United States: January 2022 Visa Bulletin Update – USCIS to Honor Filing Dates for Employment-Based Categories
December 16, 2021
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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 Filing Dates listed in the State Department’s January 2022 Visa Bulletin.
Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for January 2022
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in January, employer-sponsored foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
USCIS has again chosen the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based applications.
USCIS Cutoff Dates for January 2022
EB-1
China: Current
India: Current
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: April 1, 2019
India: July 8, 2013
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: April 1, 2018
India: January 22, 2012
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Other Workers
China: May 1, 2015
India: January 22, 2012
All other countries: Current
EB-4
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: May 15, 2019
Mexico: Current
All other countries: Current
EB-5*
China: Current (Non-Regional Center); December 15, 2015 (Regional Center)*
All other countries: Current
*Regional Center program expired on June 30, 2021. USCIS has stated it will reject adjustment of status applications based on an approved Regional Center immigrant visa petition.
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen.
