The Department of State has just issued the April 2022 Visa Bulletin. This is the seventh Visa Bulletin of FiscalYear 2022. This blog post analyzes this month’s Visa Bulletin.
Visa Bulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates — Applications with these dates may beapproved for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visaappointment.
|
EB |
All Other |
CHINA |
INDIA |
PHILIPPINES |
|
1st |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
2nd |
C |
01MAR19 |
08JUL13 |
C |
|
3rd |
C |
22MAR18 |
15JAN12 |
C |
Table B: Dates of Filing
The USCIS is expected to use the Table B Dates of Filing chart forI-485 employment-based filings. See: USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates
MU Law Analysis
The chart stayed similar to the past month’s Visa Bulletin. One bright spot was that India EB-2 movedahead by 2+ months, which should allow additional long-delayed Indian nationalsto apply for their green cards. Unfortunately,China EB-2, India EB-3, and China EB-3 stayed the same.
The news remained positive for Philippines and Worldwide EB-3,where dates held at Current. However, there is one important note at the end ofthis month’s Visa Bulletin, which bears watching in future months, as it wouldaffect both Philippinesand Worldwide EB-3,
F.AVAILABILITY OF EMPLOYMENT THIRD PREFERENCE “OTHER WORKERS” (EW) NUMBERS
Highnumber use in the Employment Third Preference “Other Workers” (EW) category maynecessitate the establishment of a worldwide final action date as early as Juneto hold number use within the maximum allowed under the Fiscal Year 2022 annuallimit. This situation will be continually monitored, and any necessaryadjustments will be made accordingly.