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 July Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month.

China: EB-1 remains current; EB-2 advances seven months to December 1, 2017; and EB-3 moves forward four months to January 1, 2019.

India: EB-1 remains current; EB-2 advances six months to June 1, 2011; and EB-3 continues to rapidly advance, leaping forward more than one year to January 1, 2013.

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 July based on the Department of State’s more favorable Dates for Filing chart.

Courtland C. Witherup contributed to this article.