The U.S. Department of State has released the August 2014 Visa Bulletin. Notably, the EB-3 China priority date jumped more than 2 years, from October 1, 2006 to November 1, 2008, and EB-2 India progressed from September 1, 2008 to January 22, 2009.
The August 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 has advanced by 3 months, 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 January 22, 2009. This category has advanced by 4 months, 21 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 has advanced by 2 years, 1 month.
- 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 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 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 June 1, 2010. This category has advanced by 1 year, 5 months.
EB-4 and EB-5
- All countries remain current.
The complete Visa Bulletin for August 2014 can be found at: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2014/visa-bulletin-for-august-2014.html.