{"id":1996,"date":"2017-06-15T03:24:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T10:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swlgpc.com\/eng\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2017-06-15T03:24:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T10:24:56","slug":"july-2017-visa-bulletin-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/july-2017-visa-bulletin-issued\/","title":{"rendered":"JULY 2017 VISA BULLETIN ISSUED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State (DOS) has issued its July\u00a02017 Visa Bulletin. \u00a0Most notably, there has been a significant retrogression for the priority dates for EB-3 for China. There has also been no advancement for the priority dates for EB-1 for China and India following a significant retrogression during the June 2017 Visa Bulletin.<\/p>\n<p><u>EB-1-Worldwide<\/u>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<u>Priority dates are current,<\/u>\u00a0<strong>except:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>China<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<u>Priority date of January\u00a01, 2012<\/u>\u00a0(No Advancement)<\/p>\n<p><u>India<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<u>Priority date of January\u00a01, 2012<\/u>\u00a0(No Advancement)<\/p>\n<p><u>EB-2-Worldwide<\/u>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<u>Priority dates are current<\/u>,\u00a0<strong>except:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>China<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<u>Priority date of March 22, 2013<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 21\u00a0days)<\/p>\n<p><u>India<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<u>Priority date of July 22, 2008\u00a0<\/u>(Advancement of 21\u00a0days )<\/p>\n<p><u>EB-3-Worldwide<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0<u>Priority date of June\u00a08, 2017<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 54\u00a0days)<\/p>\n<p><u>China<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<u>Priority date of January\u00a01, 2012<\/u>\u00a0(Retrogression)<\/p>\n<p><u>India<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<u>Priority date of February\u00a015, 2006<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 276\u00a0days)<\/p>\n<p><u>Philippines<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<u>Priority date of May 15, 2014<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 1 year and 15\u00a0days)<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>USCIS ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS DATES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If USCIS determines that there are more immigrant visas available for a fiscal year than there are known applicants for such visas, the USCIS will state on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/visabulletininfo\">www.uscis.gov\/visabulletininfo<\/a>\u00a0that you may use the\u00a0<strong><em>Dates for Filing Visa Applications<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0chart in the Department of State July\u00a02017 Visa Bulletin. Otherwise, USCIS will indicate on their web site that you must use the\u00a0<strong><em>Application Final Action Dates<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0chart to determine when you may file your adjustment of status application in the United States.\u00a0 Currently, as of this publication, the USCIS has not determined which chart to use for July\u00a02017.\u00a0 The dates listed above are the Application Final Action Dates.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Check-In with Charlie Oppenheim<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no July\u00a02017 analysis or predictions from Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of Visa Control and Reporting Division for the U.S. Department of State (DOS).\u00a0 Charlie Oppenheim is responsible for analyzing and predicting immigrant preference categories. SW Law Group will post any updated analysis and predictions from Charlie Oppenheim if such information is released this month.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact\u00a0<strong>SW Law Group\u00a0<\/strong>if you have any further questions regarding these developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State (DOS) has issued its July\u00a02017 Visa Bulletin. \u00a0Most notably, there has been a significant retrogression for the priority dates for EB-3 for China. There has also been no advancement for the priority dates for EB-1 for China and India following a significant retrogression during the June 2017 Visa Bulletin. 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