Overview
- The State Department moved EB-1 India to March 15, 2022, EB-2 India to May 15, 2013, and EB-3 India to September 22, 2013.
- China and rest-of-world categories also edged forward in several EB lines, including EB-1 China to January 22, 2023 and EB-2 China to June 1, 2021.
- EB-5 unreserved cutoff dates advanced to July 1, 2021 for India and July 15, 2016 for China, with set-aside categories remaining current.
- Filing dates are largely unchanged this month, and USCIS will announce within about a week whether applicants may use the filing chart for December.
- Family-sponsored movement was limited, with a one-month filing-date gain in F2A and select Final Action upticks for Mexico and the Philippines, while many other family dates held.