The U.S. Department of State has released the November 2014 Visa Bulletin. EB-2 India retrogressed significantly, falling from November 15, 2009 back to February 15, 2005.
The November 2014 Visa Bulletin can be summarized as follows:
EB-1
- All countries remain current.
EB-2
- Persons in the EB-2 category and born in China are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of December 8, 2009. This category has advanced by 23 days.
- Persons in the EB-2 category and born in India are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of February 15, 2005. This category has retrogressed by 4 years, 2 months, 16 days.
- The worldwide quota, Mexico, and the Philippines remain current.
EB-3
- Persons in the EB-3 category and falling into the worldwide quota are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of June 1, 2012. This category has advanced by 8 months.
- Persons in the EB-3 category and born in China are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of January 1, 2010. This category has advanced by 9 months.
- Persons in the EB-3 category and born in India are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of November 22, 2003. This category has advanced by 7 days.
- Persons in the EB-3 category and born in Mexico are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of June 1, 2012. This category has advanced by 8 months.
- Persons in the EB-3 category and born in the Philippines are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of June 1, 2012. This category has advanced by 8 months.
EB-4 and EB-5
- All countries remain current.
The complete Visa Bulletin for November 2014 can be found at: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2015/visa-bulletin-for-november-2014.html.