The Department of State released the visa bulletin for August 2016 and set cutoff dates for employment-based first preference Chinese and Indian chargeable applicants as well as second preference categories for “all other” nationalities. The setting of dates in these categories reflects the high demand for immigrant visas and lack of availability for prospective immigrants in these categories for the remainder of the fiscal year. We do not expect the government to move any filing dates forward until its new fiscal year begins on October 1, 2016.