July 2014 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 India to Advance By Nearly Four Years, As Projected
June 10, 2014
According to the State Department’s July Visa Bulletin, a surge in EB-2 India immigrant visa availability will occur next month, when the priority date cut-off for the subcategory will advance by nearly three years and nine months, to September 1, 2008. EB-2 China will move forward by five weeks, to July 1, 2009, but EB-3 China will remain at October 1, 2006 after this month’s dramatic retrogression.
EB-3 Philippines will advance by one year, to January 1, 2009, while EB-3 India will move ahead by two weeks, to November 1, 2003. For all other countries, EB-3 will remain at April 1, 2011.
As we reported previously, the significant advancement for EB-2 India is made possible by unused immigrant visas in the EB-1 and EB-2 worldwide categories. EB-2 India is expected to continue to advance in the remaining months of the fiscal year. The State Department projects that the cut-off date could move to February 2009 in August and to an early summer 2009 date in September of this year.
Though EB-5 remains current in July, the State Department could impose a cut-off date for China in August or September of this year.
July 2014 Priority Date Cut-Offs
In July 2014, EB immigrant visa priority date cut-offs will be:
EB-1
Current for all countries.
EB-2
China: July 1, 2009
India: September 1, 2008
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: October 1, 2006
India: November 1, 2003
Philippines: January 1, 2009
All other countries: April 1, 2011
EB-3 Other Workers
China: January 1, 2003
India: November 1, 2003
Philippines: January 1, 2009
All other countries: April 1, 2011
EB-5
Current for all countries and subcategories.
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