United States: May 2023 Visa Bulletin Update – USCIS to Honor Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Categories
April 14, 2023
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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 May 2023 Visa Bulletin.
Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for May 2023
USCIS has chosen the Final Action Dates chart listed in next month’s State Department Visa Bulletin for employment-based applications. To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in May, foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
USCIS Cutoff Dates for May 2023
EB-1
China: February 1, 2022
India: February 1, 2022
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: June 8, 2019
India: January 1, 2011
All other countries: February 15, 2022
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: April 1, 2019
India: June 15, 2012
All other countries: June 1, 2022
EB-3 Other Workers
China: April 15, 2015
India: June 15, 2012
All other countries: January 1, 2020
EB-4
All countries: September 1, 2018
EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)
China: September 8, 2015
India: June 1, 2018
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.
