2. EMPLOYMENT-BASED CUT-OFF DATE CHANGES OVER LAST MONTH’S VISA BULLETIN
PREFERENCE CATEGORY CHARGEABILITY CHANGE FROM LAST MONTH’S VISA BULLETIN
- EB-1 Remains Current Across All Chargeability Areas
- EB-2 All Chargeability Areas Current
- China Advances 5 weeks
- India No Change (see 3 below)
- Mexico Current
- Philippines Current
- EB-3 All Chargeability Areas Advances 6 months
- China Advances 5 months
- India Advances 1 week
- Mexico Advances 6 months
- Philippines Advances 6 months
3. RELEVANT U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT COMMENTARY
VISA AVAILABILITY IN THE COMING MONTHS
INDIA Employment-based Second Preference -- Increased demand will require the retrogression of this cut-off date, possibly in November, to hold number use within the fiscal year 2015 annual limit.