TheDepartment of State has just issued October2021 Visa Bulletin. This is thefirst Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2022. This blog post analyzes this month’sVisa Bulletin.
VisaBulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates — Applicationswith these dates may be approved for their Green Card (Permanent Residencycard) or Immigrant Visa appointment.
|
EB |
All Other |
CHINA |
INDIA |
PHILIPPINES |
|
1st |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
2nd |
C |
1-Jul-18 |
1-Sep-11 |
C |
|
3rd |
C |
8-Jan-19 |
1-Jan-14 |
C |
Table B: Dates of Filing
The USCISwill be using the Table B chart for I-485 employment-based filings. See: USCISVisa Bulletin Dates
MU LawAnalysis
The DOS’comments at the end of this Visa Bulletin confounds. They predict that the DOS will enact prioritydate cut-offs (retrogression) with the November Visa Bulletin. Most prior DOS predictions did not call for aretrogression.
It remains tobe seen if this prediction holds true, and if it does, how long it lasts. It seems certain that there are many numbersavailable. This could be the DOS tryingto slow inquiries by being able to point to the retrogression.