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Posted on January 30 2018

US EB Visa category updates and cut-off dates for February 2018 that you must not miss

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Updated May 10 2023
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The US Department of State has released its visa bulletin with US EB Visa category updates and cut-off dates for February 2018. Below is the brief of, the cut-off dates for offering immigrant visas:

  • EB2: For China, it will move ahead by extra 7 weeks, to 1 October 2013 and for India will move ahead by 2 weeks, to 8 December 2008
  • EB3 (Expert and skilled Workers): For China, it will move ahead by 5 months, to 15 September 2014 and for India, it will move ahead by 1 month, to 1 December 2006
  • EB3 (additional Workers): For China, it will move ahead by almost 6 weeks, to 1 February 2007 and for India, it will advance by 1 month, to 1 December 2006
  • EB5: For China, it will stay at July 22, 2014

FINAL ACTION CUT-OFF DATES FOR US EB VISA CATEGORY FEBRUARY 2018

EB1 - Existing for all nations

EB2 - For China, it is 1 October 2013

For India, it is 8 December 2008

Rest other nations: Current

EB3 Expert and skillful Workers: China – 15 September 2014

India- 1 December 2006

Philippines – 1 March 2016

Rest other nations - Current

EB3 Extra Workers: China- 1 February 2007

India – 1 December 2006

Philippines -1 March 2016

Rest other nations - Current

EB4

El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala – 1 December 2015

Mexico – 22 June, 2016

Rest other nations - Current

EB5

China – 22 July 2014

All other countries and subcategories – Current

FILING ELIGIBILITY CUT-OFF DATES FOR FEBRUARY 2018

EB1: Current for all nations

EB2: China- 15 November 2014

India – 8 February 2009

Rest other nations - Current

EB3 Expert and skillful Workers

China -1 January 2016

India – 1 January 2008

Philippines – 1 August 2016

Rest other nations: Current

EB3 Extra Workers

China – 1 June 2008

India – 1 January 2008

Philippine – 1 August 2016

All other nations - Current

EB4

Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador – 15 April 2016

Rest other countries: Current

EB5

China – 1 September 2014

Rest other countries and subcategories - Current

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