 13, 2006

February 2006 Visa Bulletin Released

The February 2006 Visa Bulletin released recently provides some improvement in the progression of priority dates for categories that have retrogressed. The February Bulletin reports the continued retrogression of visa numbers, although priority date advancement has improved since the original October Visa Bulletin when visa retrogression was announced for second and third preference workers. While some categories have advanced one full calendar year, other categories, such as third preference all other nationalities, advanced three weeks to April 22, 2001. The three week jump was impressive and important for those workers caught up in the pre-April 30, 2001 filing rush, moving them closer to a current priority date.

The complete February Visa Bulletin can be viewed here Since the release of the October Bulletin, Greenberg Traurig has continued to partner with industry coalitions and key Congressmen to advocate for immigration relief from these annual quotas on employment-based immigration.