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At a glance
According to the State Department’s March Visa Bulletin, final action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa will be as follows:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced on its Visa Bulletin web page that it will honor the State Department’s Final Action Date chart for adjustment of status filings in March. To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in March, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
Prior to leaving office, former President Trump extended the April 22, 2020 proclamation temporarily suspending the entry of certain immigrants to March 31, 2021. It remains unclear as to whether President Biden will rescind the proclamation. Until further notice, the bar will continue to limit the issuance of immigrant visas by U.S. consulates abroad.
EB-1
China: August 1, 2020
India: August 1, 2020
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: July 15, 2016
India: January 15, 2010
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: February 8, 2018
India: July 1, 2010
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Other Workers
China: May 1, 2009
India: July 1, 2010
All other countries: Current
EB-4
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: June 1, 2018
Mexico: January 1, 2019
All other countries: Current
EB-5
China: August 15, 2015
Vietnam: October 22, 2017
All other countries: Current
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