Dv visas may not be issued to dv 2015 applicants after that date. In the may 2016 visa bulletin, instructions accompanying the application final action dates chart explain. Visa bulletin, the cutoff date for allocation of non regional center eb5 visa numbers for investors from mainland china is january 8, 2014. The visa bulletin has two charts within each of the familybased and employmentbased categories. That date becomes current if it is prior to the cutoff date currently listed in the visa bulletin that applies to that individuals country of chargeability and employmentbased preference category. The visa bulletin indicates when statutorily limited visas are available for issuance to prospective immigrants based on their individual priority date. The september 9th version of the october 2015 visa bulletin had cutoff dates that were established after input from the dhs. The new federal fiscal year begins on october 1, bringing an infusion of visa numbers. Department of state dos released a revised visa bulletin for october 2015. Uscis announced that in october 2019, applicants from vietnam and india who are living in the u.
Eb2 priority date for mainland china retrogressed by almost 8 years from december 15, 20 to january 1, 2006. China advances to november 1, 2016, farther ahead than the cutoff date indicated in the august 2019 visa bulletin. On 92515, dos issued a revised visa bulletin for october 2015. The year of entitlement for all applicants registered for the dv 2015 program ends as of september 30, 2015. Dos publishes updated visa bulletin for october 2015 uscis. Latest visa bulletin charts you can use the visa bulletin charts to see the visa bulletin date movement for the last 15 years as well as see predictions for next several months. And, as soon as this initial version of the visa bulletin was released, the u. Dhs will rely on the revised 92515 bulletin when considering whether an individual is eligible to file an adjustment application. Insights on the april visa bulletin ogletree deakins. Each month, the visa office of the state department publishes, in the visa bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month, for the various family and employment based categories. The march visa bulletin indicates a cutoff date of september 1, 2010, reflecting forward movement of five and a half months. The 92515 bulletin supersedes the bulletin for october 2015 published on september 9, 2015.
Statutory numbers this bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during september for. September 28, 2015 the honorable john kerry 2201 c street. Citizenship and immigration services uscis has confirmed a new system for determining when individuals may file adjustment of status applications each month. Quarterly bulletin september 2015 3 against this background, in july 2015 the monetary policy committee mpc decided to raise the repurchase rate by 25 basis points, bringing the cumulative increase in the policy rate since the first upward move in january 2014 to 100 basis points. To keep track of activity around your priority date, subscribe to the green card dashboard. Chart a final action dates and chart b dates for filing. United states department of state bureau of consular. Department of state releases october 2015 visa bulletin. This means that applicants in the eb2 category chargeable to china with a priority date prior to september 1, 2010 may file aos applications or have applications approved in march 2015. The visa bulletin is used to inform people which categories are backlogged, versus current. Immigrants whose priority dates are earlier than the cutoff dates may apply. Similarly, effective october 1, 2017 october 1, 2020 for u. As we noted in our last alert, the dos recently changed the format of its visa bulletin to add cutoffs for application dates. For visa bulletin charts, you can either a view each year separately.
Meanwhile, the visa bulletin chart a final action date for india is september 1, 2018. Dhs will rely on this revised bulletin when considering whether an individual is eligible to file an adjustment application. Final action dates and dates for filing applications, indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the national visa center. This chart is called the visa bulletin and can be found by searching online for visa bulletin month 2017. On september 9, 2015, the department of state dos and us citizenship and immigration services uscis announced revised procedures for determining visa availability for individuals waiting to file adjustment of status aos applications. Analyzing the state department visa bulletin reveals the wait time for indians in the employment based. The us department of state dos has released the september 2015 visa bulletin. This revised process, beginning with the october 2015 visa bulletin. Final action date is the date when when uscisdos may render their final decision on submitted applications.
September 2015 visa bulletin law office of michael d. Based on this, only persons with priority dates earlier than september 1, 2014 may assemble and submit required documents to dos in anticipation of a possible interview. Visa bulletin september 2015 us immigration lawyer. We also note that dos revised the october 2015 visa bulletin on september 25, 2015, so applicants must rely on this revised bulletin rather than the original bulletin published on september 9, 2015. Familysponsored preferences bulletin for an explanation of the categories, see our green card page. Sep 27, 2019 india, which was unavailable in september, reverts to a january 1, 2015, cutoff date. Each month, the visa office of the state department publishes, in the visa bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month, for the various family and. On friday, september 25, 2015, the department of state dos published an updated visa bulletin for october 2015. Alternatively, visitors may access the visa bulletin directly by going to. This bulletin supersedes the bulletin for october 2015 that was. This revised bulletin supersedes the october visa bulletin that was originally published on september 9, 2015. The visa bulletin is an important tool that lets you know when your visa priority date is or will be current.
Any questions regarding a cutoff date for a specific month can often be confirmed by consulting an official copy of the visa bulletin, available upon request from the visa office. Dos publishes current immigrant visa availability information in a monthly visa bulletin. India, which was unavailable in september, reverts to a january 1, 2015, cutoff date. State department weve detected that youre using an ad blocking software be aware that this service is provide completely free. Update on october 2016 visa bulletin regarding status. The changes to the october 2015 visa bulletin were made without warning and have impacted thousands of individuals who have been patiently waiting in the long visa backlogs for years. Dos reports that the infusion of fy 2017 visa numbers will make eb4 india and eb4 mexico current in october. Statutory numbers this bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during december for. Previous bulletins on the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the.
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during september. Aug 18, 2015 the us department of state dos has released the september 2015 visa bulletin. The dates for filing applications for some employmentbased and familybased preference categories have been adjusted for. The us department of state dos has released its october 2015 visa bulletin. Citizenship and immigration services in the department of homeland security reports. United states department of state bureau of consular affairs. The national visa center has provided the totals of applicants who are. Eb2 india retrogressed by more than 2 years from october 1, 2008 to january 1, 2006. Other moneymarket interest rates followed the repurchase rate. Recently, charles charlie oppenheim, chief of the visa control and reporting division, u. Page 2 the bulletin february, march, april 2015 published by. Department of state releases march 2015 visa bulletin. The september 2017 priority dates law offices of atty. Previous bulletins on the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed.
Ceo note the bulletin an official publication of the indiana nurses foundation and the indiana state nurses association, 2915 north high school road, indianapolis, in 462242969. Effective october 1, 2015, the visa bulletin will list two charts for each preference category and country of chargeability. As of october 1, 2015, businesses that dont accept visa chip card transactions may be responsible for any resulting counterfeit fraud. Certain high demand countries such as china mainland born, india, mexico and philippines have a much longer wait time. On september 25th, the dos sent shockwaves through the immigration community by issuing a revised october 2015 visa bulletin that harshly rolled back a number of cutoff dates in the df charts. September 2015 visa bulletin has been officially released valid from september 1 to september 30 only. When to file your adjustment of status application. Shown below are the visa bulletin cutoff dates for the last 12 months from today. This is the application final action date for the 5th employment preference in the visa bulletin for january 2016, which was published on december 9, 2015. Obtaining the monthly visa bulletin the department of states bureau of consular affairs publishes the monthly visa bulletin on their website at. The realities and implications of chinese eb5 investors. The term formally used in the visa bulletin to refer to a cutoff date is the application final action date. Department of state dos just issued a revised october 2015 visa bulletin.
The time that it will take you to get a green card depends on the category of your petition and your country of birth. China will retrogress by two years to january 1, 2015. Legal immigration system for the 21st century pdf, issued in july 2015. Following consultations with the department of homeland security dhs, the dates for filing visa applications for some categories in the familysponsored and. According to the recently released department of state dos visa bulletin which includes priority date processing information for the month of june 2015, there has been forward movement in both employmentbased and familybased categories for a change. Online versions of the visa bulletin are for informational purposes only and every effort has been made to ensure their accuracy. Citizenship and immigration services uscis which is part of the dhs published updated information regarding the new visa bulletin. Immigrants whose priority dates are earlier than the cutoff dates may apply for adjustment of status or immigrant visas. State department revises october 2015 visa bulletin the u. This bulletin supersedes the bulletin for october 2015 that was originally published on sept. Charles oppenheim predicted that in the next few months, this date could either progress to being current best case scenario or retrogress to november 1, 2017 worst case scenario. Numbers are authorized for issuance only for applicants. For visa bulletin charts, you can either a view each year separately or b you can view multiple years back to back. This monthas visa bulletin contains priority date cutoffs for every country.
State department visa bulletin may 2020 shusterman law. Following consultations with the department of homeland security dhs, the dates for filing visa applications for some categories in the. The dates in the visa bulletin represent the earliest priority date that will be processed during the month the visa bulletin is issued for. According to the recently released department of state dos visa bulletin which includes priority date processing information for the month of june 2015, there has been forward movement in both employmentbased and familybased categories for a change although the cutoff date for eb5 china remained at may 1, 20, eb2 china saw significant progress. Application final action dates consistent with prior visa bulletins and dates.
What do i need to know to figure out if my sijs client can. Department of state, recently shared his analysis of current trends and future projections for the various immigrant preference categories with aila the american immigration lawyers association. October 2019 visa bulletin update ogletree deakins. Freezing the age of a child under the december 2015 visa bulletin.
The september bulletin was published in august and cover the case numbers that will be interviewed in october. Uscis says only the final action date in visa bulletin protects a childs age under the child status protection act the way we count winter blues. This change will allow some individuals to file the last step of the green card process, the application for adjustment of status, even if their. September 28, 2015 the honorable john kerry 2201 c street, nw.
The visa bulletin sets out percountry priority date cutoffs that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of adjustment of status and consular immigrant visa application filings and approvals. The following september 2015 visa bulletin was released by u. Feb 20, 2015 the march visa bulletin indicates a cutoff date of september 1, 2010, reflecting forward movement of five and a half months. Reversal of fortunes october 2015 visa bulletin generally. This is the application final action date for the 5th employment preference in the visa bulletin for january 2016, which was published on december 9. Date for filing application is the date when you can submit i485nvc applications to uscisdos. The following november 2015 visa bulletin was released by u. Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or following to join dv 2015 principals are only entitled to derivative dv status until september 30, 2015. Consular officers are required to report to the department of state documentarily qualified applicants for numerically limited visas. In accordance with significant procedural revisions announced in september and implemented by the department of state dos with the publication of the revised october 2015 visa bulletin, u. Department of state dos and united states citizenship and immigration services announced important changes impacting certain individuals in the permanent residence green card process.
In addition, the date for filing dff for eb5 china listed in the july 2017 visa bulletin is september 1, 2014. Oct 07, 2015 we also note that dos revised the october 2015 visa bulletin on september 25, 2015, so applicants must rely on this revised bulletin rather than the original bulletin published on september 9, 2015. Sep 16, 2015 the us department of state dos has released its october 2015 visa bulletin. Visa bulletin september 2016 the visa bulletin is published every month by the u. The state department visa bulletin february 2020 shows backlogs in getting green cards in both the family and the employmentbased categories. At least theres one bit of happy news for past investors.
This bulletin supersedes the october 2015 bulletin originally published on september 9, 2015. The next one will be published within the next few days, and will cover the november numbers. This bulletin supersedes the bulletin for october 2015 that was originally published on september 9, 2015. Dos reports that the infusion of fy 2017 visa numbers will make eb4 india and eb4 mexico current.