July 2016 Visa Bulletin

The July 2016 Visa Bulletin contains no big surprises.  There is very little movement in the employment visa categories, and major forward movements are unlikely for the last few months of the fiscal year.  The "final action" dates for India’s EB-2 and EB-3 move forward by one month. Mexico's EB4 category, like  El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, also has a cut-off date of 01/01/2010 

Most of the families visa categories have moderate forward movement. Both China and India's F1 move forward by two months, while F2A and F2B advance by about two weeks. But F3 and F4 remain unchanged.


AD: Dates for Final Action (Approval)

FD : Dates for Filing Applications

FAMILY

Other Countries

China

India

Mexico

Philippines

F1

AD

03/22/2009

03/22/2009

03/22/2009

03/08/1995

02/01/2005

FD

10/01/2009

10/01/2009

10/01/2009

04/01/1995

09/01/2005

F2A

AD

11/15/2014

11/15/2014

11/15/2014

09/01/2014

11/15/2014

FD

10/15/2015

10/15/2015

10/15/2015

10/15/2015

10/15/2015

F2B

AD

12/08/2009

12/08/2009

12/08/2009

09/08/1995

07/01/2005

FD

12/15/2010

12/15/2010

12/15/2010

05/15/1996

01/01/2006

F3

AD

12/01/2004

12/01/2004

12/01/2004

10/22/1994

03/01/1994

FD

08/01/2005

08/01/2005

08/01/2005

05/01/1995

08/01/1995

F4

AD

09/08/2003

01/01/2003

01/01/2001

04/15/1997

01/01/1993

FD

05/01/2004

05/01/2004

05/01/2004

06/01/1998

04/01/1993

1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,000 per year).

2A: The 2 "A" preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.

2B: The 2 "B" Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.

3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens.(about 23,000 per year)

4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens.(about 65,000 per year)

EMPLOYMENT

Other Countries

China
 El Salvador

Guatemala
Honduras

India

Mexico

Philippines

EB1

AD

C

C

C

C

C

C

FD

C

C

N/A

C

C

C

EB2

AD

C

01/01/2010

C

11/01/2004

C

C

FD

C

06/01/2013

N/A

07/01/2009

C

C

EB3

AD

03/01/2016

01/01/2010

03/01/2016

10/22/2004

03/01/2016

02/15/2009

FD

C

05/01/2015

N/A

07/01/2005

C

01/01/2010

Other Workers

AD

03/01/2016

01/01/2004

03/01/2016

10/22/2004

03/01/2016

02/15/2009

FD

C

08/01/2009

N/A

07/01/2005

C

01/01/2010

EB4

AD

C

C

01/01/2010

C

01/01/2010

C

FD

C

C

N/A

C

C

C

EB5

AD

C

02/15/2014

C

C

C

C

FD

C

C

C

C

C

C

1st: Priority Workers (Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies executives/managers, outstanding prof./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)

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