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Priority-date cutoff dates for most employment-based categories will advance modestly next month, according to the Final Action Dates chart published in the May 2019 Visa Bulletin.
Key movements:
EB-1
EB-2
EB-3
Additional notes: The EB-4 category for religious workers (other than ministers) and the EB-5 Regional Center (I5 and R5) Immigrant Investor program will be funded through the remainder of the fiscal year under the budget bill President Donald Trump signed in February. The EB-4 category will remain current for May for all countries except El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, which will be subject to a March 8, 2016 final action date, and Mexico, which will be subject to an Aug. 1, 2018 date. In the EB-5 category, final action dates will remain current in May for all countries except China I5 and R5, which will be subject to a Sept. 22, 2014 final action date, and Vietnam I5 and R5, which will be subject to a Sept. 22, 2016 final action date.
Application Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services confirmed that it will only accept employment-based adjustment-of-status applications based on the Final Action Dates chart in May. The Dates for Filing chart, also published in visa bulletin, will not apply.
This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
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