DON’T PANIC ABOUT THIS VISA BULLETIN!
The Department of State has justissued the September2018 Visa Bulletin. This is the final Visa Bulletin of FiscalYear 2018. This blog post analyzes this month’s Visa Bulletin.
September 2018 Visa Bulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates — Applications with these dates may be approved for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment.
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EB
Class
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All Other
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CHINA
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INDIA
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MEXICO
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PHIL’PNES
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EB-1
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01JUN16
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01JAN12
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01JAN12
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01JUN16
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01JUN16
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EB-2
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01JAN13
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01JAN13
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01JAN07
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01JAN13
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01JAN13
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EB-3
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01NOV16
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01JUL14
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01JAN03
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01NOV16
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01NOV16 |
Table B: Dates for Filing — The DOS may work on applications with these dates. But the Visa cannot be approved until the date is current per Table A.
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EB
Class
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All Other
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CHINA
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INDIA
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MEXICO
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PHIL’PNES
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EB-1
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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EB-2
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C
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01APR15
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22MAY09
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C
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C
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EB-3
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C
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01JAN16
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01MAY09
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C
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01JUL17 |
MU Law Analysis (all references are to Table A unlessnoted)
This Visa Bulletin retrogressed all categories severalyears. This is the Department of State’s signal that all employment-basedvisas have been used for this fiscal year. This is normal and happen atthe end of each fiscal year. The new fiscal year starts on October 1,2018. This Visa Bulletin includes a note confirming that “theimplementation of the above mentioned dates will only be temporary and inOctober, the first month of fiscal year 2019, the final action dates will bereturned to those established for August.”
Accordingly, things will return to normal on October 1,2018.