Employment-Based Cut-off Date Changes Over Last Month’s Visa Bulletin
| Preference Category | Chargeability | Change From Last Month’s Visa Bulletin |
| EB-1 | Current Across All Chargeability Areas |
| EB-2 | All Chargeability Areas | Current |
| China | Advances 2½ months |
| India | No change |
| Mexico | Current |
| Philippines | Current |
| EB-3 | All Chargeability Areas | Advances 3½ months |
| China | Retrogresses 7 years, 3 months |
| India | Advances 4 months |
| Mexico | Advances 3½ months |
| Philippines | Priority Date set after being Unavailable |
3. Relevant U.S. State Department Commentary
CHINA-MAINLAND BORN EMPLOYMENT THIRD,
AND THIRD OTHER WORKER VISA AVAILABILITY
There was an extremely large increase in applicant demand reported for consideration in the determination of the August cut-off dates. Therefore, it has been necessary to retrogress the Employment Third, and Third Other Worker cut-off dates to hold number use within the FY-2015 annual limit.
Every effort will be made to return those categories to the previously announced July cut-off dates as quickly as possible under the FY-2016 annual limits. Those limits will take effect October 1, 2015.