On September 11, 2007, the Department of State (DOS) released the October 2007 Visa Bulletin. There was no retrogression, and limited movement forward for some categories.

EB-1 is now current for all countries. EB-2 is current for all countries other than China and India. For individuals born in China, the EB-2 category remains at January 1, 2006. For individuals born in India, EB-2 remains at April 1, 2004.

In the EB-3 category, the world-wide cut off (individuals born in all countries other than India, China, and Mexico) remains at August 1, 2002. For Chinese, Indian and Mexican-born individuals, priority dates are now available. For individuals born in China, the EB-3 category moved forward to September 1, 2001. For individuals born in India and Mexico, the priority date is now April 22, 2001. These dates are a giant step back from the July 2007 Visa Bulletin, which is the last Bulletin with priority date cut-offs for these categories.

For more information on the Visa Bulletin and country quota movements, including information about movement in the Family-Based Quotas, please see our DOS Visa Bulletin and Quota Movement page which includes detailed charts of quota movement for the past decade.

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