The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently released the upcoming Visa Bulletin for January of 2019. The Visa Bulletin assists family-based and employment-based Green Card applicants in determining the wait times for various visas to become available. There are wait times for certain visas to become available for use by foreign nationals because many visa categories have a limited amount of visas available for use every year and there are more visa applicants than available visas.
To view the upcoming January 2019 Visa Bulletin, click here. You may also view the same Bulletin in a PDF format by clicking here.
The following should be kept in mind:
- Applicants categorized as “Immediate Relatives” of U.S. Citizens do not have to wait for a family-based visa to become available; visas in this category are unlimited.
- Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens, like most immigrant visa applicants, first need to file and obtain approval on an immigrant petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) before they can apply for a visa.
- The Visa Bulletin dates are only estimates and can even retrogress (the date can move backwards from one month to the next), so it is advisable to apply for a visa as soon as it becomes available.
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