August Visa Bulletin Update - USCIS to Honor Employment-Based Final Action Dates Only Next Month

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At a glance

In August, USCIS will only accept employment-based adjustment applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is current for final action under the State Department's August Visa Bulletin.

USCIS will continue to accept, through July 31, adjustment of status applications according to the July Visa Bulletin final action dates, even for EB-1 categories that were immediately retrogressed by the State Department on July 13.

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Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for August 2018

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.

FINAL ACTION CUT-OFF DATES FOR AUGUST 2018

EB-1
China: January 1, 2012
India: January 1, 2012
All other countries: May 1, 2016

EB-2
China: March 1, 2015
India: March 15, 2009
All other countries: Current

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: July 1, 2014
India: January 1, 2009
Philippines: June 1, 2017
All other countries: Current

EB-3 Other Workers
China: May 1, 2007
India: January 1, 2009
Philippines: June 1, 2017
All other countries: Current

EB-4
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: February 8, 2016
Mexico: February 8, 2016
India: February 8, 2016
All other countries: Current

EB-5
China: August 1, 2014
Vietnam: August 1, 2014
Current for all other countries and subcategories

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