The Department of State ("DOS") issued its September 2008 Visa Bulletin, announcing forward movement of approximately 8 weeks in the employment-based second preference ("EB-2") category for persons born in China and India. The cut-off dates for the employment-based third preference ("EB-3") categories remain unavailable for the rest of the 2008 fiscal year, which ends on September 30, 2008.
Foreign nationals with priority dates earlier than the cut-off dates below, or where noted as "current", may file, or be approved, for an adjustment of status application in the month of September 2008. They may also be approved for an immigrant visa abroad:
| EB-1 Worldwide: | Current | |
| EB-2 Worldwide (excluding China and India): | Current | |
| EB-2 China: | August 1, 2006 (forward movement of 8 weeks) | |
| EB-2 India: | ||
| EB-3 Worldwide (excluding China, India, Mexico and the Philippines): | Unavailable | |
| EB-3 China: | Unavailable | |
| EB-3 India: | Unavailable | |
| EB-3 Mexico: | Unavailable | |
| EB-3 Philippines: | Unavailable |
We will provide further information as soon as it becomes available.
The full September 2008 Visa Bulletin is available at the link below:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_3953.html.
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