VISA BULLETIN FOR JULY 2012

The following information is provided by the Visa Office regarding the cut-off dates for the month of July 2012.

FAMILY PREFERENCES

F1-Family first preference: Unmarried sons and daughters over the age of 21 years of U.S. Citizens. The cut-off date has moved forward by two (2) weeks for most of the countries including India to July 8, 2005.

F2A - Family second preference: Spouses and minor children, and unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents. The cut-off date has moved forward by six (6) weeks for most of the countries including India to February 15, 2010.

F2B- Family second preference: Unmarried sons and daughters over 21 of permanent residents. The cut-off date has moved forward by two (2) weeks for most of the countries including India to May 1, 2004.

F3-Family third preference: Married sons and daughters of U.S. Citizens and their spouses and children. The cut-off date has moved forward by two (2) weeks for most of the countries including India to April 15, 2002.

F4-Family fourth preference: Brothers and sisters of U.S. Citizens. The cut-off date has moved forward by two (2) weeks for most of the countries including India to January 22, 2001.

EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCES

EB1 - Priority Workers: The cut-off date for this category for all countries including Indiais CURRENT.

EB2 - Advanced Degree holders: The cut-off date for this category for most countries retrogressed for three (3) years and six (6) months to January 1, 2009 and for India, it is currently unavailable.

EB3 - Professional Skilled Workers: The cut-off date for this category has moved forward by six (6) weeks to July 22, 2006 for most of the countries and for India it has moved forward by one (1) week to September 22, 2002.

EB3 - Other Workers: The cut-off date for this category has moved forward by six (6) weeks to July 22, 2006 for most of the countries and for India it has moved forward by one (1) week to September 22, 2002.

EB4 (Certain Special Immigrants), EB4 (Certain Religious Workers), EB5 (Targeted Employment Areas) & EB5 (Pilot Programs) are CURRENT for all countries includingINDIA.

DREAMS CAN COME TRUE: Obama Administration Announces Relief for DREAMers.

June 15, 2012 Ridgewood, NJ - We applaud today's announcement by the Obama Administration that it will grant deferred action to undocumented youth who were brought to the United States as small children and who have been raised and educated in communities around the country. Today's announcement builds on the prosecutorial discretion initiatives already undertaken by the White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and was done to ensure that eligible young people do not fall through the cracks, that resources are used wisely, and that humanitarian factors are considered when enforcing our immigration laws.

Deferred action is not permanent legal status or citizenship but rather a way to allow those young people, who have been in this country since they were young, to complete their education, continue their military service or begin their careers. The grant of deferred action will be issued on a case-by-case basis and is renewable every two years.

Deferred action has long been available on an individual basis, but in certain compelling circumstances, past administrations have found it more efficient, predictable, and practical to designate a broader group of individuals who share common characteristics as presumptively eligible for deferred action.

Today's announcement will create the necessary space to allow Congress to craft a more permanent solution that will extend legal status to these young people who are American in all but their country of birth.

According to DHS, deferred action will be offered to young people between the ages of 15-30 who came to the U.S. before the age of 16 and have been in the country for at least five years, have no criminal history, and are in the country as of today.

NACHMAN, PHULWANI, ZIMOVCAK LAW GROUP, P.C. David H. Nachman email: david_nachman@visaserve.com phone: 201-670-0006