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, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.

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 moves ahead five weeks to March 1, 2019; and EB-3 remains March 22, 2018 (just as it has for the previous three months)

India:     EB-1 remains current; EB-2 jumps forward six months to January 1, 2013; and EB-3 remains stalled at January 15, 2012.

All Other Countries:    EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 remain current

NOTE: USCIS has not yet announced if it will accept I-485 applications in February based on the Department of State’s slightly more favorable Dates for Filing chart.