September 2014 Visa Bulletin: Further Advancement for EB-2 India, But No Movement for Most Other EB Categories

According to the State Department’s September Visa Bulletin, the EB-2 category will advance by more than three months for India, to May 1, 2009. The EB-3 category will advance by ten months for the Philippines, to April 1, 2011. However, no other backlogged employment-based green card categories will advance in September, the last month of FY 2014. 

The EB-2 India advancement is due to the application of unused immigrant visas from other categories. According to the agency, further EB-2 India advancement cannot be guaranteed, and in fact the category could be retrogressed as early as November 2014. Though EB-3 China was projected to advance further in September, no such movement will occur next month. 

September 2014 Priority Date Cut-Offs 

In September 2014, EB immigrant visa priority date cut-offs will be: 

EB-1 
Current for all countries. 

EB-2 
China: October 8, 2009 
India: May 1, 2009 
All other countries: Current 

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers 
China: November 1, 2008 
India: November 8, 2003 
Philippines: April 1, 2011 
All other countries: April 1, 2011 

EB-3 Other Workers 
China: July 22, 2005 
India: November 8, 2003 
Philippines: April 1, 2011 
All other countries: April 1, 2011 

EB-5 
Current for all countries and subcategories.