August 2021 Visa Bulletin Update: USCIS to Honor Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Categories
July 15, 2021
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Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Final Action Dates listed in the State Department’s August 2021 Visa Bulletin.
Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for August 2021
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in August, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
USCIS has again chosen the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based applications.
USCIS Cutoff Dates for August 2021
EB-1
China: Current
India: Current
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: April 1, 2018
India: June 1, 2011
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: January 8, 2019
India: July 1, 2013
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Other Workers
China: January 1, 2010
India: July 1, 2013
All other countries: Current
EB-4
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: January 1, 2019
Mexico: February 1, 2020
All other countries: Current
EB-5 (Non-Regional Center)*
China: November 15, 2015
Vietnam: Current
All other countries: Current
*Regional Center program expired on June 30, 2021 and will remain unavailable unless reauthorized by Congress through legislation.
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen.
