--- title: June 2015 Visa Bulletin Update description: The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receives thousands of green card applications every year, which creates a significant backlog. In result, the U.S. Department of State issues the monthly Visa Bulletin, providing updated priority dates and application quota numbers. image: https://info.envoyglobal.com/hs-fs/file-3708331094-jpg/blog-files/jun2015family-500x241.jpg --- [![Envoy Global company logo](https://info.envoyglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eg_logo%20_2000.png?width=2000&height=218&name=eg_logo%20_2000.png "Envoy Global company logo")](https://www.envoyglobal.com/) # 2015 Old Blog # June 2015 Visa Bulletin Update Posted by [PJohnson](https://info.envoyglobal.com/blog-old-test/author/pjohnson) on May 22, 2015 5:37:52 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receives thousands of green card applications every year, which creates a significant backlog. In result, the U.S. Department of State issues the monthly [Visa Bulletin](http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin.html), providing updated priority dates and application quota numbers. Each date indicates how long the current backlog is, as well as the expected processing time. **June 2015: Family-Based Green Card Visa Bulletin** [![Jun2015Family](https://info.envoyglobal.com/hs-fs/file-3708331094-jpg/blog-files/jun2015family-500x241.jpg?width=500&height=241&name=jun2015family-500x241.jpg)](https://info.envoyglobal.com/hs-fs/file-3708331094-jpg/blog-files/jun2015family-500x241.jpg) Source: USCIS   **Month-to-Month Changes **Overall, there wasn’t much movement for family-based green cards since May. Most categories advanced two weeks to a month, however, some stood the same. The biggest update: F-1 green card petitions from the Philippines regressed five years to March 1, 2000. **Trends **The eight-month trend for family-based green cards shows consistent advancement for most categories. While there is multiple-month movement, the priority dates haven’t jumped more than six months in most cases. Family-based green card categories: - F1: Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens - F2A: Spouses and children of legal permanent residents (LPRs) - F2B: Unmarried adult children of LPRs - F3: Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens - F4: Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens **June 2015: Employment-Based Green Card Visa Bulletin** [![Jun2015Employment](https://info.envoyglobal.com/hs-fs/file-3708331129-jpg/blog-files/jun2015employment-500x469.jpg?width=500&height=469&name=jun2015employment-500x469.jpg)](https://info.envoyglobal.com/hs-fs/file-3708331129-jpg/blog-files/jun2015employment-500x469.jpg) Source: USCIS **Month-to-Month Changes** - EB-2 China green cards advanced one year - EB-3 and other worker green cards from the Philippines regressed two years - EB-3 and other worker green cards from China advanced a few months **Trends** - EB-2’s China green cards have consistency advanced one year in the last few months with a 4-year advancement in the last eight months. If this green card category applies to you, keep an eye on your priority date because it could continue advancing in the future. - For most countries EB-3 and other worker priority dates advanced two years in the last few months with a four-year advancement in the last eight-month period. - In the last eight months Mexico’s EB-3 and other worker priority dates have advanced four years and are near current. - EB-2, EB-3 and other worker green cards for Indian citizens have advanced by a few months in the last eight-month period. Employment-based green card categories: - EB-1: Priority workers with extraordinary abilities, outstanding professors or researchers, and executives or managers who’ve transferred to the U.S. - EB-2: Individuals with advanced degrees, exceptional abilities, or those holding national interest waivers - EB-3: Skilled workers, professionals, and others who don’t qualify for EB-1 or EB-2 - EB-4: Religious workers, broadcasters, Iraq/Afghan translators, Iraqis who have assisted the U.S., physicians, Armed Forces members, Panama Canal Zone employees, Retired NATO-6 employees, spouses and children of deceased NATO-6 employees - EB-5: Investors who are investing in a new commercial enterprise Subscribe to our Immigration Blog for an update on next month’s Visa Bulletin. If you need assistance filing a family- or employment-based green card, [contact VISANOW](http://www.visanow.com/contact-us/). 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