According to a report by the China Press, the U.S. Department of State released the visa bulletin for September on the 12th. For applicants born in mainland China, there has been no retrogression in any category, though many application categories remain stagnant. Employment-based immigration priority dates remain identical to those in August, and the EB-5 investment immigration category has not yet experienced the anticipated retrogression. Regarding family-sponsored immigration, only the first and second preference categories have shown progress, while all other categories remain at a standstill.
For applicants born in mainland China, there has been no progress in the F3 and F4 categories. The F1 category priority date has advanced by 9 days, currently standing at May 1, 2007; the F2A category has advanced by 8 months, currently standing at January 1, 2013; and the F2B category has advanced by 2 months, currently standing at September 1, 2007.
For applicants born in mainland China, the September employment-based immigration priority dates show no difference from August. The EB-2 priority date remains October 8, 2009; the EB-3 priority date is November 1, 2008; and the Other Workers category priority date is July 22, 2005.
The U.S. Department of State previously indicated that visa retrogression for Chinese EB-5 investors was expected in the summer of 2014, but this has not yet occurred. Although the number of EB-5 investment immigration applications has increased significantly in 2014, visas remained available for July, August, and September. For the 2014 U.S. fiscal year, the EB-5 visa quota cap is 10,650.
