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United States: June 2022 Visa Bulletin Update – USCIS to Honor Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Categories

May 13, 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 Final Action Dates listed in the State Department’s June 2022 Visa Bulletin.

Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for June 2022

To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in June, 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 chosen the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based applications.

USCIS Cutoff Dates for June 2022

EB-1 
China: Current
India: Current
All other countries: Current                                                                                                     

EB-2  
China: March 1, 2019
India: September 1, 2014
All other countries: Current

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers  
China: March 22, 2018
India: January 15, 2012
All other countries: Current

EB-3 Other Workers  
China: June 1, 2012
India: January 15, 2012
All other countries: May 8, 2019

EB-4
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: May 1, 2017
Mexico: April 1, 2020
All other countries: Current

EB-5 (Non-Regional Center, Unreserved)
China: November 22, 2015
All other countries: Current

EB-5 (Regional Center, Unreserved)
China: November 22, 2015
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. 

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