The U.S. Department of State has released the October 2014 Visa Bulletin. There was significant movement in the EB-3 China category, which jumped 5 months. The EB-3 categories for the worldwide quota, Mexico, and the Philippines each progressed from April 1, 2011 to October 1, 2011.
The October 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 November 15, 2009. This category has advanced by 1 month, 7 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 May 1, 2009. 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 October 1, 2011. This category has advanced by 6 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 April 1, 2009. This category has advanced by 5 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 15, 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 October 1, 2011. This category has advanced by 6 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 October 1, 2011. This category has advanced by 6 months.
EB-4 and EB-5
- All countries remain current.
The complete Visa Bulletin for October 2014 can be found at: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2015/visa-bulletin-for-october-2014.html.