Visa Bulletin June 2018 Predictions

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

Please see June 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	15APR11	15APR11	15APR11	01JAN97	15MAR06
F2A	01JUL16	01JUL16	01JUL16	15MAY16	01JUL16
F2B	01JUN11	01JUN11	01JUN11	01JAN97	01JAN07
F3	22FEB06	22FEB06	22FEB06	22SEP95	15APR95
F4	15OCT04	15OCT04	15MAR04	22JAN98	15MAR95

"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	22JAN12	22JAN12	22JAN12	22SEP98	01DEC07
F2A	08NOV17	08NOV17	08NOV17	08NOV17	08NOV17
F2B	22OCT11	22OCT11	22OCT11	15JUN97	15OCT07
F3	01OCT06	01OCT06	01OCT06	01JAN99	08AUG95
F4	15APR05	15APR05	15DEC04	15MAY98	01NOV95

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	C	C	C
2nd	C	15OCT14	C	C	C
3rd	C	22JUN15	C	01FEB17	C
Other Workers	C	TBD	C	01FEB17	C
4th	C	C	22NOV16	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	22NOV16	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	22AUG14	C	C	22AUG14
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	22AUG14	C	C	22AUG14

"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	15MAR15	22APR09	C	C
3rd	C	08JAN16	08NOV08	C	01OCT17
Other Workers	C	TBD	08NOV08	C	01OCT17
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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