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June 2016 Visa Bulletin


June 2016 Visa Bulletin

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Department of State released the visa bulletin for June 2016. Below is a copy of the visa bulletin for the employment-based category and a summary of the changes.

Application Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases

  • Note: USCIS USCIS designated the below chart as applicable dates for I-485 adjustment of status applications within U.S.
Employ-
ment
based
All Charge-
ability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland
born
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C C
2nd C 01JAN10 C 01OCT04 C C
3rd 15FEB16 01JAN10 15FEB16 22SEP04 15FEB16 01NOV08
Other Workers 15FEB16 22APR07 15FEB16 22SEP04 15FEB16 01NOV08
4th C C 01JAN10 C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C 01JAN10 C C C
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)
C 14FEB14 C C C C
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)
C 15FEB14 C C C C
  • EB1 category remains current.
  • China mainland EB2 retrogressed more than 2 years from 9/1/2012 to 1/1/2010. India EB2 retrogressed about 4 years from 11/22/2008 to 10/1/2004. All other EB2 category remains current.
  • China mainland EB3 retrogressed more than 3 years from 8/15/2013 to 1/1/2010 (same as EB2 China). India EB3 moved forward about 3 weeks to 9/22/2004. Philippines EB3 moved forward over 3 months to 11/01/2008. All other EB3 category remains unchanged at February 15, 2016.
  • China mainland EB5 moved forward one week to 2/15/2014. All other EB5 remains current

 

Dates for Filing Employment-Based Visa Applications

  • Timeframe for immigrant visa applicants on when to assemble and submit required documents to the National Visa Center
Employment-
based
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01JUN13 01JUL09 C C
3rd C 01MAY15 01JUL05 C 01JAN10
Other Workers C 01AUG09 01JUL05 C 01JAN10
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)
C 01MAY15 C C C
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)
C 01MAY15 C C C
  • Other Workers (China-mainland born) moved forward to 8/1/2009.
  • All categories remain unchanged from May.

Full visa bulletin is available on the Department of State’s website, and USCIS’s determination of which chart is not available yet.

 

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