March 2017 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based Visa Numbers – Eligibility to File Adjustment of Status Applications

Employ- ment based	All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	15NOV12	C	15APR08	C	C
3rd	01OCT16	01OCT13	01OCT16	22MAR05	01OCT16	15OCT11
Other Workers	01OCT16	01DEC05	01OCT16	22MAR05	01OCT16	15OCT11
4th	C	C	15JUL15	C	15JUL15	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	15JUL15	C	15JUL15	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	15APR14	C	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	15APR14	C	C	C	C

November 2016 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based Visa Numbers – Eligibility to File Adjustment of Status Applications

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently stated that for the month of November, it will use the State Dept.’s  November Visa Bulletin DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS for employment-based first through fourth preference category, and for employment-based fifth preference category, the FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES to be used.  Hereunder, State Dept.’s November Filing Dates Chart is provided:

Employment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	01MAR13	22APR09	C	C
3rd	C	01MAY14	01JUL05	C	01SEP13
Other Workers	C	01AUG09	01JUL05	C	01SEP13
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	15JUN14	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	15JUN14	C	C	C

October 2016 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based Visa Numbers – Eligibility to File Adjustment of Status Applications

mployment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	01MAR13	22APR09	C	C
3rd	C	01MAY14	01JUL05	C	01SEP13
Other Workers	C	01AUG09	01JUL05	C	01SEP13
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	15JUN14	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	15JUN14	C	C	C

EB-2 Visa Priority Date Expected to Advance in May 2011

The Chief of Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of State informed American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) that a substantial reduction in the use of EB-1 numbers is going to possibly help EB-2 visa priority date to advance.  AILA has been informed that the Dept. of State has seen a decline in EB-1 filings, and that it does not expect a change in the EB-1 number use pattern. As a result, the unused EB-1 numbers are expected to be added to EB-2 category thereby assisting in advancing the priority date.  It is indicated that at least 12,000 additional numbers will be available to the EB-2 category allowing for specifically advancing the India priority date.