The August 2015 Visa Bulletin shows a large retrogression of visa numbers for EB-3 China, an advancement of two and a half months for the EB-2 China allotment. Visas for the EB-3 category for the Philippines will again become available, although they will be backlogged to June 1, 2004. The cutoff date for F2A applicants in China, India, Philippines, and the Rest of the World will advance by five weeks in August. The cutoff date for F2A applicants from Mexico will advance by five weeks as well.
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EB-1: All EB-1 categories will remain current.
EB-2: The cutoff date for applicants in the EB-2 category chargeable to India will remain at October 1, 2008. The cutoff date for applicants in the EB-2 category chargeable to China will advance to December 15, 2013. The EB-2 category for all other countries will remain current.
EB-3: The cutoff date for applicants in the EB-3 category chargeable to India will advance by four months to June 1, 2004. The cutoff date for applicants in the EB-3 category chargeable to China will retrogress to June 1, 2004. The cutoff date for applicants in the EB-3 category chargeable to Mexico and the worldwide category will advance by three and a half months to July 15, 2015. The cutoff date for applicants in the EB-3 category chargeable to the Philippines has retrogressed to June 1, 2004.
EB-5: The cutoff date for applicants in the EB-5 category chargeable to China remains at September 1, 2013. The cutoff dates for applicants in the EB-5 category chargeable to the worldwide category remain current.
The relevant priority date cutoffs for foreign nationals in the EB-2 category are as follows:
China: December 15, 2011 (forward movement of 75 days)
India: October 1, 2008 (no change)
Mexico: Current
Philippines: Current
Rest of the World: Current
The relevant priority date cutoffs for foreign nationals in the EB-3 category are as follows:
China: June 1, 2004 (retrogression of 2,648 days)
India: June 1, 2004 (forward movement of 121 days)
Mexico: July 15, 2015 (forward movement of 105 days)
Philippines: June 1, 2004
Rest of the World: July 15, 2015 (forward movement of 105 days)
The relevant priority date cutoffs for foreign nationals in the EB-5 category are as follows:
China: September 1, 2013 (no change)
Rest of the World: Current
