June Visa Bulletin

According to the June Visa Bulletin of the U.S. Department of State (DOS), cut-off dates for almost all employment-based immigrant categories will remain unchanged in June. DOS will advance the June cut-off dates for the second employment-based (EB-2) preference category for India and China by three months.

DOS expects the third employment-based (EB-3) preference category to reach the annual limit in June and as a result, this category is likely to experience retrogressions or visa unavailability beginning in July. For June 2008, the cut-off dates for the first three employment-based preference categories are as follows:

EB-1: Current for all countries.
EB-2: April 1, 2004 (China and India); all other countries current.
EB-3 Skilled Workers and Professionals: March 22, 2003 (China); November 1, 2001 (India); July 1, 2002 (Mexico); March 1, 2006 (all other countries).
EB-3 Other Workers: January 1, 2003 (all countries).

The Visa Bulletin is DOS's forecast of green card availability for the coming month. Each month, the State Department sets a cut-off date for each immigrant visa category. A foreign national whose priority date (his or her place in line) is earlier than the cut-off date for a particular category is eligible to apply for adjustment of status or for an immigrant visa.

If the State Department designates a category as "current," any foreign national eligible for the category may apply for adjustment or an immigrant visa. If a category is designated as "unavailable," the annual quota of immigrant visas has been met and immigrant visas are no longer available in that category.

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