According to American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), on March 16, 2012, at the AILA Midwest Regional Conference in Chicago, Mr. Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of Visa Control and Reporting at Department of State, informed participants that he will likely retrogress India and China-mainland born EB-2 cut-off dates to around August 2007, effective with either the May or June 2012 Visa Bulletin. He also mentioned that he projects that all EB-1 visas available in FY2012 will be used this year, resulting in no "spilldown" to EB-2.

　　Free Immigration Seminars in Five Cities on Saturday March 31

　　National immigration law firm Zhang & Associates, P.C., is offering free immigration seminars on Saturday March 31, 2012 in five cities’ offices respectively. Our senior attorneys will present the fundamentals of immigration law and discuss:

　　1. F-1 visa and related employment issues

　　2. H-1B visa, Quota and Strategies

　　3. National Interest Waiver Green Card – Even a Master degree can get approval

　　4. EB-1B and EB-1A Green Card for achieved scholars

　　5. Green Card strategic plans for students and scholars

　　Date and time of the seminars:

　　Silicon Valley, CA

　　Time: 10:00am ~ 12:00pm PDT, Sat. March 31, 2012

　　Presenter: Attorney Jerry Zhang

　　Email: jzhang@hooyou.com

　　Address: 2225 E. Bayshore Road Suite 200

　　Palo Alto, CA 94303

　　New York, NY

　　Time: 10:00am ~ 12:00pm EDT, Sat. March 31, 2012.

　　Presenter: Attorney Joe Zhou

　　Email: jzhou@hooyou.com

　　Address: 14 Penn Plaza

　　225 West 34th Street, Suite 1400

　　New York, NY 10122

　　Houston, TX

　　Time: 10:00am ~ 12:00pm CDT, Sat. March 31, 2012.

　　Presenter: Attorney Jane Xu

　　Email: jxu@hooyou.com

　　Address: 9999 Bellaire Blvd, Suite 920

　　Houston, TX 77036

　　Los Angeles, CA

　　Time: 10:00am ~ 12:00pm PDT, Sat. March 31, 2012.

　　Presenter: Attorney Daqin Zhang

　　Email: dzhang@hooyou.com

　　Address: 70 S. Lake Ave, suite 920

　　Pasadena, CA 91101

　　Chicago, IL

　　Time: 2:00pm ~ 4:00pm CDT, Sat. March 31, 2012

　　Presenter: Attorney Annie Yang

　　Email: ayang@hooyou.com

　　Address: 121 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1260

　　Chicago, IL 60601

　　The presentation will be conducted in English with an English PowerPoint slideshow. If you are interested in the seminar, you may register the seminar free of charge by clicking the following link:

　　http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e5m8alyigyrhwxxw/start