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For March Employment based cases, USCIS will look at the Final Action Date table. The Employment changes to the Final Action dates are as follows:
Employment-Based, EB1 Category
EB1 India’s final action date moves forward to October 1, 2020. China moves forward to July 15, 2022. All other countries of chargeability remain current.
Employment-Based, EB2 Category
No change for India and China’s cutoff dates. For all other countries, the date moves forward to November 22, 2022.
Employment-Based, EB3 Category
There is no movement in the EB3 category for India or China. The EB3 cutoff date for all other countries moves ahead to September 8, 2022.
Employment-Based, EB4 Category
The cutoff dates for all countries advance to December 1, 2019.
Employment-Based, EB5 Category
In the EB5 category, China’s unreserved cutoff date remains the same as last month. India’s unreserved cutoff also remains the same. EB5 remains current for all other EB5 categories and countries of chargeability.
For March Employment based cases, USCIS will look at the Final Action Date table. The Employment changes to the Final Action dates are as follows:
Family-Sponsored Preferences
A.Final Action Dates for Family-sponsored preference cases
| Family-Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08FEB15 | 08FEB15 | 08FEB15 | 01MAY01 | 01MAR12 |
| F2A | 22JUN20 | 22JUN20 | 22JUN20 | 15JUN20 | 22JUN20 |
| F2B | 22NOV15 | 22NOV15 | 22NOV15 | 22OCT03 | 22OCT11 |
| F3 | 01OCT09 | 01OCT09 | 01OCT09 | 08SEP98 | 08JUN02 |
| F4 | 08JUN07 | 08JUN07 | 15DEC05 | 15OCT00 | 15JUN03 |
B.Dates of filing family-sponsored visa applicantions
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born |
| MEXICO | PHILIPPINES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 |
| 22APR15 | |
| F2A | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | |
| F2B | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01AUG04 | 01OCT13 | |
| F3 | 01MAR10 | 01MAR10 | 01MAR10 | 15JUN01 | 08NOV03 | |
| F4 | 01MAR08 | 01MAR08 | 22FEB06 | 15APR01 | 22APR04 |
Employment-based Preferences
A. Final Action dates for Employment-based Preference cases
| Employment- based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C | 15JUL22 | 01OCT20 | C | C | ||
| 2nd |
| 01JAN20 | 01MAR12 | 22NOV22 |
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| 3rd |
| 01SEP20 | 01JUL12 | 08SEP22 | 08SEP22 | ||
| Other Workers |
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| 01JUL12 | 08SEP20 | 01MAY20 | ||
| 4th | 01DEC19 | 01DEC19 | 01DEC19 |
| 01DEC19 | ||
| Certain Religious Workers | 01DEC19 | 01DEC19 | 01DEC19 |
| 01DEC19 | ||
| 5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) | C | 15DEC15 | 01DEC20 | C | C | ||
| 5th Set Aside: Rural (20%) | C | C | C | C | C | ||
| 5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%) | C | C | C | C | C | ||
| 5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%) | C | C | C | C | C |
B.Dates of Filing of Employment-based visa applications
| Employment- based |
| CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C |
| 01JAN21 | C | C | |
| 2nd | 15FEB23 | 01JUN20 | 15MAY12 |
| 15FEB23 | |
| 3rd | 01FEB23 | 01JUL21 | 01AUG12 | 01FEB23 | 01JAN23 | |
| Other Workers | 15DEC20 | 01JUN17 | 01AUG12 | 15DEC20 | 15MAY20 | |
| 4th | 01JAN20 | 01JAN20 | 01JAN20 | 01JAN20 | 01JAN20 | |
| Certain Religious Workers | 01JAN20 | 01JAN20 | 01JAN20 | 01JAN20 | 01JAN20 | |
| 5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) | C | 01JAN17 | 01APR22 | C | C | |
| 5th Set Aside: (Rural – 20%) | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment – 10%) | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure – 2%) | C | C | C | C | C |
Diversity Immigrant (DV) Category for the month of March
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately | |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 40,000 | Except: Algeria 35,000 Egypt 25,000 Morocco 27,500 |
| Asia | 7,000 | Except: Iran 6,750 Nepal 5,000 |
| Europe | 16,000 | Except: Russia 15,500 Uzbekistan 5,750 |
| North America ( Bahamas) | 13 | |
| Oceania | 1,200 | |
| 2,200 |
DV Category Rank Cutoffs which will apply in April
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately | |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 45,000 | Except: Algeria 43,000 Egypt 30,000 Morocco 35,000 |
| Asia | 7,200 | Except: Iran 7,000 Nepal 6,000 |
| Europe | 17,500 | Except: Russia 17,400 Uzbekistan 7,000 |
| North America ( Bahamas) | 13 | |
| Oceania | 1,250 | |
| 2,400 |
