Employment-Based Cut-off Date Changes for March Compared to Current 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 5 months |
| India | Advances 2½ months |
| Mexico | Current |
| Philippines | Current |
| EB-3 | All Chargeability Areas | Advances 3½ months |
| China | Advances 8 months |
| India | Advances 1 month |
| Mexico | Advances 3½ months |
| Philippines | Advances 2¼ month |
Relevant U.S. State Department Commentary
D. VISA AVAILABILITY IN THE COMING MONTHS
EMPLOYMENT-based categories (potential monthly movement)
Employment First: Current
Employment Second:
Worldwide: Current
China: Up to five months
India: Up to three months
Employment Third:
Worldwide: The rapid forward movement of this cut-off date during the past ten months should generate a significant amount of demand for numbers. When such demand begins to materialize it will be necessary to limit movement of this cut-off date.
China: Up to five months.
India: Up to one month.
Mexico: Will remain at the worldwide date.
Philippines: Up to four months.
Employment Fourth: Current for most countries
Employment Fifth: The category will remain "Current" for most countries.
China-mainland born: Slow forward movement.
The above projections indicate what is likely to happen on a monthly basis through June based on current applicant demand patterns. Readers should never assume that recent trends in cut-off date movements are guaranteed for the future, or that "corrective" action will not be required at some point in an effort to maintain number use within the applicable annual limits. The determination of the actual monthly cut-off dates is subject to fluctuations in applicant demand and a number of other variables.