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 | Current |
| China | Advances 2 months |
| India | No Change |
| Mexico | Current |
| Philippines | Current |
| EB-3 | All Chargeability Areas | Advances 3 months |
| China | Advances 3 months |
| India | Advances 2 weeks |
| Mexico | Advances 9 months |
| Philippines | Advances 1 week |
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3. Relevant U.S. State Department Commentary
D. EMPLOYMENT THIRD PREFERENCE VISA AVAILABILITY
The Employment-based Third preference category cut-off date for most countries has advanced significantly for a second month in a row. This recent movement of the dates is not indicative of what can be expected in the future. Rapid forward movement of cut-off dates is often followed by a dramatic increase in demand for numbers within three to six months. Once such demand begins to materialize the cut-off date movement will begin to slow, or even stop for a period of time.