The US Department of State has released its visa bulletin with US EB Visa category updates and cut-off dates for February 2018. Below is the brief of, the cut-off dates for offering immigrant visas:
- EB2: For China, it will move ahead by extra 7 weeks, to 1 October 2013 and for India will move ahead by 2 weeks, to 8 December 2008
- EB3 (Expert and skilled Workers): For China, it will move ahead by 5 months, to 15 September 2014 and for India, it will move ahead by 1 month, to 1 December 2006
- EB3 (additional Workers): For China, it will move ahead by almost 6 weeks, to 1 February 2007 and for India, it will advance by 1 month, to 1 December 2006
- EB5: For China, it will stay at July 22, 2014
FINAL ACTION CUT-OFF DATES FOR US EB VISA CATEGORY FEBRUARY 2018
EB1 - Existing for all nations
EB2 - For China, it is 1 October 2013
For India, it is 8 December 2008
Rest other nations: Current
EB3 Expert and skillful Workers: China – 15 September 2014
India- 1 December 2006
Philippines – 1 March 2016
Rest other nations - Current
EB3 Extra Workers: China- 1 February 2007
India – 1 December 2006
Philippines -1 March 2016
Rest other nations - Current
EB4
El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala – 1 December 2015
Mexico – 22 June, 2016
Rest other nations - Current
EB5
China – 22 July 2014
All other countries and subcategories – Current
FILING ELIGIBILITY CUT-OFF DATES FOR FEBRUARY 2018
EB1: Current for all nations
EB2: China- 15 November 2014
India – 8 February 2009
Rest other nations - Current
EB3 Expert and skillful Workers
China -1 January 2016
India – 1 January 2008
Philippines – 1 August 2016
Rest other nations: Current
EB3 Extra Workers
China – 1 June 2008
India – 1 January 2008
Philippine – 1 August 2016
All other nations - Current
EB4
Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador – 15 April 2016
Rest other countries: Current
EB5
China – 1 September 2014
Rest other countries and subcategories - Current
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