The Department of State hasjust issued January 2022 Visa Bulletin. This isthe fourth Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2022. This blog post analyzes thismonth’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 |
22JAN19 |
08JUL12 |
C |
|
3rd |
C |
22MAR18 |
15JAN12 |
C |
Table B: Dates of Filing
The USCISis expected the Table B chart for I-485 employment-based filings. See: USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates
MU Law Analysis
Onceagain, there was good news and bad news for the retrogressed EB2 and EB3categories. The DOS did not move the Indianand Chinese EB-3s. On the otherhand, the dates for India and China EB-2, progressed. India EB-2 moved ahead by a bit over two months. China EB-2 advanced by three weeks. These progressions were about half of theprogressions that we saw with the December Visa Bulletin.
The storyremains positive for Philippines and Worldwide EB-3, where dates held atCurrent. They are expected to stayCurrent for the foreseeable future.