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September 16, 2017

NY LAW OFFICES OF NORKA M. SCHELL, LLC

17 STATE STREET, STE. 4000
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004

TEL. (212) 258-0713 / (973) 621-9300




OCTOBER 2017 VISA BULLETIN

This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during October for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. 

Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website at www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo, individuals seeking to file applications for adjustment of status with USCIS in the Department of Homeland Security must use the “Final Action Dates” charts below for determining when they can file such applications. When USCIS determines that there are more immigrant visas available for the fiscal year than there are known applicants for such visas, USCIS will state on its website that applicants may instead use the “Dates for Filing Visa Applications” charts in this Bulletin. 

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES 

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens:  23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.
Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents:  114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:
A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents:  77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;
B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents:  23% of the overall second preference limitation.
Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens:  23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.
Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens:  65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.

A.  FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED
     PREFERENCE CASES
Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland 
born
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES 
F122DEC1022DEC1022DEC1001MAR9601JAN07
F2A22OCT1522OCT1522OCT1515OCT1522OCT15
F2B08NOV1008NOV1008NOV10 15JUL9601JAN07
F322JUL0522JUL0522JUL0522APR95 22FEB95
F408MAY0408MAY0401OCT0301OCT9701JUN94

B.  DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED
     VISA APPLICATIONS
Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland 
born
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES 
F101JAN1201JAN1201JAN1201NOV9601OCT07
F2A01NOV1601NOV1601NOV1601NOV1601NOV16
F2B01SEP1101SEP1101SEP1101JAN9701SEP07
F301DEC0501DEC0501DEC0501OCT9515JUN95
F415NOV0415NOV0422JUN0408FEB9801MAR95

EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES
First:  Priority Workers:  28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.
Second:  Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability:  28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.      
Third:  Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers:  28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "*Other Workers".
Fourth:  Certain Special Immigrants:  7.1% of the worldwide level.
Fifth:  Employment Creation:  7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 3,000 set aside for investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of Pub. L. 102-395.
A.  FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED
     PREFERENCE CASES
Employ-
ment
based
All Charge-
ability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland 
born
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1stCCCCCC
2nd22MAY13C15SEP08CC
3rdC01JAN14C15OCT06 01DEC15
Other WorkersC01JAN0615OCT0601DEC15
4thCC01NOV15 C01MAR16 C
Certain Religious WorkersCC01NOV15C01MAR16C
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)
C22JUN14CCCC
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)
C22JUN14CCCC

B.  DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED
     VISA APPLICATIONS
Employ-
ment
based
All Charge-
ability
Areas 
Except
Those 
Listed
CHINA-
mainland 
born
EL 
SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIAMEXICO PHILIPPINES 
1stCCCCCC
2ndC15NOV13C08FEB09 CC
3rdC01SEP15C01JAN08C01AUG16
Other WorkersC01JUN08C01JAN08C01AUG16
4thCC15APR16CCC
Certain Religious WorkersCC15APR16CCC
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)
C01OCT14CCCC
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)
C01OCT14CCCC
* Information extracted from the U.S. Visa - U.S. Department of State -Bureau of Consular Affairs. 

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