With an enormous ahead push for EB-1 India, the March 2021 visa bulletin comes with an enormous splash nearing the top of February. Armed with an enormous seven-month ahead momentum, EB-1 India has gone from January 1, 2020 all the best way to August 1, 2020 and is main the best way for all of the employment primarily based classes for each India and China.
As Path2USA had predicted in February 2021’s visa bulletin, EB-1, EB-2 in addition to EB-3 was anticipated to leap forward subsequent month. And rightfully so, all three have made vital developments led by EB-1 with a 7-month push.
Last Motion Cutoff Dates
The last motion cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa are:
- EB-1: India and China advance to Aug 1, 2020.
- EB-2: India strikes to Jan 15, 2010 whereas China advances by 1 month to July 15, 2016
- EB-3: India strikes ahead to July 1, 2010 and China to Feb 8, 2018. EB-3 is present for all different international locations of chargeability.
- EB-4: India and China stay present
- EB-5*: India stays present whereas China continues to remain at Aug 15, 2015
*The Regional and Non-Regional Middle applications will stay present for all international locations
Dates For Submitting
Not like final month, the EB-1 class is present for all international locations of chargeability in March 2021.
Adjustment Of Standing Filings
USCIS continues to honor the Last Motion Date chart for adjustment of standing filings based on the March 2021 visa bulletin. This is able to be a continuation from January 2021 when Last Motion Dates have been introduced by the State division.
Most of 2020, USCIS had opted for the Dates for Submitting chart to honor the adjustment of standing petitions.
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment of standing subsequent month, the visa holder ought to have a precedence date sooner than the date listed above. Minimize-off dates for India and China, the bulk international locations with employment primarily based visas is listed above.
Household-based classes
F-2a should use the Last Motion Dates and all different family-based I-485 petitions ought to use the Last Submitting Dates, per the March 2021 visa bulletin.
What To Count on Subsequent
US President-elect Joe Biden Guarantees Extra H1-B Visas, Lowered Inexperienced Card Backlogs Subsequent Yr
Outgoing President Trump had prolonged the entry ban for sure classes of immigrants from exterior the U.S. till March 31, 2021. Whereas President Biden has mentioned that any proposals that haven’t gone into impact by Jan 20, 2021 needs to be stalled for 60 days, it’s nonetheless undecided if the entry ban shall be lifted. This was introduced in April 2020 and was legitimate till Dec 2020, after which was prolonged to March 2021.
The unused visas may spillover to employment primarily based classes. Nonetheless, the impact shall be accessible solely by Fall 2021.
Predictions For April 2021 Visa Bulletin
- EB-1: India may proceed the upward pattern and transfer additional into Jan 2021 whereas China may transfer ahead by 3 extra months
- EB-2: India and China can anticipate a ahead motion by 1 month
- EB-3: India and China can anticipate related advances like that of March 2021’s visa bulletin
- EB-4: India and China stay present
- EB-5: India stays present whereas China has no motion in any respect
Is April 2021 going to point out related ends in its visa bulletin? Keep tuned to this house to know the closing dates as quickly because the State Division releases it visa bulletin for April 2021.
