Department of State May 2018 Visa Bulletin Summary

The Department of State has released the May 2018 Visa Bulletin.  D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the family and employment-based priority dates.  

With respect to Final Action Dates, the EB-1 category remains unchanged across all areas of chargeability. Similarly, EB-2 remains unchanged across all areas of chargeability, with the exception of EB-2 China, which has progressed by 1 month to September 1, 2014. EB-3 India has progressed by 3 months to May 1, 2008. All other areas of chargeability remain unchanged. Other Workers China and Other Workers India have progressed to May 1, 2007 and May 1, 2008 respectively. All other areas of chargeability remain unchanged. Similarly, EB-4 remains unchanged across all areas of chargeability with the exception of EB-4 Mexico, which has progressed slightly more than 2 months to October 22, 2016. Certain Religious Workers are now current across all areas of chargeability, with the exception of El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras, which is retrogressed to December 15, 2015, and Mexico, which is retrogressed to October 22, 2016. EB-5 for non-regional centers remains unchanged with the exception of EB-5 Vietnam, which is now retrogressed to July 22, 2014. EB-5 for regional centers is now current across all areas of chargeability, with the exceptions of EB-5 China and EB-5 Vietnam, which are both retrogressed to July 22, 2014.

Application Filing Dates for all categories and across all areas of chargeability are unchanged in May 2018, with the exceptions of EB-2 India, which has progressed 2 months to April 1, 2009, EB-3 India, which has progressed 5 months to September 1, 2008, and Other Workers India, which has progressed 5 months to September 1, 2008.

As of today, April 12, 2018, USCIS has not advised whether, in May 2018, it will accept adjustment of status applications for family and employment-based petitions based on final action dates or application filing dates.