Department of State April 2022 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the April Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the family- and employment-based priority dates. USCIS has yet to confirm whether, in March 2022, it will accept adjustment of status applications for family- and employment-based petitions based on Dates for Filing or Final Action Dates.. 

With respect to Final Action Dates, EB-1 China and EB-1 India will both remain current. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability will remain current. EB-2 China will remain unchanged at March 1, 2019, and EB-2 India will move forward over two months to July 8, 2013. All EB-3 categories except India and China will remain current. EB-3 China will remain unchanged at March 22, 2018, and EB-3 India will remain unchanged at January 15, 2012. 

The EB-5 Regional Center program has been reauthorized by Congress and certain Regional Center Program aspects of this legislation go into effect 60 days after the date of the reauthorization.  As a result, this category will not be available for April 2022. Final action dates for the EB-5 Non-Regional Center program will remain  current for all countries of chargeability. 

With respect to Application Filing Dates, all categories will remain unchanged from March 2022 with the exception of EB-2 India, which advances on year to September 1, 2014.

State Department October 2021 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the October Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. USCIS has advised that, in October 2021, it will accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on Dates for Filing. 

With respect to Final Action Dates, EB-1 China and EB-1 India will both remain current. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability will remain current. EB-2 China will remain unchanged at July 1, 2018 and EB-2 India will remain unchanged at September 1, 2011. All EB-3 categories except India and China will remain current. EB-3 China will remain at January  8, 2019, and EB-3 India will remain at January 1, 2014.

The EB-5 Regional Center program has not been reauthorized by Congress.  As a result, this category will not be available for September 2021. Final action dates for the EB-5 Non-Regional Center program remain current for all countries of chargeability except China, which will remain at  November 15, 2015, and Vietnam, which will remain current. 

With respect to Application Filing Dates, all categories will remain unchanged from September except EB-3 China, which retrogresses over five months to January 15, 2019.  EB-2 India advances over seven months to July 8, 2012, and EB-3 India and “Other Workers” retrogress over two months to January 8, 2014.

State Department July 2021 Visa Bulletin

The Department of State has released the July Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. USCIS has advised that, in July 2021, it will continue to accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on final action dates. 

With respect to Final Action Dates, EB-1 China and EB-1 India will both remain current. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability will remain current. EB-2 China will advance seven months to December 1, 2017 and EB-2 India will advance seven months to June 1, 2011. All EB-3 categories except India and China will remain current. EB-3 China will advance four months  to January  1, 2019, and EB-3 India will advance over one year to January  1, 2013.

The EB-5 Regional Center program has not yet been reauthorized by Congress.  As a result, this category will not be available for July 2021. Final action dates for the EB-5 Non-Regional Center program remain current for all countries of chargeability except China, which will move forward two months to November 18, 2015, and Vietnam, which will advance two years to April 15, 2020. 

With respect to Application Filing Dates, EB-1 China and EB-1 India will remain current. EB-2 China will move forward six months to July 1, 2018. EB-3 China will move forward six months to July 1, 2019. EB-2 India will advance four months to December 1, 2011, and EB-3 India will advance one month to February 1, 2014. All other categories (with the exception of the “Other Workers”, EB-4 special immigrants, and “Certain Religious Workers” categories) will remain unchanged from June.

Department of State May 2021 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the May Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. USCIS has advised that, in May 2021, it will continue to accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on the May Bulletin’s final action dates. 

With respect to Final Action Dates, EB-1 China and EB-1 India will both remain current. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability will remain current. EB-2 China will advance two and half months to December 1, 2016 and EB-2 India will advance three months to August 1, 2010. All EB-3 categories except India and China will remain current. EB-3 China will advance two months to May 15, 2018, and EB-3 India will advance five months to February 1, 2011.

The EB-5 Regional Center program has been reauthorized by Congress until mid-2021.  As a result, final action dates remain current for March for all countries of chargeability except for China, which remains  subject to an August 15, 2015 final action date, and for Vietnam, which advances over two months to a February 15, 2018  final action date. Final action dates for the EB-5 Non-Regional Center program remain current for all countries of chargeability except China, which will remain unchanged at August 15, 2015, and Vietnam, which will advance over two months to February 15, 2018. 

With respect to Application Filing Dates, EB-1 China and EB-1 India will remain current. EB-2 China will move forward six  months to July 1, 2017. EB-3 China will move forward one  month to September 1, 2018. All other categories (with the exception of the “Other Workers”, EB-4 special immigrants, and “Certain Religious Workers” categories) will remain unchanged from April. 

State Department February 2021 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the February 2021 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. USCIS has advised that, in February 2021, it will continue to accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on the February Bulletin’s final action dates. 

With respect to Final Action Dates, all countries of chargeability, except India and China, will remain current. EB-1 China and EB-1 India will advance four months to January 1, 2020. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability will remain current. EB-2 China will advance two weeks  to June 15, 2016 and EB-2 India will advance four days to October 12, 2009. All EB-3 categories except India and China will remain current. EB-3 China will advance two weeks to January 1, 2018, and EB-3 India will advance ten days to April 1, 2010. 

The EB-5 Regional Center program has been reauthorized by Congress until mid-2021.  As a result, final action dates  have become current for January for all countries of chargeability except for China, which is  subject to an August 15, 2015 final action date, and for Vietnam, which is subject to an October 1, 2017  final action date. Final action dates for the EB-5 Non-Regional Center program remain current for all countries of chargeability except China, which will remain unchanged at August 15, 2015, and Vietnam, which will advance two weeks to October 1 , 2017. 

With respect to Application Filing Dates, all categories (with the exception of the “Other Workers”, EB-4 special immigrants, and “Certain Religious Workers” categories) will remain unchanged from January.

Department of State October 2020 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the October 2020 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. As of today, September 24, 2020, USCIS has not yet advised whether, in October 2020, it will once again accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on the bulletin’s Final Action Dates, as it has in recent months.

With respect to Employment Based (EB) Final Action Dates, all EB-1 countries of chargeability, except India and China, will remain current. EB-1 China and EB-1 India will advance three months to June 1, 2018. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability remain current. EB-2 China will advance one and a half months to March 1, 2016 and EB-2 India will advance just under two months to September 1, 2009, respectively. All EB-3 categories except India and China will become current. EB-3 China will advance four and a half months to July 1, 2017, and EB-3 India will advance three and a half months to January 15, 2010.

As the EB-5 Regional Center program is set to sunset on September 30, 2020, the category will be unavailable in October pending reauthorization of the program by Congress. Should the program be reauthorized for FY2021, final action dates would immediately become current for October for all countries of chargeability except for China, which would be subject to an August 15, 2015 final action date and Vietnam which would be subject to an August 1, 2017 final action date. Final action dates for the EB-5 Non-Regional Center program, which will not be affected, remain current for all countries of chargeability except China and Vietnam, which will remain unchanged at August 15, 2015 and August 1, 2017 respectively.

With regards to Employment Based Application Filing Dates, all EB-1 countries of chargeability, except India and China, will remain current. EB-1 China and EB-1 India will advance by over two years to September 1, 2020. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability remain current. EB-2 China will advance two months to October 1, 2016, and EB-2 India will advance almost two years to May 15, 2011. All EB-3 categories except India and China will become current. EB-3 China will advance thirteen months to June 1, 2018, and EB-3 India will advance just under five years to January 1, 2015. EB-5 dates will remain unchanged from the September 2020 visa bulletin.

As part of the October visa bulletin, the Department of State includes projections for final action date movement through the month of January. We include these projections below, noting that the actual determination of final action dates is subject to change based on applicant demand.

EB-1:

• Worldwide: expected to remain current

• China: rapid forward movement projected

• India: rapid forward movement projected

EB-2

• Worldwide: expected to remain current

• China: rapid forward movement projected

• India: rapid forward movement projected

EB-3:

• Worldwide: expected to remain current

• China: rapid forward movement projected

• India: rapid forward movement projected

• Philippines: likely to remain at the Worldwide date (current)

EB-5:

• Worldwide: expected to remain current

• China: no forward movement projected

• Vietnam: limited forward movement projected

Department of State September 2020 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the September 2020 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. USCIS has advised that, in September 2020, it will once again accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on the bulletin’s Final Action Dates, as it did in August.

With respect to Employment Based (EB) Final Action Dates, all EB-1 countries of chargeability, except India and China, will remain current. EB-1 China and EB-1 India will advance three weeks to March 1, 2018. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability remain current. EB-2 China and EB-2 India will remain unchanged at January 15, 2016 and July 8, 2009, respectively. All EB-3 categories except India and China will remain unchanged at April 1, 2019, and EB-3 China and EB-3 India will remain unchanged at February 15, 2017 and October 1, 2009, respectively. All EB-5 countries of chargeability except China and Vietnam will remain current. EB-5 China will advance one week to August 15, 2015, while EB-5 Vietnam will advance by just over one week to August 1, 2017.

All Employment Based Application Filing Dates remain unchanged from the August 2020 visa bulletin.

State Department Announces Phased Resumption of Routine Consular Visa Services

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has updated its website to indicate that U.S. embassies and consulates will begin resuming routine consular services in a phased approach that will occur on a post-by-post basis. The update states that “As post-specific conditions improve, our missions will begin providing additional services, culminating eventually in a complete resumption of routine visa services.”

The DOS notes, however, that it is not able to provide specifics dates for when each consular post will resume specific visa services or when they will again be able to resume processing at full, pre-COVID levels, as these will largely be dictated by local conditions. All posts will continue to provide emergency and mission critical services consistent with what has been provided since the suspension of routine visa services in March 2020.

For further information on the specific services being offered by a consular post, individuals should check that post’s website. Finally, the announcement confirms that the resumption of routine visa services is still limited by the COVID-19 Proclamations, including those restricting travel from certain countries and those put in place under the guise of protecting the U.S. labor market.

D&S will continue to monitor this developing situation and provide updates as they become available.

Department of State July 2020 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the July 2020 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. USCIS has advised that, in July 2020, it will once again accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on the bulletin’s Final Action Dates.

With respect to Employment Based (EB) Final Action Dates, all EB-1 countries of chargeability, except India and China, will remain current. EB-1 China will advance one week to August 22, 2017 and EB-1 India will advance eleven months to May 8, 2017. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability remain current. EB-2 China will advance one week to November 8, 2015, and EB-2 India will advance just under a month to July 8, 2009. All EB-3 categories except India and China will advance five months and one week to April 15, 2018. EB-3 China will advance one week to June 22, 2016, and EB-3 India will advance two months to June 1, 2009. EB-5 India will become current, and all other EB-5 countries of chargeability, except China and Vietnam, will remain current. EB-5 China will advance one week to July 22, 2015, while EB-5 Vietnam will advance three weeks to May 15, 2017.

With respect to Employment Based Application Filing Dates, EB-3 and EB-5 categories remain unchanged from June. EB-1 Filing Dates for all countries of chargeability, except China and India, will remain current. EB-1 China will advance once month to November 1, 2017, and EB-1 India will advance four and a half months to August 1, 2017. With the exception of India and China, Application Filing Dates for all EB-2 countries of chargeability remain current. EB-2 China will remain unchanged at August 1, 2016, and EB-2 India will advance one and a half months to August 15, 2009.

Department of State May 2020 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the May 2020 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. USCIS has advised that in May 2020, it will once again accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on the May Bulletin’s final action dates, as it did in April. For family based petitions, adjustment of status applications will be accepted based on dates of filing, except for the F2A category, which will be based on final action dates.

With respect to Employment Based (EB) Final Action Dates, all EB-1 countries of chargeability, except India and China, will become current. EB-1 China will advance five weeks to July 15, 2017 and EB-1 India will advance three months to August 1, 2015. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability remain current. EB-2 China will advance one month to October 1, 2015, and EB-2 India will advance one week to June 2, 2009. All EB-3 categories except India and China will remain unchanged at January 1, 2017. EB-3 China will advance one month to May 15, 2016, and EB-3 India will advance over a month to March 1, 2009.

EB-5 Non-Regional Center and EB-5 Regional Center Final Action Dates remain current with the exception of China, India, and Vietnam. EB-5 China will advance one and a half months to July 1, 2015, while EB-5 India will advance nine months to October 1, 2019, and EB-5 Vietnam will advance over a month and a half to April 1, 2017.

With respect to Employment Based (EB) Application Filing Dates, dates for EB-1, EB-2 and EB-5 categories remain unchanged from April. Filing dates for all EB-3 countries of chargeability, except India and China, will advance three months to April 1, 2019. EB-3 China and India will remain unchanged at March 1, 2017 and February 1, 2010, respectively.

Department of State March 2020 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the March 2020 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. Today, February 19, 2020, USCIS advised that in March 2020, it will once again accept adjustment of status applications for both employment-based and family-based petitions based on the March Bulletin’s application filing dates, with the exception of F2A, which can rely on Final Actions dates to determine filing eligibility. In addition, USCIS has instructed that because Vietnam is not listed on the Dates for Filing chart, adjustment applicants from Vietnam should use the worldwide dates for determining filing eligibility.

With respect to Employment Based (EB) Final Action Dates, all EB-1 countries of chargeability, except India and China, will advance three months to March 1, 2019. EB-1 China will advance one week to June 1, 2017 and EB-1 India will advance 2 months to March 1, 2015. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability remain current. EB-2 China will advance one month to August 15, 2015, and EB-2 India will advance by just three days to May 22, 2009. All EB-3 categories except India and China will have a priority date of January 1, 2017 imposed starting in March (all, with the exception of the Philippines, had been current prior to this). EB-3 China will advance 15 weeks to March 22, 2016, EB-3 India will advance one week to January 5, 2009.

EB-5 Non-Regional Center and EB-5 Regional Center Final Action Dates remain current with the exception of China, India and Vietnam. EB-5 China advanced 5.5 months to May 15, 2015, EB-5 India advanced just under two months to October 22, 2018, and EB-5 Vietnam advanced one month to January 15, 2017.

With respect to Application Filing Dates most categories remain unchanged with the exception of EB-5 China with progressed seven months to December 15, 2015.

Department of State February 2020 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the February 2020 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. As of today, January 22, 2020, USCIS has not yet advised whether, in February 2020, it will once again accept adjustment of status applications for both employment-based and family-based petitions based on the February Bulletin’s application filing dates, as it has for most categories for the past few months.

With respect to Final Action Dates, all EB-1 countries of chargeability, except India and China, will advance two months to December 1, 2018. EB-1 China and EB-1 India will remain unchanged at May 22, 2017 and January 1, 2015 respectively. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability remain current. EB-2 China will advance two weeks to July 15, 2015, and EB-2 India will advance by just one day to May 19, 2009. EB-3 China will advance one month to January 1, 2016, EB-3 India will advance one week to January 8, 2009, and EB-3 Philippines will advance two and a half months to June 1, 2018. All other EB-3 countries of chargeability will remain current.

In December 2019, President Trump signed a law extending the EB-5 Regional Center Program through September 30, 2020. As such, EB-5 Non-Regional Center and EB-5 Regional Center final action dates are current with the exception of China, India and Vietnam. EB-5 China is backlogged at December 1, 2014, EB-5 India at September 1, 2018, and EB-5 Vietnam at December 15, 2016.

Application Filing Dates will remain unchanged from January 2020.

Department of State December 2019 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the December 2019 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. As of today, November 20, 2019, USCIS has not yet advised whether, in December 2019, it will once again accept adjustment of status applications for both employment-based and family-based petitions based on the December Bulletin’s application filing dates, as it has for the past two months.

With respect to Final Action Dates, all EB-1 countries of chargeability, except India and China, will advance one and a half months to July 15, 2018. EB-1 China will progress three and a half months to May 15, 2017, and EB-1 India will remain unchanged at January 1, 2015. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability remain current. EB-2 China will advance three months and a week to June 22, 2015, and EB-2 India will advance by only 2 days to May 15, 2009. All EB-3 countries of chargeability besides India, China, and the Philippines remain current. EB-3 China and India will remain unchanged at November 1, 2015 and January 1, 2009 respectively, while EB-3 Philippines will progress one month to March 1, 2018.

With respect to Application Filing Dates, all EB-1 countries of chargeability besides India and China will become current. EB-1 China and India will remain unchanged at September 1, 2017 and March 15, 2017 respectively. All EB-2 and EB-3 categories will remain unchanged from November.

The EB-5 Regional Center program is set to expire on November 21, 2019. Final action dates for this category have been listed as “Unavailable” for December. The final action dates for the EB-5 Non-Regional Center program, which will not be affected, will remain current with the exception of China, India, and Vietnam. EB-5 China will advance to November 15, 2014, while EB-5 India will advance to January 1, 2018, and EB-5 Vietnam will advance to December 1, 2016. If there is legislative action extending the categories for FY2020, the final action dates for the EB-5 Regional Center program would immediately become “Current” for December for all countries, except China, India, and Vietnam, which would match the Non-Regional Center dates. The EB-5 filing dates for all countries remain current, with the exception of EB-5 China, which will advance to May 15, 2015.

Department of State November 2019 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the November 2019 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. As of today, October 18, 2019, USCIS has advised that, in November 2019, it will once again accept adjustment of status applications for both employment-based and family-based petitions based on the November Bulletin’s application filing dates for all categories except for the F2A family-based category, which may file based on final action dates. As Vietnam is not listed on the “Dates for Filing” chart, adjustment applicants from Vietnam should use the worldwide dates found in the “All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed” column. All Application Filing Dates categories remain unchanged from October 2019.

As for Final Action Dates, all EB-1 categories, except India and China, will advance to June 1, 2018. EB-1 China will advance three months to February 1, 2017, and EB-1 India will remain unchanged at January 1, 2015. With the exception of India and China, all EB-2 countries of chargeability will remain current. EB-2 China will advance by two and a half months to March 15, 2015, and EB-2 India will advance by one day to May 13, 2009. All EB-3 countries of chargeability besides India, China, and the Philippines will remain current. EB-3 China and India will remain unchanged, while the Philippines will advance three and a half months to February 1, 2018. 

The EB-5 Regional Center program has been extended until November 21, 2019. Final action dates for this category will follow the EB-5 Non-Regional Center final action dates until November 22, 2019, when, if there is no legislative action extending the program for FY-2020, the EB-5 Regional Center final action dates would immediately become “Unavailable” for November for all countries. The final action dates for the EB-5 Non-Regional Center program, which will not be affected, will remain current with the exception of China, India, and Vietnam. EB-5 China will advance to November 1, 2014, while EB-5 India will advance to December 8, 2017, and EB-5 Vietnam will advance to November 15, 2016.

Department of State October 2019 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the October 2019 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. As of today, September 19, 2019, USCIS has advised that in October 2019 it will accept adjustment of status applications for both employment-based and family-based petitions based on the October Bulletin’s application filing dates for all categories except for the F2A family-based category, which may file based on final action dates. As Vietnam is not listed on the “Dates for Filing” chart, adjustment applicants from Vietnam should use the worldwide dates found in the “All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed” column.

With respect to Application Filing Dates, which will govern all filing dates for the month except for F2A, all EB-1 categories except China and India have advanced to July 1, 2019. EB-1 China retrogressed by a month to September 1, 2019, and EB-1 India retrogressed by six and a half months to March 15, 2017. All EB-2 and EB-3 countries of chargeability remain current, except for China and India. EB-2 China retrogressed to August 1, 2016 while EB-2 India advanced one month to July 1, 2009. EB-3 China advanced nine months to March 1, 2017 and EB-3 India retrogressed by two months to February 1, 2010. EB-5 dates remained current, except for EB-5 China which advanced to January 1, 2015.

With respect to Final Action Dates, all EB-1 categories, except India and China, have advanced to April 22, 2018. EB-1 China has advanced to November 1, 2016, and EB-1 India has become available once again, reverting to its July cut-off date of January 1, 2015. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability have become current, while EB-2 China has retrogressed by two years to January 1, 2015, and EB-2 India progressed by only 4 days to May 12, 2009. All EB-3 countries of chargeability besides India, China, and the Philippines have become current, while EB-3 China advanced to November 1, 2015, EB-3 India advanced three and a half years to January 1, 2009, and the Philippines advanced over a year to October 15, 2017.

As the EB-5 Regional Center program is set to sunset on September 30, 2019, the category will be unavailable in October pending reauthorization of the program by Congress. Should the program be reauthorized, final action dates would immediately become current for October for all countries of chargeability except for China, which would be subject to an October 22, 2014 final action date, India which would be subject to a November 22, 2017 final action date, and Vietnam which would be subject to an October 15, 2016 final action date. Final action dates for the EB-5 Non-Regional Center program, which will not be affected, remain current with the exception of China, India, and Vietnam. EB-5 China remains at October 22, 2014, while EB-5 India advanced to November 22, 2017, and EB-5 Vietnam advanced to October 15, 2016.

Department of State August 2019 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the August 2019 Visa Bulletin, which is currently in effect prior to the start of the month given increased visa demand in July. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates.

With respect to Final Action Dates, All EB-1 categories, except India, have retrogressed to July 1, 2016 and EB-1 India has retrogressed to January 1, 2015. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 and EB-3 countries of chargeability had been current but have now retrogressed to January 1, 2017 for EB-2 and July 1, 2016, for EB-3, EB-2 China progressed by 2 months to January 1, 2017, and EB-2 India progressed by only 8 days to May 2, 2009. EB-5 Non-Regional Center and EB-5 Regional Center final action dates are current with the exception of China, India, and Vietnam which are all retrogressed to October 15, 2014.

Application filing dates remain unchanged with the exception of EB-5 China which has progressed 2 weeks to November 15, 2014.

USCIS not yet has advised whether, in August 2019, it will accept adjustment of status applications based on final action dates or application filing dates.

Department of State July 2019 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the July 2019 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates.

With respect to Final Action Dates, EB-1 China progressed just under 3 months to May 8, 2017. All other EB-1 final action dates remain unchanged. EB-2 China progressed by 3 months to November 1, 2016 and EB-2 India progressed by only 5 days to April 24, 2009. All other EB-2 chargeability areas remain current. EB-3 Philippines progressed by 5 months to November 1, 2018. EB-3 India remained at July 1, 2009 and EB-3 China progressed just under 4 months to January 1, 2016. All other EB-3 areas of chargeability remain current, with the exception of the Philippines which was previously current but, this month, has retrogressed to November 1, 2018. EB-5 Non-Regional Center and EB-5 Regional Center final action dates are current with the exception of China, India and Vietnam. EB-5 China remains backlogged at October 1, 2014 and EB-5 Vietnam remains backlogged at October 1, 2016. In addition, EB-5 India is no longer current and is now backlogged to May 1, 2017.

Application filing dates for all EB-1 areas of chargeability remain unchanged. EB-2 India also remained unchanged and EB-2 China progressed 3 months to February 1, 2017. All other EB-2 application filing dates remain current. EB-3 China progressed 6 months to June 1, 2016 and EB-3 Philippines is now current. EB-3 remains current for all other areas of chargeability. Application filing dates for EB-5 Regional Center and Non-Regional Center remain current with the exception of China, which is backlogged at November 1, 2014.

USCIS not yet has advised whether, in July 2019, it will accept adjustment of status applications based on final action dates or application filing dates.

Please note that due to the unusual movement in several categories, D&S is working to confirm the information published by The Department of State this month is accurate.

Department of State June 2019 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the June 2019 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates.

With respect to Final Action Dates, EB-1 China remains backlogged at February 22, 2017. EB-1 India has retrogressed over 2 years to January 1, 2015. All other EB-1 categories progressed by just over 1 month to April 22, 2018. EB-2 China progressed by 6 weeks to August 1, 2016 and EB-2 India progressed by only 3 days to April 19, 2009. All other EB-2 chargeability areas remain current. EB-3 Philippines progressed by 5 months to November 1, 2018. EB-3 India remained at July 1, 2009 and EB-3 China progressed modestly to September 15, 2015, respectively. All other EB-3 areas of chargeability remain current. EB-5 Non-Regional Center and EB-5 Regional Center final action dates are current with the exception of China and Vietnam, which are backlogged at October 1, 2014 and October 1, 2016 respectively.

Application filing dates for all EB-1 areas of chargeability remain unchanged. EB-2 India also remained unchanged and EB-3 China progressed 2 months to November 1, 2016. All other EB-2 application filing dates remain current. EB-3 workers across all areas of chargeability remain unchanged, except for EB-3 Philippines which progressed by 3 months to January 1, 2019. Application filing dates for EB-5 Regional Center and Non-Regional Center remain current with the exception of China, which is backlogged at November 1, 2014.

USCIS has advised that, in June 2019, it will accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on final action dates and family-based adjustment of status applications based on application filing dates.

Department of State May 2019 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the May 2019 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates.

With respect to Final Action Dates, EB-1 China and EB-1 India remained backlogged at February 22, 2017. All other EB-1 categories progressed by 1 month to March 1, 2018. EB-2 China progressed by 6 weeks to May 15, 2016 and EB-2 India progressed by only 4 days to April 16, 2009. All other EB-2 chargeability areas remain current. EB-3 Philippines progressed by 3 months to June 1, 2018. EB-3 India and EB-3 China progressed modestly to July 1, 2009 and August 22, 2015, respectively. All other EB-3 areas of chargeability remain current. EB-5 Non-Regional Center and EB-5 Regional Center final action dates are current with the exception of China and Vietnam, which are backlogged at September 22, 2014 and September 22, 2016 respectively.

Application filing dates for EB-1 India and China held at October 1, 2017 and all other EB-1 categories progressed 3 months to September 1, 2018. EB-2 India remained unchanged and EB-3 China progressed 2 months to September 1, 2016. All other EB-2 application filing dates remain current. EB-3 workers across all areas of chargeability remain unchanged, except for EB-3 Philippines which progressed by 3 months to October 01, 2018. Application filing dates for EB-5 Regional Center and Non-Regional Center remain current with the exception of China, which is backlogged at October 8, 2014.

As of today, April 16, 2019, USCIS has not advised whether, in May 2019, it will accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on final action dates or application filing dates.

Department of State April 2019 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the April 2019 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates.

With respect to Final Action Dates, EB-1 China and EB-1 India remained backlogged at February 22, 2017. All other EB-1 categories progressed by 1 month to February 1, 2018. EB-2 China progressed by 3 months to April 01, 2016 and EB-2 India progressed by only 3 days to April 12, 2009. All other EB-2 chargeability areas remain current. EB-3 India and EB-3 China progressed to June 22, 2009 and August 1, 2015 respectively. All other EB-3 areas of chargeability remain current. EB-5 Non-Regional Center and EB-5 Regional Center final action dates are current with the exception of China and Vietnam, which are backlogged at September 15, 2014 and August 22, 2016 respectively.

Application filing dates for EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 workers across all areas of chargeability remain unchanged, except for EB-2 China which progressed by 2 months to July 01, 2016, EB-2 India which moved to June 1, 2009, and EB-3 Philippines which progressed by 4 months to July 01, 2018. Application filing dates for EB-5 Regional Center and Non-Regional Center remain current with the exception of China, which is backlogged at October 8, 2014.

As of today, March 14, 2019, USCIS has not advised whether, in April 2019, it will accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on final action dates or application filing dates.