Starting in October, 2015, the Department of State\u2019s monthly Visa Bulletin<\/em> will contain a Date for Filing<\/em> an adjustment application and a Final Action Date<\/em>.\u00a0 The former is the date that a family or employment based adjustment applicant can be filed.\u00a0 The latter is the date on which a visa number becomes available, previously called a Priority Date<\/em>.\u00a0 Please see our blog entry entitled USICS to Permit Early Filing of Adjustment Applications<\/em> for an explanation of these new terms and how they apply at http:\/\/www.rabinowitzrabinowitz.com.<\/p>\n For October, 2015, the Filing Date<\/em> in family sponsored preference categories is approximately 1 year sooner that the Final Action Date<\/em>.\u00a0 The exception is the Philippines, which permits filings 4 years sooner than the Final Action Date<\/em>.<\/p>\n In the employment based preference categories, EB2s for China have a Filing Date<\/em> that is 2+ years sooner than the Final Action Date<\/em>.\u00a0 The biggest difference between Filing Date<\/em> and Final (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Starting in October, 2015, the Department of State\u2019s monthly Visa Bulletin will contain a Date for Filing an adjustment application and a Final Action Date.\u00a0 The former is the date that a family or employment based adjustment applicant can be…<\/span><\/p>\n