The Department of State has just issued August Visa Bulletin. This is the eleventh Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2021. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
Visa Bulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates -- Applications with these dates may be approved
for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment.
|
EB |
All Other |
CHINA |
INDIA |
PHILIPPINES |
|
1st |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
2nd |
C |
1-Apr-18 |
1-Jun-11 |
C |
|
3rd |
C |
8-Jan-19 |
1-Jul-13 |
C |
Table B: Dates of Filing
The USCIS
will be using the Table A: Final Action Dates chart for I-485 employment-based
filings. A beneficiary must be current on the above Table A chart in order to
file their I-485, Adjustment of Status applications USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates
MU Law Analysis
Both the Philippines
and Worldwide (All Other) EB-3 continue to be current. Our opinion remains
that these categories will stay current for the foreseeable future and into
2022.
EB-1 remains current for all
categories. This will certainly be the
case for the rest of the fiscal year. India
EB-2 did not move, which shows that the demand for this category remains
strong. On the other hand, India EB-3
moved ahead by six months in spite of widespread reports of downgrades from
EB-2 to EB-3. This could mean that the
reports are overblown.
China
EB-2 showed a
four month advancement, but EB-3 only advanced one week, a reverse of
the situation for the Indian categories.
