April 3 Visa Bulletin Is So Famous, But Why?

by Pustaka Ilmu September 25, 2021 Post a Comment

The April 2021 Visa Bulletin. The United States Department of State is publishing a new Visa Bulletin to facilitate visa processing for Chinese citizens for the April 21 deadline. The Bulletin will be published six weeks prior to the April 21 deadline. Accordingly, the USCIS will be extending, to accommodate the anticipated increase in applicants, provisions that were implemented on April 15.

There are many issues that have been identified with regard to the Visa Bureau's April 2021 Visa Bulletin. Specifically, there was an erroneous instruction in the previous Visa Bulletin about the final action dates for certain classes of visas. That instruction had been inadvertently deleted from the chart, but has since been restored. As a result, there may be an increased need to monitor the application process and approvals of the Green Card as issued by the USCIS. In light of the corrected instruction, and in view of the anticipated increase in applications for Green Card, the USCIS has decided to publish the Green Card chart as scheduled, rather than issuing a separate Visa Bulletin covering the Green Card.

For the purposes of clarity, readers should note that the final action dates in the April 2021 visa bulletin are not for green card cases submitted on or after the deadline. The dates are intended for spouses of U.S. citizens who are granted permanent residence due to the arrival of their children. The spouses must have been living in the United States for at least six months immediately before the application was filed, in order to be eligible. The spouses must also have been in the United States for at least three years immediately before the application was filed in order to be eligible for family-based green cards.

This information is important to know if you plan to file an immigrant visa application for the first time. In many cases, individuals who are considering the possibility of filing a green card application will need to submit supporting documentation by April 21, as required by law. Included in this documentation will be an application and accompanying budget for expenses. Some of these expenses will likely be incurred by the government, while others may be provided by the applicant. In any case, it is important that applicants are aware of the types of expenses that they will need to cover.

While the April 21st deadline is a common one for many different types of immigration visa cases, there are some specific deadlines associated with certain classes of visas. For example, the deadline for filing Chinese immigrant visa petitions is actually typically a month later, on the calendar that coincides with the Chinese New Year. The same is true for other special category visas such as those for survivors of torture and victims of human trafficking.

There are specific times of the year when the Chinese government requires its citizens to remain current with their paperwork. Among those requirements are the expiration dates for various Confirmation Of Permanent Residence (IRAs) that a person might have already filed. Additionally, Chinese authorities desire to see that the April 21st deadline for applying for an EAD 2 green card does not come too soon. On these particular dates, the Chinese government will require those who would like to remain current with their immigration paperwork to enroll in the FIC Plus or FICGP program.

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In addition to the April 21 deadline, there are several other set deadlines associated with Chinese immigration visa applications chart. Among those is the deadline for filing the final application for these files. An individual who completes the final action chart on time will be allowed to apply for the permanent resident card without waiting for the ESOL results. The chart is referred to as the final action chart because the applicant will be required to apply for the card based on the information that is in the chart, not based on whatever questions the immigration officer might ask.

The next deadline comes in the form of the deadline for returning the fingerprints necessary for processing of an immigrant visa. This is the so-called “priority date” for an F-1 Chinese worker. The Chinese government has specifically instructed that those who wish to visit China must submit fingerprints by a specific time, which is specified on the document that is issued by the Chinese Embassy. If the fingerprints are submitted after this specific date, it is said that the applicant is not qualified to work in China. Those who do submit fingerprints before the April 21st deadline will still be eligible for the EAD2 green card but will not receive it if they later apply for another EAD2.