Worldway's second U.S. Immigration Month brings the latest updates on U.S. immigration visa bulletin. According to the U.S. Department of State (DOS), the July visa bulletin shows that the "Final Action Dates" for green card approvals have retrogressed by 3 years and 4.7 months for employment-based EB-3 immigrants born in mainland China, while other family-based and employment-based immigrants from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and mainland China have mostly moved forward or remained unchanged. Additionally, there have been no changes for the "Dates for Filing" for family-based and employment-based immigrants.
Green Card Approval Dates
Family-Based Immigration
The "Final Action Dates" for family-based immigration (Application Final Action Dates, abbreviated as "Green Card Approval Dates") show that applicants from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and mainland China have moved forward in the first and second preference categories; the third preference remains unchanged; the fourth preference has moved forward by 1 month for applicants from Hong Kong, Macau, while those born in mainland China have remained unchanged after retrogressing by 6 months and 22 days last month. The specific changes are as follows:
F-1: Moved forward by 67 days, from January 15, 2009, to March 22, 2009
F-2A: Moved forward by 7 days, from November 8, 2014, to November 15, 2014
F-2B: Moved forward by 46 days, from October 22, 2009, to December 8, 2009
F-3: Remains unchanged at December 1, 2004
F-4: Applicants from Hong Kong, Macau moved forward by 1 month, from August 8, 2003, to September 8, 2003
F-4: Applicants born in mainland China remain unchanged at January 1, 2003
Employment-Based Immigration
As for the "Final Action Dates" for employment-based immigration, for applicants from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, EB-3 (skilled workers and other unskilled workers) moved forward by 15 days, from February 15, 2016, to March 1, 2016, while other categories have available quotas.
For applicants born in mainland China, EB-1 and EB-4 categories maintain available quotas, while EB-3 (other unskilled workers) has retrogressed by 3 years and 4.7 months, from April 22, 2007, to January 1, 2004, with the rest remaining unchanged.
July 2016 U.S. Immigration Visa Bulletin
Table A: Green Card Approval Dates
Application Filing Dates
Since October of last year, the U.S. Department of State has implemented a dual-track system, adding a "Dates for Filing Application" (abbreviated as "Filing Dates") in addition to the "Final Action Dates". The July filing dates show that family-based and employment-based immigrants from Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China remain unchanged.
July 2016 U.S. Immigration Visa Bulletin
Table B: Filing Dates
Note:
The family-based immigration categories and quotas issued by the U.S. Congress each year are as follows:
First Preference F1: Unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens, 23,400 per year.
Second Preference F2-A, F2-B: Spouses and unmarried children under 21 of U.S. permanent residents, and unmarried adult children of U.S. permanent residents, 114,200 per year.
Third Preference F3: Married children of U.S. citizens, 23,400 per year.
Fourth Preference F4: Siblings of U.S. citizens, 65,000 per year.
The U.S. Congress issues 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas each year, divided into the following five priority categories:
First Preference EB-1: Extraordinary ability individuals, outstanding professors or researchers, multinational executives or managers.
Second Preference EB-2: Professionals with advanced degrees, and individuals with exceptional ability in the arts, sciences, or business.
Third Preference EB-3: Skilled workers, professionals, and unskilled workers without advanced degrees.
Fourth Preference EB-4: Certain special immigrants, including religious workers.
Fifth Preference EB-5: Investor immigrants.
In June 2016, Worldway held the second U.S. Immigration Month event in seven cities across China, aiming to showcase American culture and lifestyle through a variety of themed activities, providing comprehensive, one-stop immigration services including immigration policy interpretation, industry dynamics, asset allocation, immigration health, overseas education, U.S. tax and finance, and overseas property investment.
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