Immigration Reform and Current Visa Number Wait Time

An Immigrant on Immigration's primary objective is to share information with fellow migrants and hopefully assist individuals who either plan to or are in the process of legally migrating to the United States.

That said, one of the things I wanted to learn more about is how the immigration reform bill's path to citizenship proposal would affect approximately 4.7 million prospective migrants currently waiting eons to obtain a visa number.

So here are the facts:

The immigration reform bill, if passed, would create a path to citizenship for approximately 11 million illegal migrants. Importantly, the bill's passage does not disenfranchise individuals currently waiting for a visa.

President Obama proposes creating a mandate for individuals illegally in the US to undergo a process of paying taxes, learning English, background checks and paying a penalty before joining the legal migration queue like everyone else.

A copy of the proposed bill available here.

Visa Number Wait Continues

The June 2013 Visa Bulletin is out.

There hasn't been any progress on the F4 category as the NVC is processing applicants with a May 1, 2001, Priority Date. This is the same date published in the April 2013 Bulletin.

President Obama, in January 2013, said; "if you are a citizen, you shouldn't have to wait years before your family is able to join you in America."

We will have to wait and see how the immigration reform bill addresses this.

Immigration Facts, Numbers & Reform Bill

Immigration reform is a hot topic at the moment. Check out my article on US Immigration Facts and Figures.

Also, the New York Times, on May 11, 2013, published a link to the proposed immigration reform bill. You may view it here if you are interested.