February Visa Bulletin Update: USCIS to Honor Employment-Based Final Action Dates Only Next Month
January 13, 2016
Country / Territory
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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