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

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At a glance

• In September, USCIS will only accept employment-based adjustment applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is current for final action under the State Department's September Visa Bulletin.
• Through August 31, USCIS will continue to accept adjustment of status applications according to the August Visa Bulletin final action dates, even for EB-2 and EB-3 categories that were immediately retrogressed by the State Department on August 8.

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Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for September 2018

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

FINAL ACTION CUT-OFF DATES FOR SEPTEMBER 2018

EB-1
China: January 1, 2012
India: January 1, 2012
All other countries: June 1, 2016

EB-2
China: January 1, 2013
India: January 1, 2007
All other countries: January 1, 2013

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: November 1, 2014
India: January 1, 2003
All other countries: November 1, 2016

EB-3 Other Workers
China: May 1, 2007
India: January 1, 2003
All other countries: November 1, 2016

EB-4
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: February 15, 2016
Mexico: February 15, 2016
India: February 15, 2016
All other countries: Current

EB-5
China: August 8, 2014
Vietnam: August 8, 2014
Current for all other countries and subcategories

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