The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the August 2017 Visa Bulletin today showing a retrogression of the employment-based second preference EB2 worldwide category to April 1, 2015. It notes that it won’t become current again until October 1, 2017. The EB2 category for India is at July 22, 2008, and for China April 22, 2013. The EB1 category remains backlogged for India and China with a cutoff date of January 1, 2012, but the EB1 worldwide category remains current. The EB3 worldwide category remains current and the EB3 category for China is at January 1, 2012, and at July 15, 2006, for India.
Applicants for adjustment of status who have a priority date earlier than the date in the ‘Final Action Dates for Employment-based Preference Cases’ chart may file their Forms I-485. Applicants for immigrant visas may use the ‘Dates for Filing of Employment-based Visa Applications’ chart.