People born in South Korea use the "All other countries" column. The chargeable country is usually the country of birth, with exceptions such as using a spouse's country of birth. If your priority date is earlier than the Final Action Date, a green card can be approved (or an immigrant visa issued) that month. If it is earlier than the Date for Filing, you have reached the point where documents can be submitted; for Form I-485 filed inside the United States, that is true only when USCIS has designated the Dates for Filing chart for that month. "C" means current (no date cutoff). "U" means no numbers are available that month.
Employment-based
Category
Final Action
Date for Filing
1st (EB-1)
C
—
C
—
2nd (EB-2)
C
—
C
—
3rd (EB-3) skilled workers and professionals
—
C
—
3rd — Other Workers
—
—
4th (EB-4)
—
—
Certain Religious Workers
—
—
5th — Unreserved
C
—
C
—
5th — Set aside: Rural
C
—
C
—
5th — Set aside: High Unemployment
C
—
C
—
5th — Set aside: Infrastructure
C
—
C
—
Family-sponsored
Category
Final Action
Date for Filing
F1 · Unmarried adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
—
—
F2A · Spouses and unmarried children under 21 of permanent residents
—
C
—
F2B · Unmarried adult sons and daughters of permanent residents
—
—
F3 · Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
—
—
F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens
—
—
Full charts by country of birth
Employment-based — Final Action Dates
Category
All other countries (incl. South Korea)
China (mainland born)
India
Mexico
Philippines
1st (EB-1)
C
C
C
2nd (EB-2)
C
U
C
C
3rd (EB-3) skilled workers and professionals
3rd — Other Workers
4th (EB-4)
Certain Religious Workers
5th — Unreserved
C
U
C
C
5th — Set aside: Rural
C
C
C
C
C
5th — Set aside: High Unemployment
C
C
C
C
C
5th — Set aside: Infrastructure
C
C
C
C
C
Employment-based — Dates for Filing
Category
All other countries (incl. South Korea)
China (mainland born)
India
Mexico
Philippines
1st (EB-1)
C
C
C
2nd (EB-2)
C
C
C
3rd (EB-3) skilled workers and professionals
C
C
3rd — Other Workers
4th (EB-4)
Certain Religious Workers
5th — Unreserved
C
C
C
5th — Set aside: Rural
C
C
C
C
C
5th — Set aside: High Unemployment
C
C
C
C
C
5th — Set aside: Infrastructure
C
C
C
C
C
Family-sponsored — Final Action Dates
Category
All other countries (incl. South Korea)
China (mainland born)
India
Mexico
Philippines
F1 · Unmarried adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
F2A · Spouses and unmarried children under 21 of permanent residents
F2B · Unmarried adult sons and daughters of permanent residents
F3 · Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens
Family-sponsored — Dates for Filing
Category
All other countries (incl. South Korea)
China (mainland born)
India
Mexico
Philippines
F1 · Unmarried adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
F2A · Spouses and unmarried children under 21 of permanent residents
C
C
C
C
C
F2B · Unmarried adult sons and daughters of permanent residents
F3 · Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens
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Whether your priority date falls within this month's dates, and what to prepare first if it does, depends on the case.
These charts copy the dates from the State Department original and are not legal advice. Footnotes and conditions in the original are not reproduced here, so check the State Department and USCIS originals before you file.
