USCIS has determined that, next month, it will only accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is current for final action under the State Department's March Visa Bulletin.
Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for March 2017
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in March, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
EB-1
Current for all countries.
EB-2
China: December 15, 2012
India: June 1, 2008
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: March 15, 2014
India: March 22, 2005
Philippines: March 15, 2012
All other countries: December 1, 2016
EB-3 Other Workers
China: February 1, 2006
India: March 22, 2005
Philippines: March 15, 2012
All other countries: December 1, 2016EB-5
China: May 1, 2014
Current for all other countries.
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