The Department of State has released the November 2018 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the family and employment-based priority dates.
With respect to Final Action Dates, all EB-1 chargeability areas remain unchanged. EB-2 China has progressed by 1.5 months to May 15, 2015, while EB-2 India remains the same. EB-2 across all other areas of chargeability remain current. Likewise, EB-3 Philippines progressed by 7 days to June 8, 2017 and the rest of the EB-3 categories remain unchanged. EB-5 Non-Regional Center is current across all areas of chargeability with the exceptions of China, which remains retrogressed at August 15, 2014, and Vietnam, which has progressed by 1 month to February 1, 2016. Similarly, EB-5 Regional Center is now current across all areas of chargeability with the exceptions of China, which remains retrogressed at August 15, 2014, and Vietnam, which has progressed by 1 month to February 1, 2016.
Application filing dates for all Employment Based categories across all areas of chargeability remain unchanged.
With respect to family-based filings, F1 Worldwide, China and India have progressed to June 22, 2011, while F-1 Mexico remains unchanged and F-1 Philippines progressed to February 1, 2007. All F2A chargeability areas have progressed to September 15, 2016. F2B Worldwide, China and India have progressed to January 1, 2012, with F2B Mexico and F2B Philippines progressing by less than a month to June 8, 1997 and June 1, 2007 respectively. F3 Worldwide, China and India has progressed less than a month to July 8, 2006, while F3 Mexico and F3 Philippines remains unchanged. F4 Worldwide and China have progressed by about 1 month to March 22, 2005. Similarly F4 India has progressed to June 1, 2004. F4 Philippines has progressed by about 1 week to June 15, 1995. F4 Mexico has progressed to February 8, 1998.
Application filing dates for all Family Based categories across all areas of chargeability remain unchanged.
As of today, October 11, 2018, USCIS has not advised whether, in November 2018, it will accept adjustment of status applications for family and employment-based petitions based on final action dates or application filing dates.