Visa Bulletin May 2018 Predictions

For the official April 2018 Visa Bulletin, please click here: http://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2018/visa-bulletin-april-2018.aspx

Please see May 2018 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based):

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"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	22APR11	22APR11	22APR11	15OCT96	22FEB06
F2A	01JUN16	01JUN16	01JUN16	01MAY16	01JUN16
F2B	22APR11	22APR11	22APR11	01DEC96	15NOV06
F3	01FEB06	01FEB06	01FEB06	22JUL95	08APR95
F4	22SEP04	22SEP04	01MAR04	22DEC97	22JAN95

"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.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01FEB12	01FEB12	01FEB12	01APR98	15NOV07
F2A	15NOV17	15NOV17	15NOV17	15NOV17	15NOV17
F2B	15SEP11	15SEP11	15SEP11	15JAN97	15SEP07
F3	01OCT06	01OCT06	01OCT06	01MAR98	01JUL95
F4	01APR05	01APR05	15JUL04	01MAR98	01APR95

Employment Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"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	01FEB12	01FEB12	C	C
2nd	C	15SEP14	08JAN09	C	C
3rd	C	22JUN15	01MAY08	C	08MAY17
Other Workers	C	TBD	01MAY08	C	08MAY17
4th	C	C	C	08SEP16	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	08SEP16	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

"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	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	01APR15	01MAR09	C	C
3rd	C	22FEB16	22JUN08	C	22OCT17
Other Workers	C	TBD	22JUN08	C	22OCT17
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	01OCT14	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	01OCT14	C	C	C

If you have not done it, please remember to add or update your I-130/NVC/I-140/I-485 case in the free GC tracker: http://www.mygcvisa.com/tracker/

It would be very useful to understand how USCIS is currently processing these cases. It would also help in estimating date movements in future visa bulletin.

The dates above have been calculated from data provided by USCIS/DOS. It does not include future demand (which can increase or decrease anytime). Hence data will keep changing every month.We will update these tables as we get more data from USCIS or DOS.

Similar to EB3 category movement, we have previously added a blog post for EB2 category forward movement. Please click here for FB category.

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

Recommended Reading:

• Frequently Asked Questions: USCIS Visa Bulletin
• Frequently Asked Questions: I-485 Pending Inventory

More Reading:

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