The Department of State (DOS) has issued its August 2018 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there continues to be no advancement for the priority dates for EB-1 for China and India and significant retrogression for EB-1 for all El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, and other areas.<\/p>\n
EB-1-Worldwide<\/u>:<\/p>\n
China<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of January 1, 2012<\/u>\u00a0(No advancement)<\/p>\n
India<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Priority date of January 1, 2012<\/u>\u00a0(No advancement)<\/p>\n
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras<\/span>: May 1, 2016<\/span> (Retrogression of 823 days)<\/p>\n Mexico<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of May 1, 2016<\/span> (Retrogression of 823 days)<\/p>\n Philippines<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of May 1, 2016<\/span>\u00a0(Retrogression of 823 days)<\/p>\n Vietnam<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of May 1, 2016<\/span>\u00a0(Retrogression of 823 days)<\/p>\n Other areas<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of May 1, 2016<\/span>\u00a0(Retrogression of 823 days)<\/p>\n EB-2-Worldwide<\/u>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Priority dates are current,<\/u>\u00a0except:<\/strong><\/p>\n China<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of March 1, 2015<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 60 days)<\/p>\n India<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Priority date of March 15, 2009\u00a0<\/u>(No advancement)<\/p>\n EB-3-Worldwide<\/u>: \u00a0\u00a0Priority dates are current,<\/u>\u00a0except:<\/strong><\/p>\n China<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of July 1, 2014<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 547 days)<\/p>\n India<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of January 1, 2009<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 62 days)<\/p>\n Philippines<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of June 1, 2017<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 182 days)<\/p>\n USCIS ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS DATES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 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\u00a0www.uscis.gov\/visabulletininfo<\/a>\u00a0that you may use the\u00a0Dates for Filing Visa Applications<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0chart in the Department of State August 2018 Visa Bulletin. Otherwise, USCIS will indicate on their web site that you must use the\u00a0Application 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 August 2018.\u00a0 The dates listed above are the Application Final Action Dates.<\/p>\n Check-In with Charlie Oppenheim<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n There is no August 2018 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