Tuesday, May 12, 2015

June 2015 Visa Bulletin

Significant Advancement for EB-2 China; EB-3 Philippines Continues to Retrogress

According to the State Department’s June Visa Bulletin, EB-2 China will advance by twelve months, to June 1, 2013, and EB-2 India will advance by almost six months, to October 1, 2008. 

EB-3 Philippines will retrogress an additional 30 months, to January 1, 2005, while EB-3 cut-off dates for all other countries will move forward. EB-3 China will advance by four months, to September 1, 2011, and most other countries will advance by six weeks, to February 15, 2015. EB-3 India will advance by just one week, to January 22, 2004.

The EB-5 subcategory for China remains subject to the cut-off of May 1, 2013 and is likely to remain backlogged indefinitely. 


June 2015 Priority Date Cut-Offs

In June 2015, EB immigrant visa priority date cut-offs will be:

EB-1
Current for all countries.

EB-2 China: June 1, 2013
India: October 1, 2008
All other countries: Current

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers China: September 1, 2011
India: January 22, 2004
Philippines: January 1, 2005
All other countries: February 15, 2015

EB-3 Other Workers
China: January 1, 2006
India: January 22, 2004
Philippines: January 1, 2005
All other countries: February 15, 2015

EB-5 China: May 1, 2013