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 August Visa Bulletin. 

Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for August 2017 To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in August, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country. 

FINAL ACTION CUT-OFF DATES FOR AUGUST 2017

EB-1   China: January 1, 2012}
India: January 1, 2012
All other countries: Current

EB-2 China: April 22, 2013
India: July 22, 2008
All other countries: April 1, 2015

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers 
China: January 1, 2012
India: July 15, 2006
Philippines: June 1, 2015
All other countries: Current

EB-3 Other Workers
China: January 1, 2004
India: July 15, 2006
Philippines: June 1, 2015
All other countries: Current

EB-5  
China: June 15, 2014 Current for all other countries.

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