January 2016 Visa Bulletin

For December 2015 Visa Bulletin, please click here: http://blog.mygcvisa.com/2015/11/december-2015-visa-bulletin.html

January 2016 Visa Bulletin has been released (valid from January 1 to January 31 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:

Family-Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	15MAY08	15MAY08	15MAY08	22DEC94	01JUN03
F2A	01AUG14	01AUG14	01AUG14	01JUN14	01AUG14
F2B	01APR09	01APR09	01APR09	08SEP95	01JAN05
F3	01AUG04	01AUG04	01AUG04	01AUG94	01NOV93
F4	22APR03	22APR03	22APR03	01APR97	22JUL92

Employment Based:

Employment- Based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA - mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	01FEB12	01FEB08	C	C
3rd	01OCT15	01JUL12	15MAY04	01OCT15	01NOV07
Other Workers	01OCT15	01DEC06	15MAY04	01OCT15	01NOV07
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	U	U	U	U	U
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	08JAN14	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	U	U	U	U	U

Link: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2016/visa-bulletin-for-january-2016.html

Also See:

• Immigration News (updated every 15 minutes): http://www.mygcvisa.com/news/

• December 2016 Visa Bulletin And Analysis: http://blog.mygcvisa.com/2015/11/december-2015-visa-bulletin.html

Next Steps: If priority date is current and

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

2. If applicant is outside US, it will be sent to NVC: http://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/09/nvc-consular-processing-steps.html

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