Ðề: Dự đoán lịch visa tháng 11/2011
Tình hình visa cho năm tài khoá 2012 cũng ổn định, không có gì biến động bất lợi cho chúng ta. Chỉ có mấy nước Ấn Độ, Trung Quốc, Philippines, Mexico là có thể bị chậm đi. Ngày 19 September 2011 vừa qua Bộ Ngoại giao Hoa Kỳ đã ban hành "Visa Bulletin tháng 10 năm 2011" khởi đầu cho năm tài khoá 2012 với các thông tin như sau:
Immigrant Visa Bulletin October 2011
"in September 2011, the US Department of State issued a "Visa Bulletin for October 2011." The purpose of the bulletin was to summarize the number of us visas available. If you have an immigrant visa pending, these numbers may be important to you. The visa amounts are significant because only a limited number of certain types of visas are made available each year. For example, under Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), family-sponsored preference visas are capped at 226,000 annually. Employment-based visas usually number at least 140 000 each year. As well, there is a limit to the number of family-sponsored preference visas granted each country. Currently, that limit is 25,620. Visas are issued in the order in which they are applied for, but immigrant visa petitioners must wait until a visa number becomes available.
According to the October 2011 bulletin, there are 23,400 visas available for the Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens, 114,200 for Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents, and 23,400 visas for the Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens. There are also 65,000 visas available for the Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens. These numbers do not include numbers not required by specific preferences, so in some categories more visas may be issued.
The October 2011 bulletin also notes that the number of applicants from some countries, notably India, China, the Philippines, and Mexico, exceeds the number of visas available for applicants in those countries. The Department of State bulletin has listed special priority dates for applicants in these countries".