December 2015 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State has released the December 2015 Visa Bulletin.
Please note that in the “pre-registration” chart, all categories remain unchanged since the November 2015 release.
In the December 2015 Visa Bulletin, India sees a small advancement in the EB-2 and EB-3 Categories for the final action dates, while China remains unchanged in the EB-2 Category and sees an advancement in the EB-3 Category. The Visa Bulletin can be summarized as follows:
Application Final Action Dates (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins, dates when visas may be issued):
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 February 1, 2012. 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 June 1, 2007. This category has advanced by 10 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 September 1, 2015. This category has advanced by 17 days.
- 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 15, 2012. This category has advanced by 3 months 14 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 April 22, 2004. This category has advanced by 21 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 September 1, 2015. This category has advanced by 17 days.
- 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 August 1, 2007. This category has advanced by 1 month 17 days.
EB-4
- All countries remain current.
EB-5
- Persons in the EB-5 category Non Regional Center (C5 and T5) and born in China are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of December 15, 2013. This category has advanced by 23 days.
- The worldwide quota, India, Mexico, and the Philippines remain current.
Dates for Filing Applications (earliest dates when applicants may be able to apply):
Highlights: Although visa numbers are not available, you can still file your Adjustment of Status application if your priority date is earlier than:
EB-1
- All countries are 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, 2013. 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 July 1, 2009. This category remains unchanged.
- The worldwide quota, Mexico, and the Philippines are 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 September 1, 2015. 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 October 1, 2013. 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 July 1, 2005. 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 September 1, 2015. 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 January 1, 2010. This category remains unchanged.
EB-4
- All countries are current.
EB-5
- Persons in the EB-5 category and born in China are current if they have a priority date before the cut-off date of May 1, 2015. This category remains unchanged.
- The worldwide quota, India, Mexico, and the Philippines remain current.
The complete Visa Bulletin for December 2015 can be found here.