The U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs released its Visa Bulletin for the month of November 2016 (View PDF). The bulletin revealed the Final Action Dates March 08, 2014 for Mainland-China born visa applicants, moving up three weeks from February 15, 2014 in the September Visa Bulletin.
(Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases on the November Visa Bulletin)
As of November 1, 2016, Chinese investors who filed their I-526 petitions before March 08, 2014 will be eligible to schedule interviews with Department of State Consular offices and be issued conditional immigration visas to enter the U.S. or apply for adjustment of status if they are already in the U.S.
Final Action Dates for other countries remain current, allowing qualified applicants from other parts of the world to move forward with obtaining their EB-5 visa.
