Visa approvals for family preference categories fall signifcantly in FY 2017 | Immigration Policy Tracking Project

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Date Announced
Jan. 4, 2018
Reuters, analyzing USCIS data, reports that the number of immigrant visas in the family preference categories fell in FY 2017, to the lowest levels in more than a decade, with just over 540,800 approvals. The change is reportedly due to an overall slowdown in adjudications and increase in denials of immigrant visa petitions. [ID #703]
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Effective Date of Change
Jan. 4, 2018

Status: Reported

Type of Action: Change in Practice

Subject Matter: Immigrant Visas: Family-Based

Agencies Affected: USCIS

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