United States: December 2022 Visa Bulletin Update – USCIS to Honor Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Categories
November 17, 2022
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Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Dates for Filing listed in the State Department’s December 2022 Visa Bulletin.
Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for December 2022
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in December, foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
USCIS has chosen the Dates for Filing chart listed in next month’s State Department Visa Bulletin for employment-based applications.
USCIS Cutoff Dates for December 2022
EB-1
China: Current
India: Current
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: July 8, 2019
India: May 1, 2012
All other countries: December 1, 2022
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: September 1, 2018
India: August 1, 2012
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Other Workers
China: November 1, 2015
India: August 1, 2012
All other countries: September 8, 2022
EB-4*
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: April 15, 2018
Mexico: October 15, 2020
All other countries: July 22, 2022
*If there is no legislative action extending the EB-4 Certain Religious Workers category beyond December 15, 2022, the category will become “unavailable” on December 16, 2022.
EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)
China: January 1, 2016
India: December 8, 2019
All other countries: Current
EB-5 Set-Asides
Rural: Current for all countries
High Unemployment: Current for all countries
Infrastructure: Current for all countries
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen.
