August 2015 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State has released the August 2015 Visa Bulletin. It 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 15, 2013. This category has advanced by 2 months 14 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 October 1, 2008. This category remains unchanged.
- 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 July 15, 2015. This category has advanced by 3 months 14 days.
- Persons in the EB-3 category and born in China are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of June 1, 2004. This category has retrogressed by 7 years 3 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 June 1, 2004. This category has advanced by 4 months.
- Persons in the EB-3 category and born in Mexico are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of July 15, 2015. This category has advanced by 3 months 14 days.
- 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, 2004. This category has become available.
EB-4
- All countries remain current.
EB-5
- Persons in the EB-5 category and born in China are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of September 1, 2013. This category remains unchanged.
- The worldwide quota, India, Mexico, and the Philippines remain current.
The complete Visa Bulletin for August 2015 can be found here.