August Visa Bulletin Contains New EB1 & EB2 Cutoffs

The August Visa Bulletin contains some significant changes in certain employment-based categories. For China and India in the EB1 category, the State Department has imposed a cutoff date of January 1, 2010. The worldwide EB1 category remains current. In the EB2 category, a cutoff date of February 1, 2014 was established for worldwide chargeability, with a predicted return to current in October. The EB2 cutoff for India advanced by two weeks from November 1, 2004 to November 15, 2004. In the EB3 category, the worldwide chargeability advanced by two weeks from March 1, 2016 to March 15, 2016. In the EB5 category, the cutoff for China remained unchanged as February 15, 2014. The EB5 category is otherwise current.