{"id":393,"date":"2016-02-14T13:31:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T01:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swlgpc.com\/en\/blog\/?p=393"},"modified":"2016-02-14T13:31:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T01:31:07","slug":"visa-bulletin-for-march-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/visa-bulletin-for-march-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa Bulletin for March 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States Department of State has recently published Visa Bulletin for March 2016 which include availability of family-based and employment-based immigrant numbers for \u201cApplication Final Action Dates\u201d and \u201cDates for Filing Applications.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the Final Action chart, the cutoff date for EB-2 India moves forward by 2.5 months, while the cutoff date for EB-3 India advances one month only. The cutoff date for EB-2 China moves up by 5 months, while the cutoff date for EB-3 China advances 8 months. The cutoff date for EB-3 for all chargeability areas except those listed, which includes Japanese-born individuals, advances to January 1, 2016. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> Please see the chart below for the employment-based Final Action Dates.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Employment- Based<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAll Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCHINA – mainland born<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nINDIA<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMEXICO<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPHILIPPINES<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n01AUG12<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15OCT08<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n01JAN16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n01JUN13<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15JUL04<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n01JAN16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15MAR08<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Workers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n01JAN16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n01FEB07<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15JUL04<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n01JAN16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15MAR08<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4th<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Certain Religious Workers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5th
\n<\/span><\/span>Non-Regional
\nCenter
\n(C5 and T5)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		C<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n22JAN14<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5th
\n<\/span><\/span>Regional
\nCenter
\n(I5 and R5)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		C<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n22JAN14<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As of February 8, 2016, USCIS has not advised whether in March 2016, it will accept adjustment of status applications for family- or employment-based petitions based on filing dates, rather than final action dates. USCIS anticipates that this information will be released soon.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/visas\/en\/law-and-policy\/bulletin\/2016\/visa-bulletin-for-march-2016.html<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The United States Department of State has recently published Visa Bulletin for March 2016 which include availability of family-based and employment-based immigrant numbers for \u201cApplication Final Action Dates\u201d and \u201cDates for Filing Applications.\u201d In the Final Action chart, the cutoff date for EB-2 India moves forward by 2.5 months, while the cutoff date for EB-3 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[17,18,8,19],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swlgpc.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}