December 2014 Visa Bulletin Released

The U.S. Department of State has released the December 2014 Visa Bulletin. The December 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 January 1, 2010.  This category has advanced by 24 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 February 15, 2005.  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 November 1, 2012.  This category has advanced by 5 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 June 1, 2010. 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 December 1, 2003.  This category has advanced by 9 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 November 1, 2012.  This category has advanced by 5 months.