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Thursday, October 19, 2023

November 2023 Visa Bulletin: USCIS Honors Employment Filing Date Chart


The November Visa Bulletin is rather static after last month's significant advancements in Employment-based categories.  USCIS will honor the dates in the Filing Date Chart for filing of employment-based I-485 applications.


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

05/01/2001

03/01/2012

FD

09/01/2017  

09/01/2017

09/01/2017

04/01/2005 

04/22/2015

F2A

AD

02/08/2019   

02/08/2019

02/08/2019

02/01/2019

02/08/2019

FD

09/01/2023   

09/01/2023

09/01/2023

09/01/2023

09/01/2023

F2B

AD

09/22/2015

09/22/2015

09/22/2015

05/01/2002     

 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

03/22/1998

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

10/08/2005

09/15/2000

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

C

02/15/2022

01/01/2017

C

C

FD

C

08/01/2022

07/01/2019

C

C

EB2

AD

07/15/2022

10/01/2019

01/01/2012

07/15/2022

07/15/2022

FD

01/01/2023

01/01/2020

05/15/2012

01/01/2023

01/01/2023

EB3

AD

12/01/2021

01/01/2020

05/01/2012

12/01/2021

12/01/2021

FD

02/01/2023

09/01/2020

08/01/2012

02/01/2023

01/01/2023

Other Workers

AD

08/01/2020

01/01/2016

05/01/2012

08/01/2020

05/01/2020

FD

12/15/2020

06/01/2017

08/01/2012

12/15/2020

05/15/2020

EB4*

AD

01/01/2019

01/01/2019

01/01/2019

01/01/2019

01/01/2019

FD

03/01/2019

03/01/2019

03/01/2019

  03/01/2019

03/01/2019

EB5

AD

C

10/01/2015*

12/15/2018*

C

C

FD

C

01/01/2017

04/01/2022

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

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