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Priority-date cutoffs will advance modestly in most employment-based categories, according to the State Department’s February Visa Bulletin. USCIS confirmed it will use the Final Action Dates chart for adjustment-of-status applications next month.
Key Movements:
EB-1
EB-2
EB-3
Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases:
Additional Information: Priority-date cutoffs advanced dramatically in the October Visa Bulletin, did not change in November and advanced modestly in most categories in December. Priority cutoff dates retrogressed sharply in January following USICS’s switch to the Final Action Dates after it used Dates for Filing for the first three months of the fiscal year.
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