Visa Update

Latest News:
(04/29/08) - Rep. Wexler (D-FL) introduced H.R. 5924. The legislation has not been published, but it is understood to include the following:

It will lift retrogression for Schedule A workers (Registered Nurses and Physical Therapists). Visa quotas and/or caps are eliminated for "Shortage Occupations" provided that I-140 is filed before September 30, 2011.

The USCIS must review (and approve or issue a RFE) all Schedule A I-140 cases within 30 days of receipt.

A link to the body of the legislation will be provided once it has been published.
(04/23/2008) - Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced H.R. 5882: "To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future."

This Bill is a new attempt by the House to overcome retrogression. It seeks to recapture unused visas from fiscal years 1992 through 2007. While the exact number of recaptured visas is uncertain, the bill states that there will be a minimum of 226,000 visas reissued.


source: aafen.org