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Application Final Action Dates for Indian nationals in the EB-2 category will advance eight months to Feb. 1, 2008 (from June 1, 2007), according to the State Department’s January Visa Bulletin published today. The cutoff date for EB-2 China will remain at Feb. 1, 2012. All other EB-2 categories will remain current.
Final Action Dates for several countries in the EB-3 category will advance moderately: China will advance by more than two months to July 1, 2012; India will advance by approximately three weeks to May 15, 2004; Mexico will advance by one month to Oct. 1, 2015; the Philippines will advance by three months to Nov. 1, 2007; and all other countries will advance by one month to Oct. 1, 2015.
All EB-1 categories will remain current.
Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases:
The State Department also released its Dates for Filing chart for January. Those with priority dates earlier than the date listed for their category may be eligible to file for adjustment of status in January. However, applicants seeking to file for adjustment of status are reminded that this Dates for Filing chart does not control until U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services confirms it via web posting within the coming week.
Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications:
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