The September Visa Bulletin has some good news for third category employment based green cards. The current priority date for the third category as of September 1, 2010 is now December 2004. The third category refers to skilled workers (2 years experience or more) and professionals (bachelor’s degree or equivalent is needed for qualification for the job offered). Other workers (less than 2 years experience needed for the job offered to qualify) are also under the third category for employment based green card sponsorship.
While the date of December 2004 sounds horribly delayed (we are now in August 2010), please note that last month (August 2010), the priority date was June 2004. The priority date in July 2010 for third category employment based green cards was August 2003. It is not uncommon in the past to see the date remain the same as time goes on. So we are seeing movement, which is why we say there is good news.
For a recent version of the visa bulletin, please go to www.needimmigrationhelp.com, under Useful Resources.