The Department of State has just issued the July 2016 Visa Bulletin. This is the tenth Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2016.
July 2016 Visa Bulletin
Final Action Dates
Applications with these dates may be approved for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card).
| Employment- Based |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
|
CHINA – mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 01JAN10 | 01NOV04 | C | C |
| 3rd | 01MAR16 | 01JAN10 | 22OCT04 | 01MAR16 | 15FEB09 |
MU Law Analysis
All Other: The EB-2 has been current for many years. The EB-3 moved forward by two weeks. These dates continue to be very favorable. We expect that All Other dates will continue to be positive for the foreseeable future.
China: Both Chinese categories remained at January 2010. A note in this month’s Visa Bulletin indicates that these dates will stay at January 2010 for August and September 2010’s Visa Bulletin.
India: EB-3 moved ahead one month. But the EB-2 remained stuck in 2004. We expect the India EB-2 to stay in 2004 until the October 2016 Visa Bulletin at which time it should steadily move forward.
India: EB-3 moved ahead one month. But the EB-2 remained stuck in 2004. We expect the India EB-2 to stay in 2004 until the October 2016 Visa Bulletin at which time it should steadily move forward.
Mexico: Mirrors All Other in all aspects.
Philippines: EB-3 moved ahead three more months. The note in this month’s Visa Bulletin indicated that the EB-3 date should move through 2009 and may move into 2010 by September, as MU Law has been expecting. (Our note from May 2016: “MU Law believes that Philippines EB-3 will continue to steadily move forward in the coming months. We expect it to move into 2009 in the by early summer, and may reach 2010 by the end of this fiscal year.”)
Dates of Filing
Applications with these priority dates should see their Consular Process application progress. The USCIS may allow filing of the I-485 Adjustment of Status, provided that the USCIS issues its monthly authorization.
| Employment- Based |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 01JUN13 | 01JUL09 | C | C |
| 3rd | C | 01MAY15 | 01JUL05 | C | 01JAN10 |
MU Law Analysis
These dates did not change from the prior Visa Bulletin.