This article was prepared with the assistance of ABIL, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, of which Loan Huynh, Fredrikson Immigration Department Chair, is a member.
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for February 2021 included the following information on final action date projections (potential monthly movement) for employment-based green card categories through May. The bulletin notes that determination of the actual monthly final action dates is subject to fluctuations in applicant demand and other variables affecting processing:
Employment First
- Worldwide: Current
- China: Up to six months
- India: Up to six months
Employment Second
- Worldwide: Current
- China: Up to three weeks
- India: Up to two weeks
Employment Third
- Worldwide: Current
- China: Up to one month
- India: Up to three weeks
- Mexico: Current
- Philippines: Current
Employment Fourth
- Current for most countries
- El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras: Up to three months
- Mexico: Up to one month
Employment Fifth
- Will remain Current for most countries
- China: No forward movement
- Vietnam: Up to three weeks
