Department of State released the July 2016 visa bulletin. You can access the copy of the visa bulletin on the Department of State website here.

Note: USCIS designated Application Final Action Dates Chart for filing Adjustment of Status applications within U.S. in July 2016.

Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference cases this month:

Application Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases:

• All EB1 remains current
• EB2 China did not change (1/1/2010). EB2 India moved forward 1 month from 10/1/2004 to 11/01/2004. All other EB2 remains current.
• EB3 China did not change (1/1/2010). EB3 India moved forward 1 month from 9/22/2004 to 10/22/2004. EB3 Philippines moves forward over 3 months from 11/1/2008 to 2/15/2009. All other EB3 moved forward slightly from 2/15/2016 to 3/1/2016.
• EB5 China did not change (2/15/2014). All other EB5 remains current.

Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications:

• All EB1 remains current
• EB2 China did not change (6/1/2013). EB2 India did not change (7/1/2009). All other EB2 remains current.
• EB3 China did not change (5/1/2015). EB3 India did not change (7/1/2005). EB3 Philippines did not change (1/1/2010). All other EB3 remains current.
• EB5 China did not change (5/1/2015). All other EB5 remains current.

Updated: 7/14/2016