January 2019 Visa Bulletin

17Dec
2018

January 2019 Visa Bulletin

Department of State released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

Note: USCIS has designated the Dates of Filing chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for January 2019.

Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories this month:

Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases:

• EB1 for China and India have moved three months forward from 09/01/2016 to 12/15/2016. All other EB1 have also moved three months forward from 07/01/2017 to 10/01/2017.
• EB2 China moved forward 2 weeks from 07/01/2015 to 08/01/2015. EB2 for India remain at 04/01/2009. All other EB2 remain current.
• EB3 China remain at 06/08/2015. EB3 India remain at 03/01/2009. EB3 Philippines moved forward one week from 06/15/2017 to 06/22/2017. All other EB3 remain current.
• EB5 China has moved forward one week from 08/22/2014 to 09/01/2014. EB5 Vietnam moved forward one month from 05/01/2016 to 06/01/2016. All other EB5 remain current.

Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications:

• EB-1 China and India remain at 10/01/2017. All other EB-1 remain at 06/01/2018.
• EB2 China remain at 09/08/2015. EB2 India remains at 05/22/2009.All other EB2 remain current.
• EB3 China moved 1 month forward from 12/01/2015 to 01/06/2016. EB3 India moved three months forward from 01/01/2010 to 04/01/2010. EB3 Philippines remains at 08/01/2017. All other EB3 remain current.
• EB5 China remains at 10/01/2014. All other EB5 remain current.

Updated 12/17/2018