As stated in the MIGblog post of October 25, 2018, the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") sets annual worldwide and per-country numerical limits on employment-based and family-sponsored immigrant visas. These visas are supply-side "products," allocated on a first-come, first-served basis (in sequential order, based upon applicants' priority dates). The November 2018 Visa Bulletin is issued on the basis of reported demand received from the DOS (visa applicants) and the CI

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets annual worldwide and per-country numerical limits on employment-based and family-sponsored immigrant visas. These visas are supply-side "products," allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The November 2018 Visa Bulletin is issued on the basis of reported demand received from State (visa applicants) and Homeland Security (adjustment applicants) by October 5, 2018. This month's bulletin shows continued backlogs (demand > sup