Changes Over the November 2016 Visa Bulletin

Employment-Based Cut-off Date Changes for Next Month Compared to the Current Month’s Visa Bulletin

Relevant U.S. State Department Commentary

F.  EMPLOYMENT-based VISA AVAILABILITY

The level of demand in many Employment-based categories for cases filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for adjustment of status increased significantly late last winter.  Those levels have been sustained, and at this time there are no signs that demand is diminishing. The following updates to previous projections regarding visa availability are being announced in an effort to provide the maximum amount of advance notice:

First:               Current during the coming months.  However, it will be necessary to impose a Final Action Date for China-mainland born and India at some point.

Second:          Current for the foreseeable future.  But, based on the current demand pattern it appears likely that it will be necessary to impose a Worldwide, Mexico, and Philippines Final Action Date no later than July.

Third:              The level of demand appears to be increasing at the long-anticipated rate.  Therefore,           this date has been held for December, and is likely to hold once again for January, while determining if this increased level will be sustained.

INDIA Third: Movement of this date will be limited to one week, then the date will hold for several months, then move one week, then likely to hold.