In June, the EB-2 India Final Action date will advance one YEAR to September 1, 2014; most other EB Final Action dates will stay the same.
The cutoff dates for
Family visa categories will remain the same as last month, except Mexico.
USCIS has announced, in June, that I-485 adjustment applicants will use the Dates for Filing chart (FD Chart) in the family-based and the Final Action Date (AD Chart) in employment-based cases.
Please see below for details.
AD: Dates for Final
Action (Green Card Approval)
FD: Dates for Filing Applications Only
FAMILY IMMIGRATION
|
Family |
Other Countries |
China |
India |
Mexico |
Philippines |
|
|
F1 |
AD |
12/01/2014 |
12/01/2014 |
12/01/2014 |
02/01/2000 |
03/01/2012 |
|
FD |
05/15/2016 |
05/15/2016 |
05/15/2016 |
05/01/2001 |
04/22/2015 |
|
|
F2A |
AD |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
FD |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
|
F2B |
AD |
09/22/2015 |
09/22/2015 |
09/22/2015 |
02/01/2001 |
10/22/2011 |
|
FD |
09/22/2016 |
09/22/2016 |
09/22/2016 |
05/01/2001 |
10/01/2013 |
|
|
F3 |
AD |
11/22/2008 |
11/22/2008 |
11/22/2008 |
09/15/1997 |
06/08/2002 |
|
FD |
08/22/2009 |
08/22/2009 |
08/22/2009 |
03/01/2001 |
11/08/2003 |
|
|
F4 |
AD |
03/22/2007 |
03/22/2007 |
09/15/2005 |
03/01/2000 |
08/22/2002 |
|
FD |
10/01/2007 |
10/01/2007 |
02/22/2006 |
03/01/2001 |
04/22/2004 |
|
F1st: Unmarried Sons and
Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year).
F2A: The 2 "A"
preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.
F2B: The 2 "B"
Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.
F3rd: Married Sons and
Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year)
F4th: Brothers and
Sisters of Adult Citizens. (about 65,000 per year)
EMPLOYMENT IMMIGRATION
|
Employment |
Other Countries |
China |
El Salvador Guatemala Honduras |
India |
Mexico |
Philippines |
|
|
EB1 |
AD |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
FD |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
|
EB2 |
AD |
C |
03/01/2019 |
C |
09/01/2014 |
C |
C |
|
FD |
C |
04/01/2019 |
C |
12/01/2014 |
C |
C |
|
|
EB3 |
AD |
C |
03/22/2018 |
C |
01/15/2012 |
C |
C |
|
FD |
C |
04/01/2018 |
C |
01/22/2012 |
C |
C |
|
|
Other Workers |
AD |
05/08/2019 |
06/01/2012 |
05/08/2019 |
01/15/2012 |
05/08/2019 |
05/08/2019 |
|
FD |
C |
08/01/2015 |
C |
01/22/2012 |
C |
C |
|
|
EB4 |
AD |
C |
C |
05/01/2017 |
C |
04/01/2020 |
C |
|
FD |
C |
C |
06/15/2017 |
C |
C |
C |
|
|
EB5 |
AD |
C |
11/22/2015 |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
FD |
C |
12/15/2015 |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
1st: Priority Workers
(Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies’ executives/managers,
outstanding professors/researchers)
2nd: Members of the
Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.
3rd: Skilled Workers,
Professionals, and Other Workers (Unskilled.)
4th: "Special
Immigrants" (Religious & others)
5th: Employment Creation
(Investors)
Employment-Based 5th Preference C5, T5, I5 &R5 Non-Regional Center Visa Categories will become “Current” in June for most countries, except China, which the cut-off date is 11/22/2015. Filing Date for C5, T5, I5 &R5 is 12/15/2015.
