USCIS has confirmed that they will be looking at the final action dates chart for April. Based on the information provided from the State Department’s April Visa Bulletin, here’s a breakdown of the Final Action cutoff dates for various employment-based immigrant visa categories:
EB-1 Category:
- India: Advances by five months to March 1, 2021.
- China: Advances by six weeks to September 1, 2022.
- All other countries: Remain current.
EB-2 Category:
- India: Advances by six weeks to April 15, 2012.
- China: Advances by one month to February 1, 2020.
- All other countries: Advance by seven weeks to January 15, 2023.
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers:
- China: Remains at September 1, 2020.
- India: Advances by six weeks to August 15, 2012.
- All other countries: Advance by two and a half months to November 22, 2022.
EB-5 Category:
- EB-5 Unreserved Categories (C5, T5, I5, and R5):
- China: Remains on December 15, 2015.
- India: Remains on December 1, 2020.
- All other countries: Remain current.
EB-5 Set-Aside Categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure): Remain current.
These cutoff dates indicate the priority dates for which immigrant visa applications or adjustment of status applications will be processed for each category and country of chargeability.
USCIS has confirmed that they will be looking at the final action dates chart for April. Based on the information provided from the State Department’s April Visa Bulletin, here’s a breakdown of the Final Action cutoff dates for various employment-based immigrant visa categories:
EB-1 Category:
- India: Advances by five months to March 1, 2021.
- China: Advances by six weeks to September 1, 2022.
- All other countries: Remain current.
EB-2 Category:
- India: Advances by six weeks to April 15, 2012.
- China: Advances by one month to February 1, 2020.
- All other countries: Advance by seven weeks to January 15, 2023.
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers:
- China: Remains at September 1, 2020.
- India: Advances by six weeks to August 15, 2012.
- All other countries: Advance by two and a half months to November 22, 2022.
EB-5 Category:
- EB-5 Unreserved Categories (C5, T5, I5, and R5):
- China: Remains on December 15, 2015.
- India: Remains on December 1, 2020.
- All other countries: Remain current.
EB-5 Set-Aside Categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure): Remain current.
These cutoff dates indicate the priority dates for which immigrant visa applications or adjustment of status applications will be processed for each category and country of chargeability.
A. Final Action Dates for Family-Sponsored Preference Cases
| Family-Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA-mainland born |
India | Mexico | Phillippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08FEB15 | 08FEB15 | 08FEB15 | 01MAY01 | 01MAR12 |
| F2A | 08SEP20 | 08SEP20 | 08SEP20 | 15AUG20 | 08SEP20 |
| 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 Applications
| Family-Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA-mainland born |
India | Mexico | Phillippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01APR05 | 22APR15 |
| F2A | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 |
| F2B | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01AUG04 | 01OCT13 |
| F3 | 01MAR10 | 01MAR10 | 01MAR10 | 15JUN01 | 08NOV03 |
| F4 | 01MAR08 | 01MAR08 | 08APR06 | 15APR01 | 22APR05 |
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 | 01SEP22 | 01MAR21 | C | C |
| 2nd | 15JAN23 | 01FEB20 | 15APR12 | 15JAN23 | 15JAN23 |
| 3rd | 22NOV22 | 01SEP20 | 15AUG12 | 22NOV22 | 22NOV22 |
| Other Workers | 08OCT20 | 01JAN17 | 15AUG12 | 08OCT20 | 01MAY20 |
| 4th | 01NOV20 | 01NOV20 | 01NOV20 | 01NOV20 | 01NOV20 |
| Certain Religious Workers | U | U | U | U | U |
| 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 | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C | 01JAN23 | 01APR21 | C | C |
| 2nd | 15FEB23 | 01JUN20 | 15MAY12 | 15FEB23 | 15FEB23 |
| 3rd | 01FEB23 | 01JUL21 | 15SEP12 | 01FEB23 | 01JAN23 |
| Other Workers | 15DEC20 | 01JUN17 | 15SEP12 | 15DEC20 | 15MAY20 |
| 4th | 01DEC20 | 01DEC20 | 01DEC20 | 01DEC20 | 01DEC20 |
| Certain Religious Workers | 01DEC20 | 01DEC20 | 01DEC20 | 01DEC20 | 01DEC20 |
| 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 |
B. Diversity Immigrant (DV) Category for the Month of April
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately |
|
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 45,000 | Except: Algeria 42,000, Egypt 30,000, Morocco 35,000 |
| Asia | 7,200 | Except : Iran7,000, Nepal 6,000 |
| Europe | 17,500 | Except: Russia 17,400, Uzbekistan 7,000 |
| North America (Bahamas) | 13 | |
| Oceania | 1,250 | |
| South America and the Caribbean | 2,400 |
C. Diversity Immigrant (DV) Category Rank Cut-offs which will apply in May
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately |
|
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 52,000 | Except: Algeria 51,000, Egypt 32,000, Morocco 35,000 |
| Asia | 8,000 | Except : Iran 7,1,00, Nepal 7,100 |
| Europe | 18,000 | Except: Russia 17,750, Uzbekistan 8,000 |
| North America (Bahamas) | 13 | |
| Oceania | 1,650 | |
| South America and the Caribbean | 2,600 |
