U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that in March it will only accept employment-based adjustment-of-status applications based on the Application Final Action Dates chart.
The Dates for Filing chart, published in the State Department’s March Visa Bulletin, will not apply. Employment-based immigrants must follow the Application Final Action Dates chart (below) to determine if they are eligible to file their adjustment-of-status petitions with USCIS. Only applicants with priority dates earlier than the dates listed in the chart will be permitted to file their applications for adjustment of status in March.
Application Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases:
| Preference | China | El Salvador Guatemala Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines | All Other Countries |
| EB-1 | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | Dec. 15, 2012 | Current | June 1, 2008
|
Current | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | March 15, 2014 | Dec. 1, 2016
|
March 22, 2005 | Dec. 1, 2016 | March 15, 2012 | Dec. 1, 2016 |
Family-based immigrants, however, will be permitted to use the Dates for Filing chart applicable to family-sponsored immigrants, which also is contained in the March Visa Bulletin.
This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice group. For additional information, please contact BerryApplemanLeiden@bal.com.
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