United States: September 2022 Visa Bulletin Update – USCIS to Honor Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Categories
August 8, 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 September 2022 Visa Bulletin.
Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for September 2022
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in September, 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 listed in next month’s State Department Visa Bulletin for employment-based applications.
USCIS Cutoff Dates for September 2022
EB-1
China: Current
India: Current
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: April 1, 2019
India: December 1, 2014
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: April 22, 2018
India: February 15, 2012
All other countries: Current
EB-3 Other Workers
China: June 1, 2012
India: February 15, 2012
All other countries: May 8, 2019
EB-4
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras: November 8, 2017
Mexico: April 1, 2020
All other countries: Current
EB-5 (Non-Regional Center, Unreserved)
China: December 22, 2015
All other countries: Current
EB-5 (Regional Center, Unreserved)
China: December 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.
