USCIS has announcedthat for October 2016 it will allow I-485 filings for those immigrant visaapplicants who qualify under the more favorable Date of Filing chart.
Dates of Filing Chart – October 2016
|
Employment-
based |
All Chargeability
Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA-
mainland born |
INDIA
|
PHILIPPINES
|
|
1st
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
2nd
|
C
|
01MAR13
|
22APR09
|
C
|
|
3rd
|
C
|
01MAY14
|
01JUL05
|
01SEP13
|
If you have apriority date earlier than the dates listed on the above table, and you arelawfully in the United States, you can file your I-485 from October 1-31,2016. Please keep in mind that the USCISwill not approve your immigrant visa application unless your priority date isearlier than the standard Final Action chart.
Final Action Chart– October 2016
|
Employment
based |
All Charge-
ability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA-
mainland born |
INDIA
|
PHILIPPINES
|
|
1st
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
|
2nd
|
C
|
15FEB12
|
15JAN07
|
C
|
|
3rd
|
01JUN16
|
22JAN13
|
01MAR05
|
01DEC10
|