April 2015 Visa Bulletin Released

 

April 2015 Visa Bulletin Released

The U.S. Department of State has released the April 2015 Visa Bulletin. The April 2015 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 April 1, 2011.  This category has advanced by 7 months.
  • Persons in the EB-2 category and born in India are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of September 1, 2007.  This category has advanced by 8 months.
  • 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, 2014.  This category has advanced by 4 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, 2011. This category has retrogressed by 9 months and 21 days.
  • Persons in the EB-3 category and born in India are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of January 8, 2004.  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, 2014.  This category has advanced by 4 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, 2014.  This category has advanced by 4 months.

EB-4 and EB-5

All countries remain current.