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 October Visa Bulletin. 

Employment-Based Priority Date Cut-offs for October 2017
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in October, 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 OCTOBER 2017
EB-1  
Current for all countries

EB-2 
China: May 22, 2013
India: September 15, 2008
All other countries: Current

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: January 1, 2014
India: October 15, 2006
Philippines: December 1, 2015
All other countries: Current

EB-3 Other Workers  
China: January 1, 2006
India: October 15, 2006
Philippines: December 1, 2015
All other countries: Current 

EB-4
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: November 1, 2015
Mexico: March 1, 2016
All other countries: Current

EB-5 
China: June 22, 2014
Current for all other countries and subcategories 

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