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

United States

USCIS has determined 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 under the State Department’s January Visa Bulletin.

Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for January 2017

To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in January, employer-sponsored 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: October 15, 2012
India: April 15, 2008
All other countries: Current

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: September 8, 2013
India: March 15, 2005
Philippines: July 22, 2011
All other countries: August 1, 2016

EB-3 Other Workers
China: December 1, 2005
India: March 15, 2005
Philippines: July 22, 2011
All other countries: August 1, 2016

EB-5
China: April 8, 2014
Current for all other countries.

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