April Visa Bulletin Update: USCIS to Honor Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Categories Next Month
March 18, 2020
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In a change from recent months, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment applications in April from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Final Action Dates listed in the State Department's April Visa Bulletin.
Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for April 2020
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in April, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
After several months of permitting applicants to file adjustment of status applications under the more favorable Dates for Filing chart, USCIS has returned to the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based applications in April.
The Final Action Dates chart imposes cut-off dates for EB-1 countries worldwide.
Adjustment of Status Filings through the end of March 2020
USCIS will continue to accept adjustment applications based on the March Dates for Filing chart through the end of this month.
USCIS Cutoff Dates for April 2020
EB-1
China: June 8, 2017
India: May 1, 2015
All other countries: June 1, 2019
EB-2
China: September 1, 2015
India: May 25, 2009
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: April 15, 2016
India: January 22, 2009
All other countries: January 1, 2017
EB-3 Other Workers
China: July 1, 2008
India: January 22, 2009
All other countries: January 1, 2017
EB-4
El Salvador, Guatemala Honduras: July 15, 2016
Mexico: January 22, 2018
All other countries: Current
EB-5
China: May 15, 2015
India: January 1, 2019
Vietnam: February 8, 2017
All other countries: Current
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen.
