Client Portal

January Visa Bulletin: USCIS reverts back to Final Date of Action for Employment-Based Categories

December 22, 2016

With the January 2017 Visa Bulletin, the USCIS is reverting back to the “Final Action” chart for Employment-based categories, which will cause a further retrogression of the cut-off dates for the EB2 and EB3 India and China categories.    For Family-based categories, the USCIS is retaining the “Filing Date” chart which has no forward movement for January.

“Final Action Date” Chart for Employment-Based Applicants

 

January Bulletin EB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Filing Date” Chart for Family-Based Applicants

november-2016-filing-family

Featured News
Latest News
View All

September 2, 2026

Nicole Simon Quoted on Trump Administration’s Floated $100,000 OPT Fee Nicole Simon, partner at Simon, Choi & Tuohy and a Lecturer in Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law...More

September 1, 2026

USCIS Issues New Affidavit of Support Form With No Grace Period and Advises on Impact of Sponsor’s Credit or Security Freeze With no warning or extended grace period, USCIS published on August 31, 2026 a new required version of  Form I-864, Affidavit...More
Image Image Image Image