For September, several employment visa categories advance: EB-2 China
advances 3 weeks; EB-2 India advances 1 month; EB-2 Mexico, Philippines and Other Countries advance 8 months! EB-3 India moves forward by 3 months; EB-3 Philippines advances 5 months.
For Family 1st (unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens), China, India and Other Countries retrogress by more than 7 months to May 1, 2010, while Philippines advances 2.5 months.
This is the last Visa Bulletin of the fiscal year. In October, a new batch of visa numbers will be available. It is expected that certain EB-2 categories (Mexico, Philippines and Other Countries) will become current again.