New Date for October 2015 Visa Bulletin
Note: The Department of State (DOS) normally posts the new Visa Bulletin the second week of the month before it will take effect. The DOS Visa Bulletin is the official source of these charts. For ease of reference, below is the current chart (posted within two days of DOS’ new Visa Bulletin).
October 2015
Note: This bulletin supersedes the bulletin for October 2015 that was originally published on September 9, 2015.
Those are the effects on the Visas
Please note that the following “Dates for Filing” have changed:
| Category | (9/9/15) Filing Date |
NEW (9/25/15) Filing Date |
Difference |
| EB-2 China | 5/1/2014 | 1/1/2013 | 1 year, 5 months |
| EB-2 India | 7/1/2011 | 7/1/2009 | 2 years |
| EB-3 Philippines | 1/1/2015 | 1/1/2010 | 5 years |
| FB-1 Mexico | 7/1/1995 | 4/1/1995 | 3 months |
| FB-3 Mexico | 10/1/1996 | 5/1/1995 | 1 year, 5 months |
Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications
| Family-Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA – mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01MAY09 | 01MAY09 | 01MAY09 | 01APR95 | 01SEP05 |
| F2A | 01MAR15 | 01MAR15 | 01MAR15 | 01MAR15 | 01MAR15 |
| F2B | 01JUL10 | 01JUL10 | 01JUL10 | 01JAN96 | 01JAN05 |
| F3 | 01APR05 | 01APR05 | 01APR05 | 01MAY95 | 01AUG95 |
| F4 | 01FEB04 | 01FEB04 | 01FEB04 | 01MAY98 | 01JAN93 |
Dates for Filing Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications
| Employment-Based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA – mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 01JAN13 | 01JUL09 | C | C |
| 3rd | 01SEP15 | 01OCT13 | 01JUL05 | 01SEP15 | 01JAN10 |
| Other Workers | 01SEP15 | 01JAN07 | 01JUL05 | 01SEP15 | 01JAN10 |
| 4th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers and Pilot Programs | C | 01MAY15 | C | C | C |
