Employment-Based Changes over Last Month’s Visa Bulletin
| Preference Category | Chargeability | Change From Last Month’s Visa Bulletin |
| EB-1 | Remains Current Across-All Chargeabilities |
| EB-2 | All Chargeability Areas | Remains Current |
| China | Advances 9.5 months |
| India | Advances 9.5 months |
| Mexico | Remains Current |
| Philippines | Remains Current |
| EB-3 | All Chargeability Areas | Advances 2 weeks |
| China | Advances 5 weeks |
| India | Advances 1 week |
| Mexico | Advances 2 weeks |
| Philippines | Advances 2 weeks |
U.S. State Department Commentary
CHINA-MAINLAND BORN AND INDIA EMPLOYMENT-BASED SECOND PREFERENCE VISA AVAILABILITY IN THE COMING MONTHS
The China and India Employment Second preference cut-off date has been advanced at a rapid rate in recent months. As previously noted, this action was intended to generate significant levels of new filings for adjustment of status at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices. USCIS has reported that the rate of new filings is currently far below that which they had anticipated, prompting an even more aggressive movement of the cut-off date for January and possibly beyond. While this action greatly increases the potential for an eventual retrogression of the cut-off at some point during the year, it also provides the best opportunity to utilize all numbers available under the annual limit.