This week the Department of State released the June 2017 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the family and employment-based priority dates. Application Filing Dates for EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 Worldwide are current. Additionally, Application Filing Dates for China remain unchanged in both the EB-2 and EB-3 categories with EB-2 China at October 1, 2013 and EB-3 China at September 1, 2015. Similarly, Application Filing Dates for India in both the EB-2 and EB-3 categories remain unchanged at February 1, 2009 and April 22, 2006 respectively. Application Filing Dates for EB-3 Philippines remain unchanged at July 1, 2014. Application Filing Dates for EB-5 China remain unchanged at September 1, 2014.
With respect to Final Action Dates, there was significant retrogression of nearly 5.5 years for EB-1 China and EB-1 India, with each category retrogressing to January 1, 2012. EB-2 China progressed one month to April 1, 2013 and EB-3 China remains unchanged at October 1, 2014. EB-2 India progressed slightly to July 1, 2008 and EB-3 India retrogressed by 10 days to May 15, 2005. EB-3 El Salvador progressed 1 month to April 15, 2017. Certain Religious Workers are once again current for all groups except Mexico and El Salvador, which are both retrogressed to July 15, 2015. EB-3 Philippines has progressed 4 months to May 1, 2013.
EB-2 Worldwide remains current and EB-3 Worldwide has progressed one month to April 15, 2017. EB-5 China progressed by one week to June 8, 2014.
As of today, May 9, 2017, USCIS has not advised whether, in June 2017, it will accept adjustment of status applications for family and employment-based petitions based on final action dates or application filing dates.