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Thursday, July 13, 2023

August 2023 Visa Bulletin: Major Retrogression for EB-1 India



There are significant movements in the August Visa Bulletin just released by the Department of State. 

Employment-based 

The cutoff date for EB1 India will retrogress by 10 years and 1 month to 01/01/2012 (unless this is a typo error by the State Department).  EB1 for all other countries will have a cut-off date in August. 

EB2 for all countries will advance 2 months, except India and China.  

EB3 India will remain the same. EB3 China will advance by 2 months. EB3 for all other countries will retrogress by 1 year 9 months. 

Family-based 

F1 for most countries will advance by 15 days, except Mexico and the Philippines. 

F2A for all countries will retrogress by 2 years 11 months. 

F3 for all countries will advance by 17 days. 


AD: Dates for Final Action (Green Card Approval)  

FD: Dates for Filing Applications Only

Family-based 

Other Countries

China

India

Mexico

Philippines

F1

AD

01/01/2015

01/01/2015

01/01/2015

04/22/2001

03/01/2012

FD

09/01/2017  

09/01/2017

09/01/2017

04/01/2005 

04/22/2015

F2A

AD

10/08/2017

10/08/2017

10/08/2017

09/01/2016

10/08/2017

FD

C

C

C

C

C

F2B

AD

09/22/2015

09/22/2015

09/22/2015

08/01/2001

10/22/2011

FD

01/01/2017

01/01/2017

01/01/2017

08/01/2004

10/01/2013

F3

AD

01/08/2009     

01/08/2009

01/08/2009

01/15/1998

06/08/2002

FD

03/01/2010

03/01/2010

03/01/2010

06/15/2001

11/08/2003

F4

AD

04/22/2007  

04/22/2007

09/15/2005

08/01/2000

08/22/2002

FD

03/01/2008    

03/01/2008

02/22/2006

04/15/2001

04/22/2004


1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year).
2A: The 2 “A” preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.
2B: The 2 “B” Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.
3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year)
4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens. (about 65,000 per year)


Employment

Other Countries

China

India

Mexico

Philippines

EB1

AD

08/01/2023

02/01/2022

01/01/2012

08/01/2023

08/01/2023

FD

C

06/01/2022

06/01/2022

C

C

EB2

AD

04/01/2022

07/08/2019

01/01/2011

04/01/2022

04/01/2022

FD

12/01/2022

10/08/2019

05/01/2012

12/01/2022

12/01/2022

EB3

AD

05/01/2020

06/01/2019

01/01/2009

05/01/2020

05/01/2020

FD

05/01/2023

09/01/2019

08/01/2012

05/01/2023

05/01/2023

Other Workers

AD

05/01/2020

09/01/2015

01/01/2009

05/01/2020

05/01/2020

FD

06/01/2020

01/01/2016

08/01/2012

06/01/2020

06/01/2020

EB4

AD

09/01/2018

09/01/2018

09/01/2018

09/01/2018

09/01/2018

FD

10/01/2018

10/01/2018

10/01/2018

  10/01/2018

10/01/2018

EB5

AD

C

09/08/2015*

04/01/2017

C

C

FD

C

01/01/2016*

12/08/2019

C

C



1st: Priority Workers (Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies' executives/managers, outstanding prof./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)

*China EB-5 visa numbers for rural, high unemployment & infrastructure areas/projects are current.

(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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