The Visa Bulletin for August 2015 was released.
Family-Sponsored Preferences Bulletin
For an explanation of the categories, see our Green Card page.
| Family-Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01NOV07 | 01NOV07 | 01NOV07 | 15NOV94 | 15MAR00 |
| F2A | 15DEC13 | 15DEC13 | 15DEC13 | 01NOV13 | 15DEC13 |
| F2B | 15NOV08 | 15NOV08 | 15NOV08 | 08APR95 | 22MAY04 |
| F3 | 08APR04 | 08APR04 | 08APR04 | 22APR94 | 22AUG93 |
| F4 | 01DEC02 | 01DEC02 | 01DEC02 | 01MAR97 | 15JAN92 |
Family-Sponsored Preferences Analysis:
F1:
- China, India, and all chargeability areas not listed moved forward a month.
- Mexico and Philippines stayed the same.
F2A:
- Mexico moved forward a six weeks
- All other countries moved forward a month
F2B:
- China, India, and all chargeability areas not listed moved forward a month
- Philippines moved forward a week
- Mexico stayed the same
F3:
- China, India, and all chargeability areas not listed moved forward three weeks
- Mexico and Philippines stayed the same
F4
- China, India, Philippines and all chargeability areas not listed moved forward five weeks
- Mexico stayed the Same
Employment-Based Preferences Bulletin
For an explanation of the categories, see our Green Card page.
“C” means Current
“U” means Unavailable
| Employment- Based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 15DEC13 | 01OCT08 | C | C |
| 3nd | 15JUL15 | 01JUN04 | 01JUN04 | 15JUL15 | 01JUN04 |
| Other Workers | 15JUL15 | 01JUN04 | 01JUN04 | 15JUL15 | 01JUN04 |
| 4th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers and Pilot Programs |
C | 01SEP13 | C | C | C |
Employment-Based Preferences Analysis
EB1:
- All current
EB-2:
- Mexico, Philippines, and all chargeability areas not listed are current
- China moved forward ten weeks (two months and a half)
- India stayed the same
EB-3:
- India moved forward four months
- Mexico and all chargeability areas not listed moved forward fifteen weeks (three and a half months)
- Philippines went from “Unavailable” in the July Bulletin to June 4th, 2001!
- China moved backwards seven a half years for EB-3 and moved backwards two and a half years for EB-3 Other
EB-4:
- All current
EB-5:
- All current except China, which stayed the same
The Visa Bulletin is an important tool that lets you know when your Visa priority date is or will be current. If your priority date is or will be current, it is important to contact the Los Angeles Immigration Center as soon as possible as the priority dates can change every month and sometimes they can move backwards.
To schedule a consultation with a Los Angeles Immigration Attorney, please call (310) 933-4455 or fill out our online form with a brief description of your situation.