The Department of State has just issued September Visa Bulletin. This isthe final Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2021. This blog post analyzes thismonth’s Visa Bulletin.
Visa Bulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates — Applications with these dates may be approvedfor their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment.
|
EB |
All Other |
CHINA |
INDIA |
PHILIPPINES |
|
1st |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
2nd |
C |
1-Jul-18 |
1-Sep-11 |
C |
|
3rd |
C |
8-Jan-19 |
1-Jan-14 |
C |
Table B: Dates of Filing
The USCIS will be using the Table A: Final Action Dates chart forI-485 employment-based filings. A beneficiary must be current on the aboveTable A chart in order to file their I-485, Adjustment of Status applications. See: USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates
MU Law Analysis
Both the Philippines and Worldwide (All Other) EB-3 continueto be current. Our opinion remains that these categories will stay current forthe foreseeable future and into 2022.
EB-1 remains current for all categories. This will certainly be the case for the restof the fiscal year and into FY 2022. IndiaEB-2 advanced by three months, which shows that the demand for thiscategory remains strong. India EB-3again moved ahead by six months in spite of widespread reports of downgradesfrom EB-2 to EB-3. This category hasadvanced by one year in just two months, meaning that the DOS is trying toencourage EB-3 applications.
ChinaEB-2 showed a three-monthadvancement, which is encouraging.
On theother hand, EB-3 remained the same, indicating exhaustion of thiscategory’s visas for FY 2021.