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January 2015 Visa Bulletin

For December 2014 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2014/visa-bulletin-december-2014.aspx

For analysis of January 2015 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2015/visa-bulletin-analysis-january-2015.aspx

January 2015 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from January 1 to January 31 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:
"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored
All
Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
F1 08JUL07 08JUL07  08JUL07 15SEP94 22DEC04
F2A 15APR13 15APR13 15APR13 22FEB13 15APR13
F2B 01APR08 01APR08 01APR08 01NOV94  01FEB04
F3 22DEC03 22DEC03 22DEC03 15DEC93 08JUL93
F4 22MAR02 22MAR02 22MAR02 22MAR97 15JUL91
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Employment Based:
"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.
Employment-
Based

All
Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed

CHINA -
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01FEB10 15FEB05 C C
3rd 01JUN13 01MAR11 15DEC03 01JUN13 01JUN13
Other Workers 01JUN13 22JUL05 15DEC03 01JUN13 01JUN13
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C

5th
Targeted
EmploymentAreas/
Regional Centers
and Pilot Programs

C C C C C
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Special Notice from USCIS:(Show/Hide)

D.  ANNUAL REPORT OF IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS IN THE FAMILY-SPONSORED AND EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES REGISTERED AT THE
     NATIONAL VISA CENTER AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2014

The National Visa Center has provided the totals of applicants who are registered in the various numerically-limited immigrant categories for processing at overseas posts. This information is available on the Consular Affairs www.travel.state.gov website. The direct link to the item is: http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-statistics/WaitingListItem.pdf.


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Current Step: If your priority date is not current, then you can calculate when it may become current, check your case status, case processing time, etc: https://www.mygcvisa.com/calculator

Next Steps: If priority date is current and

1. If applicant is inside US, they will have to file I-485: https://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/04/how-to-file-i-485-application.html

2. If applicant is outside US, it will be sent to NVC: https://www.mygcvisa.com/nvc/overview-after-nvc-petition-approved.aspx

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