The U.S. Department of State has released the September 2014 Visa Bulletin. The most movement took place in the EB-2 India category, which progressed from January 22, 2009 to May 1, 2009, and the EB-3 Philippines category, which jumped from June 1, 2010 to April 1, 2011.
The September 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 October 8, 2009. This category remains unchanged.
- Persons in the EB-2 category and born in India are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of May 1, 2009. This category has advanced by 3 months, 9 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 April 1, 2011. This category remains unchanged.
- Persons in the EB-3 category and born in China are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of November 1, 2008. This category remains unchanged.
- 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 8, 2003. This category remains unchanged.
- Persons in the EB-3 category and born in Mexico are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of April 1, 2011. This category remains unchanged.
- 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 April 1, 2011. This category has advanced by 10 months.
EB-4 and EB-5
- All countries remain current.
The complete Visa Bulletin for September 2014 can be found at: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2014/visa-bulletin-for-september-2014.html.