The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
Below is a summary of the November Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month.
China: EB-1 remains current; EB-2 holds at June 8, 2019; EB-3 freezes at June 15, 2018; EB-3 other workers advances three months to December 1, 2012.
India: EB-1 remains current; EB-2 holds at April 1, 2012; EB-3 freezes at April 1, 2012; and EB-3 other workers remains April 1, 2012.
All Other Countries: EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 remain current (except for EB-3 Other Workers which has a cutoff date of June 1, 2020).
NOTE 1: The November Visa Bulletin warns of possible future retrogression in the EB-2 All Other Countries category due to increased demand for overall visa numbers.
NOTE 2: USCIS will accept I-485 applications in November based on the Department of State’s slightly more favorable Dates for Filing chart.
This post was written by Courtland C. Witherup and the Immigration & Nationality Law Practice at Hunton Andrews Kurth.
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