A complete breakdown of employment-based visa categories, the step-by-step process, and the challenges applicants face in 2026.
Employment-based visas are the foundational mechanism through which the United States admits foreign nationals for work purposes, ranging from temporary specialty occupation roles to permanent lawful residence. For employers and foreign professionals navigating this system, understanding the structure, categories, and procedural stages of employment-based visas is essential to building effective immigration strategies. This guide breaks down what employment-based visas are, how the five immigrant preference categories work, what the step-by-step process looks like, and what challenges applicants and sponsors face in 2025 and 2026. Services Tech Review has compiled the most current, research-backed information to help readers approach this topic with clarity and confidence.
An employment-based visa is a legal authorization that permits a foreign national to work in the United States, either temporarily or permanently, based on their occupational qualifications, employer sponsorship, or individual distinction in a professional field. The U.S. immigration system maintains two distinct tracks within this category: nonimmigrant (temporary) work visas and immigrant (permanent) employment-based visas, commonly known as EB green cards.
Temporary employment-based visa classifications permit employers to hire and petition for foreign nationals for specific jobs for limited periods of time. Common nonimmigrant categories include the H-1B for specialty occupation professionals, the L-1 for intracompany transferees, and the O-1 for individuals with extraordinary ability. In contrast, the immigrant track encompasses the EB-1 through EB-5 preference categories, each designed to provide a pathway to lawful permanent residence tied to the applicant's skills, qualifications, or investment capacity.
One of the key principles guiding the U.S. immigration system has been admitting foreign workers with skills that are valuable to the U.S. economy. The employment-based green card framework enables U.S. employers to sponsor skilled foreign nationals for lawful permanent residence when there are no qualified, willing, and available U.S. workers, or where the applicant's expertise, achievements, or investment materially advance the national interest or U.S. economy. Unlike temporary employment visas, the employment-based green card confers lawful permanent resident status, granting the holder the right to live and work indefinitely anywhere in the United States, change employers freely, and pursue self-employment or retirement without losing immigration status.
Employment-based nonimmigrant visas remain essential to staffing critical roles across technology, healthcare, engineering, finance, education, research, manufacturing, and professional services. The sustained demand for foreign-born talent is reflected in labor market data: according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers reported approximately 7.4 million job openings in June 2025. This continued hiring need underscores why the employment-based visa system remains a central pillar of U.S. workforce strategy.
At the same time, the landscape has become significantly more complex. In 2025, there were important policy updates, changes in visa backlogs, and growing momentum toward modernizing the system. USCIS processing delays have reached a record backlog of 11.3 million cases as of August 2025, creating uncertainty for applicants across every category. For employers, adjudication standards continue to tighten, and compliance expectations are higher than ever. Understanding this environment is not merely useful; it is operationally critical for both employers and foreign nationals planning their next steps.
Policy shifts in late 2025 and into 2026 have further altered the landscape. From new fee structures to travel restrictions and changes to how adjustment of status is treated administratively, employers entered 2026 navigating a dramatically altered environment that has reshaped how organizations plan for talent mobility and introduced new compliance risks and operational challenges.
The employment-based immigration system, while structured and well-defined, presents significant challenges for both sponsoring employers and foreign national applicants. Understanding these obstacles is the first step toward managing them effectively.
Visa Backlogs and Per-Country Caps: The per-country caps, limiting any nation to no more than 7% of overall employment-based visas, create predictable backlogs for high-demand countries. In key categories such as EB-2 and EB-3, projected wait times for new applicants from India are generally estimated to exceed 10 to 15 years under current conditions. These country-specific caps have created extensive backlogs, forcing individuals from certain countries, primarily India and China, to wait much longer than average to receive their green cards simply because of their country of origin.
PERM Labor Certification Complexity: The PERM labor certification process is the most substantial procedural obstacle, because the process is lengthy, involves multiple stages, and requires careful strategizing to avoid mistakes along the way. The first step, which includes the prevailing wage determination, recruitment campaigns, and the adjudication of Form ETA-9089, can take 18 months to two years. Errors or insufficiencies in any stage can trigger audits or denials, requiring the process to restart.
Processing Delays Across Multiple Agencies: Processing durations vary widely depending on the preference category, country of chargeability, and workload across the Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Department of State. Delays may also occur due to visa bulletin retrogression, audit selection, or policy shifts.
Employer Compliance Risks: Both employers and foreign workers must maintain meticulous documentation throughout the employment-based immigration process. Organizations in multiple industries are now subject to more rigorous evaluations of their hiring processes and paperwork, making it essential for HR teams to prioritize compliance. The DOL has reserved the right to revoke any approved labor certification application at any time in the future if recruitment was not conducted satisfactorily.
Evolving Policy Uncertainty: The second half of 2025 and the first half of 2026 brought consequential policy shifts, including new fee structures, travel restrictions, and changes to visa issuance and green card processing. These changes have not only reshaped how organizations plan for talent mobility but also introduced new compliance risks, cost considerations, and operational challenges that continue to reverberate.
The employment-based visa system addresses these challenges through a structured, multi-phase process that gives employers and applicants defined procedural pathways and legal protections, including portability provisions, premium processing options, and concurrent filing opportunities that help manage delays where possible.
The U.S. government makes approximately 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas available each fiscal year for foreign nationals and their spouses and children who wish to immigrate to the United States based on their occupational skills. These visas are distributed across five preference categories, each with its own set of eligibility requirements.
EB-1: Priority Workers
The EB-1 category is reserved for individuals with extraordinary abilities, outstanding professors and researchers, and multinational executives or managers. This category is highly sought after because it often does not require labor certification and typically has shorter processing times. Applicants must demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim in their field, such as arts, sciences, education, business, or athletics.
EB-2: Advanced Degree Professionals and Exceptional Ability
Designed for individuals with advanced degrees or exceptional abilities in the arts, sciences, or business, the EB-2 category allows talented individuals to apply for a visa if they have a job offer and an advanced degree or its equivalent, or can demonstrate exceptional ability. Approximately 40,000 visas per year are allocated to this category. A notable subset of EB-2 is the National Interest Waiver (NIW), which allows certain applicants to self-petition without employer sponsorship if they can demonstrate their work is in the national interest.
EB-3: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers
The EB-3 category caters to skilled workers, professionals, and other workers, with requirements that are less stringent compared to EB-2. Approximately 40,000 visas per year are allocated here. Professionals are persons whose occupations require at least a four-year college or university degree, skilled workers are persons who have two years of job training or work experience, and unskilled workers are persons who will fill non-seasonal occupations that require less than two years of job training or work experience. All EB-3 applicants must obtain labor certification with the U.S. Department of Labor through the PERM process.
EB-4: Special Immigrants
The EB-4 visa is a specialized pathway to permanent residency for individuals who fall into unique employment-based classifications. This category supports special immigrants including religious workers, translators, broadcasters, and certain members of the U.S. government or armed forces who currently reside abroad. Approximately 10,000 visas per year are available in this category.
EB-5: Immigrant Investors
The EB-5 visa program is designed for immigrant investors who invest a minimum of $1,050,000 (or $800,000 in targeted employment areas) and create at least 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers. This category is particularly appealing to entrepreneurs and investors looking to establish a business presence in the U.S. or support major development projects. Approximately 10,000 visas per year are allocated to EB-5 investors.
The employment-based green card process typically involves three major steps: PERM labor certification, the I-140 immigrant petition, and the I-485 adjustment of status or consular processing. Each step has distinct requirements and timelines, and the overall process can span from under two years for low-demand country applicants in premium categories to well over a decade for applicants from high-demand countries in oversubscribed categories.
For most EB-2 and EB-3 applicants, the process begins with PERM labor certification, a document issued by the DOL that confirms no qualified U.S. worker is available to fill the offered position. The employer must demonstrate that no available U.S. workers can fill the position and that hiring the foreign national will not harm U.S. wages or working conditions. This stage includes a prevailing wage determination, a structured recruitment campaign, and the adjudication of Form ETA-9089. As of Q1 2025, the average processing time for PERM certifications is about 11 months, though the full first step can take 18 months to two years.
During recruitment, employers must conduct advertising in specific formats and maintain detailed records of all responses. If the DOL determines through an audit that the employer did not conduct recruitment in a satisfactory manner, it can require the employer to conduct additional supervised recruitment, or even require supervised recruitment for all future applications for a period of two years.
After PERM labor certification approval, the employer files Form I-140, the Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, with USCIS. The Form I-140 petition must be filed within 180 days of the PERM labor certification approval. This petition is the official immigrant petition on behalf of the worker and establishes that the employer has the financial ability to pay the offered wage and that the position is a legitimate, permanent job opportunity.
The I-140 petition must include evidence of the employer's ability to pay the proffered wage, such as tax returns, audited financial statements, and payroll records. The I-140 petition stage can take between 15 days to over a year, depending on whether the case is submitted through premium processing, which involves an additional expedite fee paid to USCIS. Approval of Form I-140 secures a priority date, usually the date the labor certification was filed, which determines when the applicant can move forward to the final stage.
After the I-140 petition is approved and an immigrant visa number is immediately available, there are two ways to apply for lawful permanent resident status. Applicants who are in the United States in lawful nonimmigrant status and have a visa number available may file Form I-485 to adjust status to lawful permanent resident. This step can include applications for work and travel authorization. If the applicant is outside the U.S., the case moves to the National Visa Center and then to a U.S. embassy or consulate for an immigrant visa interview.
The final stage, whether through adjustment of status or consular processing, can take anywhere from a few months to many years, depending on the worker's country of birth and the demand under the specific employment-based category. The Department of State publishes a monthly Visa Bulletin showing which priority dates are current for each country and category, and monitoring this bulletin is a critical planning tool for both employers and applicants.
Current law permits the concurrent filing of the immigrant visa petition and the application to adjust status, in which USCIS will adjudicate both applications at the same time. This option can be strategically beneficial when a visa number is immediately available, allowing applicants to secure interim work and travel authorization while their case is being processed.
The American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) allows certain employment-based green card applicants to change jobs while their Form I-485 is pending without restarting the entire green card process. AC21 job portability provisions enable applicants to retain the validity of their approved Form I-140 if the I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more and the new job offer is in the same or similar occupational classification as listed on the approved I-140. This provision primarily applies to EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 categories and gives experienced workers significantly more flexibility than the early stages of the process allow.
Whether you are an employer sponsoring a foreign national or a professional evaluating your immigration options, understanding the key elements of a well-managed employment-based visa strategy is critical. Success in this process hinges on proper labor certification, visa category selection, petition filing, and adherence to strict timelines and documentation standards.
Accurate Category Assessment
Understanding which category applies to your situation is the first critical step, because category selection determines eligibility, processing speed, and visa availability. Selecting the wrong category wastes time, resources, and opportunity costs that are difficult to recoup given the length of the process.
Thorough and Timely Documentation
Both employers and foreign workers must maintain meticulous documentation throughout the employment-based immigration process. This includes establishing a filing system that organizes recruitment records, financial statements, job descriptions, and all USCIS correspondence. Submitting complete, properly documented applications on the first attempt becomes essential when cases face extensive processing queues.
Proactive Visa Bulletin Monitoring
Monitoring monthly Visa Bulletin movements and filing as soon as eligible are critical to managing long queues in oversubscribed categories. Regularly checking the Visa Bulletin and USCIS updates helps applicants understand when they may be eligible to file for adjustment of status or receive final action on their green card application.
Advance Planning on PERM Timelines
Employers are encouraged to initiate the PERM process at least 12 to 18 months before an H-1B employee reaches the six-year limit to preserve eligibility for AC21-based extensions. Given that the PERM process alone can take up to two years, early action is fundamental to maintaining continuity of employment authorization.
Premium Processing Consideration
For the I-140 stage, premium processing guarantees a 15-calendar-day response for standard categories. Certain classifications such as EB-1C and EB-2 NIW operate under extended 45-calendar-day premium processing timelines. Employers and applicants should weigh the cost against the benefit of faster adjudication, particularly when visa numbers are approaching availability.
Legal Compliance Alignment
Treating immigration compliance as an ongoing process rather than a one-time filing is essential. Employers should expect continued focus on documentation consistency, payroll alignment, and site visit preparedness. HR teams, managers, and legal teams should stay aligned to reduce risk and prevent delays throughout the process.
The employment-based immigration system serves a wide range of organizations and workers, from multinational corporations transferring executives to healthcare systems sponsoring physicians to technology companies hiring engineers. The strategies employed at each stage of the process reflect the specific category and the applicant's country of chargeability.
Multinational Executive Pathways (EB-1C): Large organizations with international operations frequently use the EB-1C subcategory to transfer senior executives and managers from affiliated foreign entities to U.S. operations. This pathway does not require PERM labor certification, which significantly reduces timeline and procedural burden.
Self-Petition for Extraordinary Ability (EB-1A and EB-2 NIW): Individuals who have risen to the top of their profession, or whose work is in the national interest, may self-petition without employer sponsorship. For EB-1A applicants, sustained national or international acclaim must be demonstrated. For EB-2 NIW applicants, the benefit to the nation must outweigh the labor market protection offered by the standard certification process.
Employer-Sponsored Skilled Worker Routes (EB-2 and EB-3): The most common pathway for corporate sponsors involves filing PERM labor certifications for mid-level and senior professionals in technology, engineering, finance, and healthcare. Immigration counsel can help identify high-potential candidates and map out steps to strengthen their case over time, such as publishing scholarly work, assuming leadership roles, or pursuing overseas assignments. For some foreign national employees, this strategy could shave off a decade of waiting or more for their priority date to become current.
Labor Shortage Sector Sponsorship (EB-3): Industries experiencing ongoing labor shortages, such as hospitality, food service, manufacturing, construction, caregiving, logistics, and other essential sectors, frequently rely on the EB-3 category. Over 38,000 workers received EB-3 green cards in 2024, and labor demand continues to rise, making this pathway increasingly relevant for businesses that need consistent workforce pipelines.
Investment-Based Permanent Residency (EB-5): Entrepreneurs and investors use the EB-5 program as a direct route to permanent residency by meeting capital investment and job creation thresholds. This category requires demonstrating that investment funds are lawful and appropriately documented, and applicants must maintain compliance with USCIS requirements throughout the adjudication period.
Nonimmigrant-to-Immigrant Conversion: Many sponsored foreign nationals begin on temporary work visas such as the H-1B, L-1, or O-1 and subsequently transition to an immigrant category through employer sponsorship. In fact, most companies willing to sponsor someone for an H-1B are likely to eventually sponsor them for an immigrant visa. The transition requires careful coordination between the nonimmigrant status timeline and the immigrant petition process to avoid gaps in work authorization.
What distinguishes successful employment-based immigration strategies from unsuccessful ones is not merely choosing the right category, but executing each stage with precision, documentation rigor, and proactive planning informed by ongoing changes to USCIS and DOL adjudication standards.
Navigating the employment-based visa system effectively requires employers and foreign nationals to adopt deliberate, forward-looking practices. The following approaches reflect the operational realities of the current immigration environment.
Start the PERM Process Early: Employers should initiate labor certification at least 12 to 18 months before an H-1B employee reaches the six-year maximum to avoid gaps in status or eligibility. Given that PERM alone averages around 11 months as of 2025, and can extend to 18 months or more, delays in initiation are one of the most preventable sources of immigration disruption.
Maintain Comprehensive Documentation: Job duties, payroll records, organizational charts, and recruitment documentation should be current and accessible at all times. USCIS applies a strict standard on the employer's ability to pay the offered wage both at the time the petition is filed and at the time the foreign national is admitted. Any deterioration in the employer's financial condition between filing and visa issuance can result in petition revocation.
Monitor the Visa Bulletin Monthly: The Department of State publishes a monthly Visa Bulletin showing which priority dates are current for each country and category. Proactive tracking allows employers and applicants to time concurrent filings, secure interim work authorization, and avoid missed filing windows when priority dates advance.
Evaluate Premium Processing Strategically: Premium processing reduces I-140 adjudication times dramatically, from months to as few as 15 business days for standard categories. For cases where visa numbers are available and the applicant has time-sensitive needs, the premium processing fee is often a sound operational investment.
Understand AC21 Portability Before It Is Needed: Employees with pending I-485 applications should understand the conditions under which AC21 job portability applies before making any employer transitions. The new position must be in the same or similar occupational classification, and job title and duties are compared using Standard Occupational Classification codes. Planning for this scenario in advance avoids status disruption.
Conduct Internal Compliance Audits Proactively: In anticipation of potential agency site visits or audits, employers should conduct internal reviews of their employment-based visa practices, assessing sponsored employees' actual job duties, job locations, and compensation relative to the certified conditions. Having an action plan prepared in advance helps employers respond appropriately to unannounced site visits.
Align HR, Legal, and Management Stakeholders: One of the most consistent lessons from 2025 is that compliance is no longer passive. Employers should coordinate internally so that HR teams, managers, and legal counsel remain aligned on the status of all sponsored employees, upcoming deadlines, and policy changes that affect the workforce.
Despite the complexity of the process, employment-based visas deliver substantial and measurable benefits for both the foreign nationals who pursue them and the U.S. employers who sponsor them.
Pathway to Permanent Residence: The immigrant visa track provides a legally defined, structured pathway to lawful permanent resident status. Once obtained, the green card confers the right to live and work indefinitely anywhere in the United States, offering long-term stability that temporary visas cannot provide.
Access to Specialized Global Talent: The employment-based visa system gives U.S. employers structured access to a global talent pool for roles that domestic labor markets cannot fill. Employment-based nonimmigrant visas remain essential to staffing critical roles across technology, healthcare, engineering, finance, education, research, manufacturing, and professional services.
Retention and Workforce Continuity: For employers, sponsoring foreign nationals for permanent residence is a meaningful tool for talent retention. By investing in the green card process, organizations signal long-term commitment to their sponsored employees, which can reduce turnover in highly competitive talent markets.
Employer Credibility and Compliance Standing: Employers who manage the employment-based visa process with discipline build strong compliance records, which reduces risk exposure during DOL or USCIS audits and strengthens their ability to sponsor future candidates. Periodically reviewing internal policies and adapting strategies to account for evolving agency expectations is a competitive differentiator.
Work and Travel Authorization During Pending Applications: Applicants who file Form I-485 while their priority date is current can apply for interim work and travel authorization, allowing continued employment and international travel while the final adjudication is pending. This is particularly valuable during long adjustment of status waiting periods.
Flexibility Under AC21: The AC21 portability provisions give long-waiting applicants meaningful flexibility to pursue career advancement without losing their place in the green card queue, provided the move meets the same or similar occupational classification standard. This benefit materially reduces one of the most significant practical constraints on foreign professionals during the adjustment period.
Services Tech Review tracks developments across employment-based immigration with the goal of providing employers, HR professionals, foreign nationals, and legal teams with the context and analytical depth needed to make informed decisions. Rather than offering legal advice, the publication synthesizes regulatory updates, agency policy changes, Visa Bulletin movements, and procedural guidance into accessible, actionable content.
The employment-based visa process sits at the intersection of workforce strategy, legal compliance, and long-term talent planning. Services Tech Review's editorial approach treats this topic with the analytical rigor it demands, evaluating how shifts in USCIS adjudication standards, DOL audit activity, and legislative proposals affect real-world immigration strategies. The coverage encompasses both the nonimmigrant pathways, including the H-1B, L-1, and O-1, and the full immigrant preference category spectrum from EB-1 through EB-5, ensuring that readers at every stage of the process have a reliable, research-grounded resource to consult.
As the immigration landscape continues to evolve, Services Tech Review remains committed to tracking changes to premium processing fees, Visa Bulletin trends, policy memoranda, and Congressional proposals that affect the 140,000 employment-based visas issued each fiscal year, giving readers the information they need to plan ahead with confidence.
The employment-based immigration landscape will continue to evolve across regulatory, legislative, and technological dimensions. The Department of Homeland Security has signaled tougher criteria for employment-based green cards, particularly under the EB-1 and EB-2 categories. Applicants claiming extraordinary ability or requesting national interest waivers may need to meet higher evidence thresholds, including more detailed proof of professional achievement, recognition, and sustained impact in their fields.
On the legislative side, several proposals have circulated to address the structural inequities created by per-country caps. Bills focused on fairness in high-skilled immigration aim to treat all applicants equally rather than limiting any one country to 7% of green cards. These proposals have been debated for years but have not passed, largely due to competing political priorities. However, the growing economic pressure created by multi-decade backlogs for high-demand countries continues to fuel advocacy for reform.
The PERM labor certification process is moving gradually toward modernization, with pilot programs testing digital recruitment submissions. More forms can now be filed electronically, including Form I-140, and employers and attorneys can access case updates faster via the USCIS portal. These digitization efforts, while incremental, signal a broader trajectory toward faster communication and improved transparency in case management.
For employers and foreign professionals, the most actionable response to this environment remains consistent: start early, document thoroughly, monitor the Visa Bulletin monthly, align internal stakeholders, and treat immigration compliance as an ongoing organizational function rather than a periodic administrative task. As the system continues to tighten and scrutiny increases, those who approach the employment-based visa process with strategic discipline will be best positioned to achieve their immigration goals.
An employment-based visa is a U.S. immigration authorization that allows a foreign national to work in the United States based on their occupational qualifications, employer sponsorship, or extraordinary achievement. These visas fall into two tracks: nonimmigrant visas (temporary work authorizations such as the H-1B, L-1, and O-1) and immigrant visas (the EB-1 through EB-5 green card categories that lead to permanent residence). Services Tech Review covers both tracks to help employers and workers understand which pathway applies to their specific circumstances.
The five employment-based immigrant visa categories are EB-1 (priority workers, including those with extraordinary ability, outstanding researchers, and multinational executives), EB-2 (professionals with advanced degrees or exceptional ability), EB-3 (skilled workers, professionals, and other workers), EB-4 (special immigrants, including religious workers and certain international employees), and EB-5 (immigrant investors who contribute substantial capital and create at least 10 U.S. jobs). The U.S. makes approximately 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas available each fiscal year across these five categories.
There is no fixed duration for an employment-based green card application. While some applicants from low-demand countries may complete the process within 18 to 30 months, those from high-demand countries such as India or China often face multi-year waits due to per-country visa caps. In key categories such as EB-2 and EB-3, projected wait times for new applicants from India are generally estimated to exceed 10 to 15 years under current conditions. The overall timeline depends on the preference category, country of chargeability, and the processing workload at the DOL, USCIS, and the Department of State.
PERM labor certification is a document issued by the Department of Labor that is required for most EB-2 and EB-3 visa categories. It certifies that the employer conducted a genuine recruitment effort and that no qualified, willing U.S. worker is available to fill the position at the prevailing wage. The PERM process includes a prevailing wage determination, a structured advertising campaign, and the adjudication of Form ETA-9089. As of Q1 2025, the average PERM processing time is approximately 11 months, though the full stage can extend to two years when audit reviews are involved.
Form I-140, the Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, is the employer's formal request to USCIS to sponsor a foreign national for an employment-based immigrant visa. It must be filed within 180 days of PERM labor certification approval and demonstrates that the employer can pay the offered wage and that the worker is qualified for the position. Approval of the I-140 establishes a priority date, which determines when the applicant can proceed to adjustment of status or consular processing. Premium processing can reduce I-140 adjudication time to as few as 15 business days for standard categories.
Adjustment of status is the process by which a foreign national already present in the United States converts from a nonimmigrant status to lawful permanent resident status by filing Form I-485. This step is available once the I-140 is approved and an immigrant visa number is available based on the applicant's priority date and country of birth. If the applicant is outside the U.S., the alternative is consular processing through a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. Applicants filing Form I-485 can also apply for interim work and travel authorization while the application is pending.
The American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) allows employment-based green card applicants to change jobs while their Form I-485 is pending without restarting the entire green card process. To qualify, the I-485 must have been pending for 180 days or more, and the new position must be in the same or similar occupational classification as the approved I-140. This provision primarily applies to EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 categories. Job title and duties are compared using Standard Occupational Classification codes to determine whether the occupational similarity requirement is met.
Per-country caps limit any single country to receiving no more than 7% of the total annual employment-based visas. When demand from a single country exceeds that threshold, a backlog forms and excess approved petitions must wait until a visa becomes available within the 7% limit. This creates dramatically different wait times depending on the applicant's country of birth, not citizenship. Applicants from India and China face the longest backlogs due to consistently high application numbers relative to the country-specific allocation. As of August 2025, demand for employment-based immigrant visas remains exceptionally high, and the Visa Bulletin reflects only modest forward movement in most categories.
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