December Visa Bulletin Update: USCIS to Honor Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Categories Next Month

Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for December 2020

To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in December, 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 chosen the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based applications for the third month in a row. While the December Dates for Filing chart shows moderate advancement from last month in most employment-based categories, there is notably a one-year retrogression in the EB-3 India category, from January 1, 2015 to January 1, 2014. 

USCIS Cutoff Dates for December 2020

EB-1

China: November 1, 2020 

India: November 1, 2020 

All other countries: Current

EB-2

China: October 1, 2016

India: May 15, 2011 

All other countries: Current  

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers

China: June 1, 2018

India: January 1, 2014

All other countries: Current

EB-3 Other Workers

China: May 1, 2009

India: January 1, 2014

All other countries: Current

EB-4*

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: May 1, 2018

All other countries: Current

*Non-minister special immigrant religious worker program will become unavailable at midnight on December 10 unless reauthorized by legislation. 

EB-5*

China: December 15, 2015

All other countries: Current

*Regional Center program will become unavailable at midnight on December 11 unless reauthorized by legislation.

This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen.