The United States State Department has released the December 2023 Visa Bulletin. A slight advance occurred in EB-2 and EB-3 for China. However, there was no change under the remaining Employment-Based categories. USCIS announced that it will honor the Dates for Filing chart in December.
December 2023 Final Action Dates:
EB-1: Priority workers. No Change. All countries are current with the exception of China which remains on February 15, 2022 and India remains on January 1, 2017.
EB-2: Advanced Degree Professionals. China advances by few weeks to October 22, 2019 and India remains on January 1, 2012. All other countries remain on July 15, 2022.
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: India remains on May 1, 2012 while China advances by few weeks to January 22, 2020. All other countries remain on December 1, 2021.
EB-3 Other Workers: No Change. India remains at May 1, 2012, China remains on January 1, 2016.
EB-4: No Change. All countries remain on January 1, 2019.
EB-4 for certain Religious workers is not yet authorized for issuance and unless extended is set to expire on November 17, 2023.
EB-5: Applies to Unreserved categories (C5, T5, I5, and R5), India remains on December 15, 2018 and China remains on October 1, 2015. Other countries will remain current. EB-5 set-aside categories such as Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure will also remain current for all countries.
