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

United States

USCIS has announced that, next month, it will only accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is current for final action according to the State Department’s February Visa Bulletin. Employer-sponsored foreign nationals with a priority date that makes them eligible for filing, but not final action, will not be able to submit an adjustment application to USCIS in February.   

Employment-Based Final Action Dates for February 2016

To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in February, foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.

EB-1

Current for all countries.

 

EB-2

China: March 1, 2012

India: August 1, 2008

All other countries: Current

 

EB-3

China: October 1, 2012

India: June 15, 2004

Philippines: January 8, 2008

All other countries: October 1, 2015

 

Other Workers

China: December 22, 2006

India: June 15, 2004

Philippines: January 8, 2008

All other countries: October 1, 2015

 

EB-5

China: January 15, 2014

All other countries:  Current

 

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