The CDC has added COVID-19 to the list of vaccinations required of applicants seeking U.S. lawful permanent residence. The requirement, which will be effective beginning October 1, will apply to applicants seeking adjustment of status from within the U.S. and those applying for immigrant visas at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.
Read MoreDepartment of State August 2020 Visa Bulletin Summary
The Department of State has released the August 2020 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. As of today, July 20, 2020, USCIS has not yet advised whether, in August 2020, it will once again accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on the bulletin’s Final Action Dates, as it did in July.
With respect to Employment Based (EB) Final Action Dates, all EB-1 countries of chargeability, except India and China, will remain current. EB-1 China will advance just under six months to February 8, 2018 and EB-1 India will advance nine months, also to February 8, 2018. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability remain current. EB-2 China will advance two months and one week to January 15, 2016, and EB-2 India will remain unchanged at July 8, 2009. All EB-3 categories except India and China will advance just under a year to April 1, 2019. EB-3 China will advance just under eight months to February 15, 2017, and EB-3 India will advance four months to October 1, 2009. All EB-5 countries of chargeability except China and Vietnam will remain current. EB-5 China will advance two weeks to August 8, 2015, while EB-5 Vietnam will advance over two months to July 22, 2017.
With respect to Employment Based Application Filing Dates, EB-1 Filing Dates for all countries of chargeability, except China and India, will remain current. EB-1 China and EB-1 India will advance eight months and eleven months respectively to July 1, 2018. Dates of filing for the EB-2 category will remain unchanged from July. With the exception of India and China, Application Filing Dates for all EB-3 countries of chargeability will advance one year to April 1, 2020. EB-3 China will advance two months to May 1, 2017 and EB-3 India will remain unchanged at February 1, 2010. Dates of filing for the EB-5 category will remain unchanged from July.