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February 2018 Visa Bulletin – Slow Advancement in Every Category and Projections for Future Movement
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process. The complete visa bulletin can be found here.
Below is a summary of the February Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month:
- China: EB-1 remains current, EB-2 advances nearly two months to October 1, 2013, and EB-3 jumps forward five months to September 15, 2014
- India: EB-1 remains current, EB-2 continues a slow forward crawl –advancing 16 days to December 8, 2008, and EB-3 leaps forward an entire month to December 1, 2006
- Philippines: EB-2 remains current and EB-3 advances two weeks to March 1, 2016
- All Other Countries: All EB categories are current