July Visa Bulletin Update: USCIS to Honor Final Action Dates Next Month

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At a glance

In July, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Final Action dates listed in the State Department's July Visa Bulletin.

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Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for July 2019

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

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has chosen to honor the Department of State Final Action Dates chart, rather than the Dates for Filing chart. The Final Action Date chart reflects actual visa availability for that month.

FINAL ACTION CUT-OFF DATES FOR JULY 2019

EB-1 
India: January 1, 2015 
China: May 8, 2017 
All other countries: April 22, 2018 

EB-2  
China: November 1, 2016 
India: April 24, 2009 
All other countries: Current 

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers  
China: January 1, 2016 
India: July 1, 2009 
All other countries: Current 

EB-3 Other Workers  
China: November 22, 2007 
India: July 1, 2009 
All other countries: Current 

EB-4 
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: July 1, 2016  
Mexico: July 1, 2016 
All other countries: Current 

EB-5 
China: October 1, 2014 
Vietnam: October 1, 2016 
India: May 1, 2017 
All other countries: Current 

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