United States: EB Immigrant Visa Numbers Unavailable Until October 1
The State Department has run out of immigrant visa numbers in all employment-based categories for this fiscal year. Until October 1, when next year’s visa quota becomes available, USCIS cannot approve any EB I-485 adjustment applications but foreign nationals can still submit them.
The State Department has run out of immigrant visa numbers in all employment-based categories for this fiscal year. Until October 1, when next year’s visa quota becomes available, USCIS cannot approve any EB I-485 adjustment applications but foreign nationals can still submit them. Family-based adjustment applications are not affected.
The September Visa Bulletin – released on August 11 – projected that EB immigrant visas would be available throughout this month, but numbers ran out sooner because USCIS processed an unexpectedly large number of adjustment cases in early August.
When more EB immigrant visas become available on October 1, USCIS will process adjustment cases with priority dates that are current according to the October Visa Bulletin.
Source: Fragomen