United States: December 2021 Visa Bulletin Update - USCIS to Honor Filing Dates for Employment-Based Categories
November 19, 2021
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Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Filing Dates listed in the State Department’s December 2021 Visa Bulletin.
Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for December 2021
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in December, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
USCIS has again chosen the Filing Dates chart for employment-based applications.
USCIS Cutoff Dates for December 2021
EB-1
China: Current
India: Current
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: April 1, 2019
India: July 8, 2013
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: April 1, 2018
India: January 22, 2012
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Other Workers
China: May 1, 2015
India: January 22, 2012
All other countries: Current
EB-4
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: May 15, 2019
Mexico: Current
All other countries: Current
EB-5
China: December 15, 2015*
Vietnam: Current
All other countries: Current
*USCIS will not accept any new employment-based fifth preference adjustment of status applications based on the Regional Center Program until that program is reauthorized.
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen.
