June 2022 Employment-Based Visa Bulletin Features Movement for EB-2 India; Other Categories Remain Stable

By: Gladys Gervacio

The United States State Department has released its June 2022 Visa Bulletin. Applicants should refer to the new final action dates and dates for filing in employment-based visa categories. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will accept adjustment of status applications using the Final Action Dates chart.

The final action dates for employment-based visas are as follows in the June 2022 bulletin:

• EB-1: All countries remain current.
• EB-2: China remains at March 1, 2019. India advances one year to September 1, 2014. All other countries remain current.
• EB-3 Professional and Skilled Workers: China remains on March 22, 2018, and India remains on January 15, 2012. All other countries remain current.
• EB-3 Other Workers: China remains on June 1, 2012, and India remains on January 15, 2012. The Department of State has announced a worldwide cutoff date of May 8, 2019, for all other countries.
• EB-4: El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras are unchanged at May 1, 2017. Mexico remains at April 1, 2020. All other countries remain current.
• EB-5 Non-Regional (C5, T5): For unreserved visas, China has a final action date of November 22, 2015. All other countries and categories are current. Due to current high demand from China, the Department of State will establish a Final Action cutoff date for the EB-5 China Unreserved Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) categories of November 22, 2015. This cutoff date will also apply to EB-5 China Unreserved Regional Center (I5 and R5) cases. After instating this change, the Final Action dates for EB-5 “Set-Aside” categories will remain current, including high unemployment, rural, and infrastructure.

June 2022 Dates for Filing

• EB-1:
  • All filing dates remain current.
• EB-2:
  • China: April 1, 2019
  • India: December 1, 2014
  • All other countries: Current
• EB-3 Professional and Skilled Workers:
  • China: April 1, 2018
  • India: January 22, 2012
  • All other countries: Current
• EB-3 Other Workers:
  • China: August 1, 2015
  • India: January 22, 2012
  • All other countries: Current
• EB-4:
  • El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras: June 15, 2017
  • All other countries: Current
• EB-5:
  • China: December 15, 2015
  • All other countries: Current

conclusion

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