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Thursday, February 17, 2022

March 2022 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 India Advances 4 Months

 

                                                      


For March, the headline news is the four-month advancement of EB-2 India's Final Action dates to May 1, 2013. 

Going forward, however, due to the increased usage of visa numbers by the EB-5 investment visa category, an overflow of visa numbers will be unlikely.  Hence, retrogression is possible for EB-2 India in the coming months. For those who are eligible for EB-2 interfiling, they should act on it now

Most other EB dates remain the same as before. EB-2 China stays the same at March 1, 2019.  

EB-1 China and EB-1 India will remain current in March. 

The cutoff dates for Family visa categories have mostly stayed the same, except some advancements for Mexico.

USCIS announced that I-485 adjustment applicants must use the Dates for Filing chart (FD Chart) in both the family-based and employment-based cases, except the F2A category. F2A applicants can use the Final Action Date chart because final action dates are "current". 

Please see below for details.

AD: Dates for Final Action (Green Card Approval)          
FD: Dates for Filing Applications Only

 

FAMILY IMMIGRATION

      Family    

Other Countries

      China

India

Mexico

Philippines

F1

AD

12/01/2014

12/01/2014

12/01/2014

09/08/1999

03/01/2012

FD

05/15/2016

05/15/2016

05/15/2016

04/01/2001

04/22/2015

F2A

AD

      C

      C

      C

      C

      C

FD

12/01/2021

12/01/2021

12/01/2021

12/01/2021

12/01/2021

F2B

AD

09/22/2015

09/22/2015

09/22/2015

09/01/2000

10/22/2011

FD

09/22/2016

09/22/2016

09/22/2016

04/01/2001

10/01/2013

F3

AD

11/22/2008

11/22/2008

11/22/2008

09/15/1997

06/08/2002

FD

08/22/2009

08/22/2009

08/22/2009

03/01/2001

10/01/2003

F4

AD

03/22/2007

03/22/2007

09/15/2005

04/22/1999

08/22/2002

FD

10/01/2007

10/01/2007

01/01/2006

09/01/2000

02/01/2004

 

F1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year).

F2A: The 2 "A" preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.

F2B: The 2 "B" Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.

F3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year)

F4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens. (about 65,000 per year)

 

EMPLOYMENT IMMIGRATION

Employment

Other 

Countries

China 

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

India

Mexico

Philippines

EB1

AD

C

C

C

C

C

C

FD

C

C

C

C

C

C

EB2

AD

C

03/01/2019

C

05/01/2013

C

C

FD

C

04/01/2019

C

09/01/2013

C

C

EB3

AD

C

03/22/2018

C

01/15/2012

C

C

FD

C

04/01/2018

C

01/22/2012

C

C

Other Workers

AD

C

 05/01/2012  

C

01/15/2012

C

C

FD

C

07/01/2015

C

01/22/2012

C

C

EB4

AD

C

C

05/01/2017

C

 04/01/2020

C

FD

C

C

06/01/2017

C

C

C

EB5

AD

C

C

C

C

C

C

FD

C

C

C

C

C

C

 

 

1st: Priority Workers (Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies’ executives/managers, outstanding professors/researchers)

2nd: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.

3rd: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers (Unskilled.)

4th: "Special Immigrants" (Religious & others)    

5th: Employment Creation (Investors) 


Employment-Based 5th Preference C5 & T5 Non-Regional Center Visa Categories is "Current" for March in all countries

 *(I5&R5 are still "Unavailable" in the March visa bulletin)

 

(Immigration laws and policies change regularly.  If you have any questions regarding this article, please visit www.1visa1.com to schedule a legal consultation.)

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