Department of State publishes October 2020 Visa Bulletin and USCIS to Honor Dates of Filing for Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Preference Categories Next Month
Published on September 24, 2020 According to the State Department’s October Visa Bulletin, cut-off dates for the issuance of employment-based immigrant visas will advance significantly under several preference categories. Also, USCIS has announced that it will accept family-based and employment-based Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications based on the Dates for Filing chart, which is a departure from its prior policy of only accepting AOS applications based on the Final Action Dates chart. This means that many individuals with pending or