The August 2015 Visa Bulletin is now published online, and the cut-off date for EB-3 for Philippines has advanced, from Unavailable status in July 2015.
US Department of State issues the monthly visa bulletin, which indicates the cut-off date for processing in the upcoming month. Foreign nurses have been keeping an eye on it and the processing has improved tremendously.
This is a little bit of good news for nurses who are included in the EB-3 Category of processing, together with other Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "*Other Workers".
Here's the Employment Based chart which summarizes the immigrant numbers availability for April 2015:
| Employment- Based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA - mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 15DEC13 | 01OCT08 | C | C |
| 3rd | 15JUL15 | 01JUN04 | 01JUN04 | 15JUL15 | 01JUN04 |
| Other Workers | 15JUL15 | 01JAN04 | 01JUN04 | 15JUL15 | 01JUN04 |
| 4th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers and Pilot Programs | C | 01SEP13 | C | C | C |
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