October 2020 Visa Bulletin brought significant advancement for Employment-Based Green Card Applicants

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Sept 24, 2020 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced October 2020 Visa Bulletin. When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference

The dates in the Visa Bulletin determine if an individual may file a Form I-485 Adjustment of Status application (“green card” application).

The cut-off dates for the employment-based categories as below:

Final Action Dates:
EB-1. India and China will advance by three months to June 1, 2018. All other countries remain current.
EB-2. India and China will both advance by 2 months. All other countries remain current.
EB-3. All Chargeability category will become current. India will advance by 3.5 months to January 15, 2010 and China will advance by 5 months to July 1, 2017.
Other workers: India will advance by 3.5 months to January 15, 2010 and China will advance by 4 months to December 1, 2008 and All remaining categories will be current.

Dates for Filing:
EB-1: India and China will advance significantly to September 1, 2020. All other countries remain current.
EB-2: India will advance significantly to May 15, 2011. China will advance by 2 months. All other countries remain current.
EB-3: All Chargeability category will become current. India will advance significantly to January 1, 2015 and China will advance significantly to June 1, 2018.

Other workers: India will advance significantly to January 15, 2015., China will remain the same and All remaining categories will be current.

You can check the complete Visa Bulletin from USCIS site with the following link:

October 2020 Visa Bulletin