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USCIS has announced that next month it will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications with priority dates that are earlier than the Dates for Filing listed in the Department of State’s November Visa Bulletin.
According to the State Department’s November Visa Bulletin, the employment-based Dates for Filing – which will determine whether an adjustment of status application can be filed with USCIS in November – will be as follows:
The employment-based Final Action cutoff dates – which will determine whether an adjustment of status application can be approved in November – will be as follows:
According to the Visa Bulletin, there is a possibility that increased demand in the EB-2 category may necessitate the establishment of a worldwide Final Action cut-off date in the coming months, in order to keep numbers use within the FY 2023 limits. The State Department indicated that it will continue to monitor the situation and will take appropriate action, if and as necessary.
EB-1
China: Current
India: Current
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: July 8, 2019
India: May 1, 2012
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: July 15, 2018
India: July 1, 2012
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Other Workers
China: November 1, 2015
India: July 1, 2012
All other countries: September 8, 2022
EB-4 (other than the SR religious worker category)
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: April 15, 2018
Mexico: October 15, 2020
All other countries: Current
EB-4 SR Religious Workers
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: April 15, 2018
Mexico: October 15, 2020
All other countries: Current
EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)
China: January 1, 2016
India: December 8, 2019
All other countries: Current
EB-5 Set-Asides
Rural: Current for all countries
High Unemployment: Current for all countries
Infrastructure: Current for all countries
EB-1
China: Current
India: Current
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: June 8, 2019
India: April 1, 2012
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: June 15, 2018
India: April 1, 2012
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Other Workers
China: December 1, 2012
India: April 1, 2012
All other countries: June 1, 2020
EB-4 (other than the SR religious worker category)
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: March 15, 2018
Mexico: September 15, 2020
All other countries: Current
EB-4 SR Religious Workers
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: March 15, 2018
Mexico: September 15, 2020
All other countries: Current
EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)
China: March 22, 2015
India: November 8, 2019
All other countries: Current
EB-5 Set-Asides
Rural: Current for all countries
High Unemployment: Current for all countries
Infrastructure: Current for all countries
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen.
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