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No Forward Movement in The January 2021 Visa Bulletin for Employment Based Category

As per the January 2021 Visa Bulletin released on December 23, 2020, there has been no movement in the January visa bulletin for the Date of Filing, but there has been a little movement in the Final Action dates, as seen in the below charts from the January 2021 Visa Bulletin. On the charts below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); “C” means current, i.e., numbers are authorized for issuance to all qualified applicants; and “U” means unauthorized, i.e., numbers are not authorized for issuance. (NOTE: Numbers are authorized for issuance only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the final action date listed below.)

  1. Final Action Dates for Family-Sponsored Preference Cases:
Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 15SEP14 15SEP14 15SEP14 15JAN98 01JAN12
F2A C C C C C
F2B 08JUL15 08JUL15 08JUL15 01MAY99 15AUG11
F3 08JUL08 08JUL08 08JUL08 22AUG96 01MAR02
F4 08OCT06 08OCT06 15MAR05 01JUL98 01FEB02
  1. Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Visa Applications:
Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 22JUL15 22JUL15 22JUL15 22FEB00 08OCT12
F2A 01AUG20 01AUG20 01AUG20 01AUG20 01AUG20
F2B 01MAY16 01MAY16 01MAY16 01DEC99 01APR12
F3 01JUN09 01JUN09 01JUN09 15AUG00 22DEC02
F4 15SEP07 15SEP07 22NOV05 22APR99 01SEP02
  1. Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases:
Employment-
based
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland
born
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES VIETNAM
1st C 01SEP19 C 01SEP19 C C C
2nd C 01JUN16 C 08OCT09 C C C
3rd C 15DEC17 C 22MAR10 C C C
Other Workers C 01MAR09 C 22MAR10 C C C
4th C C 01MAR18 C 01DEC18 C C
Certain Religious Workers U U U U U U U
5th Non-Regional Center
(C5 and T5)
C 15AUG15 C C C C 15SEP17
5th Regional Center
(I5 and R5)
U U U U U U U
  1. Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications:
Employment-
based
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland
born
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIA MEXICO  PHILIPPINES 
1st C 01NOV20 C 01NOV20 C C
2nd C 01OCT16 C 15MAY11 C C
3rd C 01JUN18 C 01JAN14 C C
Other Workers C 01JUL09 C 01JAN14 C C
4th C C 01JUL18 C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C 01JUL18 C C C
5th Non-Regional Center
(C5 and T5)
C 15DEC15 C C C C
5th Regional Center
(I5 and R5)
C 15DEC15 C C C C

In addition, for the month of January 2021, as per USCIS:

  1. The F2A category applicants may file using the Final Action Dates chart for January 2021.
  2. All other family-sponsored preference categories, one must use the Dates for Filing Chart for January 2021.
  3. All employment-based preference categories, one must use the Final Action Dates chart for January 2021.

We will regularly update the blog as soon as any new information is available.

Disclaimer

This article aims to provide new information concerning January 2021 visa bulletin. This article, under no circumstances, acts as legal advice; therefore, for any immigration questions, please contact your Attorney or the Ahluwalia Law Offices, P.C. (Team ALO).