Purpose:
* To take advantage of the opportunity to file in advanced to get the benefits associated with the green cards.
* Every day there is always new information being updated 
2 Recent Development changes
* The Family Category: Jan 15 2008 was advanced by 4 weeks 
* The Family 2A category: spouse, children under the age of 21 advanced by 6 weeks to April 15, 2014
* The Family 2B category- green card holders- advanced by 3 weeks Jan 15, 2004
* Brothers and Sisters of US Citizens advanced by 3 weeks Feb 8th 2003.
* 1st preference which are property workers are current
* 2nd preference is for advanced degree holders except for India Moved to May 2005
* 3rd preference is for the prof and skilled workers March 8, 2004
* 4th preference is for the religious workers but is currently unavailable because category requires extension from the congress

Problems:
* Is a nuanced because of the fiscal year and all of the new visas get dumped into the classification 
* Interesting to see retrogression at the beginning of the fiscal year 
* This is the First Visa Bulletin that was reported in the new fiscal year.
Process of Visa Bulletin Has Changed:
* Changed for the best and has brought good news into people who have been caught in the very long visa backlogs process
* Every Month get Bulletin has a second chart which shows how to file the 485, it may not help everybody.
* The process before was that you got sent a letter stating that you got approved 
* Then you are supposed to wait until the visa number becomes available - and you can file the 485 only when the visa number becomes available
History 
* Nov 2014 President Obama made an announcement about what are called executive actions
* Memoranda that were put out by the president
o 1 modernization and esteemed lining of the legal immigration systems for the 21st cent. On Nov 21st 2014 document was promulgated
o Just modified a procedure that was already in place, which is why it's an executive action as opposed to a formal rule which requires a formal rule making process, where there is a publication of a rule in the Federal register, and then a 60 day rule making process where people can give comments.
o DOS USCIS designed a new chart that is split into 2 separate categories
o AFAD- (Applications for Final Action Date) - which is the date when DOS or USCIS may render a final decision on the applications (i.e. approve the grant of permanent residency because an immigrant visa number is available). This chart contains the same "cut-off" data that has historically been published in the Visa Bulletin.
o DFA (Date for Filing Applications) - really good notifies individuals when they can allow to make filings earlier so in advance of the actual priority. It also gives people time to start gathering their documents in advance and getting their documents into the government.
o DFA is essentially ahead of AFAD.
What do you get when you file?
* Work authorization, advance parole if you're entitled, the ability to use AC-21 mobility. 
* 180 day clock start ticking toward the ability to move into a new position in the same or similar occupations. Starts towards AC-21
* Child Status Protection Act Benefit- the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) amended the Immigration Nationality Act (INA) by changing who qualifies as a child for purposes of immigrant. This permits certain beneficiaries (see the glossary for a definition of the term "beneficiary") to retain classification as a "child," even if he or she has reached the age of 21.
o Calculations of certain categories of months saved:
o F1- 14.5 months before the priority date us actually current
o F2- India 10.5 months 
o F2B- India 17.5 months 
o F3rd India- 10.25 months
o F4th in India- 11.75 months
o EB1- Current
o EB2- 62 month spread to file very early 
o EB3= 15.75 
o EB4= current