{"id":12429,"date":"2021-08-19T21:41:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T14:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/?p=12429"},"modified":"2021-09-20T21:41:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T14:41:38","slug":"update-the-us-eb-5-visa-bulletin-for-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/update-the-us-eb-5-visa-bulletin-for-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Update the US EB-5 visa bulletin for September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On August 13, the <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">U.S. Department of State<\/a><\/span><\/strong> released the September 2021 Visa Bulletin, the 12th and final Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The priority date of the visa interview for Vietnam under the EB-5 visa bulletin category is marked &#8220;C&#8221; (current), which means that the application is being processed at the moment. Meanwhile, the EB-5 investment through the regional center is marked &#8220;U&#8221; (Unauthorized), which means it is not available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12436 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19.08_1200x630-3.png\" alt=\"Update the US EB-5 visa bulletin for September 2021\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19.08_1200x630-3.png 1200w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19.08_1200x630-3-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19.08_1200x630-3-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19.08_1200x630-3-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19.08_1200x630-3-24x13.png 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19.08_1200x630-3-32x17.png 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19.08_1200x630-3-48x25.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stream<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Other areas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Chinese mainland<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>El Salvador Guatemala Honduras<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Idia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mexico<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Philippines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Vietnam<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EB-1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EB-2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01JUL18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01SEP11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EB-3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">08JAN19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01JAN14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unskilled labour<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01FEB10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01JAN14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EB-4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15MAR19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01MAR20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special religious labor<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15MAR19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">01MAR20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EB-5 direct investment<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22NOV15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EB-5 investment through Center Regional<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>The priority date for EB-5 visa interview for Vietnamese investors August 2021<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, the EB-5 program to immigrate to the US through the Regional Center expired on June 30, 2021, so the program is temporarily suspending visa issuance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the U.S. Congress renews the EB-5 regional center program before the end of September 2021, the deadlines for regional center cases will match those for non-regional center cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full-year immigrant visas for the fiscal year 2022 can increase to 290,000 applications<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12430 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/investment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/investment.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/investment-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/investment-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/investment-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/investment-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/investment-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/investment-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to information from the US State Department:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employment-based immigrant visa for the fiscal year 2021 is 262,288, an increase of 68%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employment-based immigrant visa limit for the fiscal year 2020 is 156,253<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This dramatic increase is due to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impact of Covid-19 on green card processing in both State Department and USCIS<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slowing down of family immigrant visa processing since 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) guidance regarding the use and limitations of immigrant visas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on current processing rates, it is likely that there will be a large number of unused immigrant visas in the fiscal year 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The State Department has also publicly predicted that the Employment-based immigrant visa cap for the fiscal year 2022 will be even higher, possibly at least 290,000 Employment-based immigrant visas, an 11 percent increase from 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>USCIS is still working hard to process I-526 and I-829 petitions despite the program&#8217;s expiration<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USCIS said it is trying to process as many applications as possible in the final weeks of the fiscal year 2021. In addition, USCIS is also actively issuing many priority policies regarding backlog handling, the processing time is prolonged, reducing the complicated request procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12433\" src=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IAB2-INVESTMENT-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IAB2-INVESTMENT-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IAB2-INVESTMENT-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IAB2-INVESTMENT-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IAB2-INVESTMENT-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IAB2-INVESTMENT-1-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IAB2-INVESTMENT-1-32x21.jpg 32w, https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IAB2-INVESTMENT-1-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specifically, the data of September 2021 on processing applications is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Form I-526:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The approval rate reached 85%. I-526 petition processing time (without China): 32- 55.5 months. About 50% of applications are processed within 32 months.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Form I-829:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The approval rate reached 94%. I-829 petition processing time: 32.5 \u2013 63 months. About 50% of applications are processed within 32.5 months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with the program officially returning to the $500,000 mark, the EB-5 US immigration program continues to be considered the safest way to get a US green card, so that children can enjoy top education and investors will be able to participate in the large business market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portico &amp; Bridge is an immigration consulting group with many years of experience in US immigration. Our team of more than 50 professionals worldwide is always happy to assist you. Call us now at 0909.898.758.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portico &amp; Bridge<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. \u201cYour Children We Care\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 13, the U.S. Department of State released the September 2021 Visa Bulletin, the 12th and final Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year 2021. The priority date of the visa interview for Vietnam under the EB-5 visa bulletin category is marked &#8220;C&#8221; (current), which means that the application is being processed at the moment. &#8230; <a title=\"Update the US EB-5 visa bulletin for September 2021\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/update-the-us-eb-5-visa-bulletin-for-september-2021\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Update the US EB-5 visa bulletin for September 2021<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":12436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[358],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-countries-immigration"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12429"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12439,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12429\/revisions\/12439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}