The Department of State hasjust issued March2022 Visa Bulletin. This is the sixth VisaBulletin of Fiscal Year 2022. This blog post analyzes this month’s VisaBulletin.
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 |
01MAY13 |
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: USCISVisa Bulletin Dates
MU Law Analysis
India EB-2 moved ahead by four months, which should allow some long-delayedIndian nationals to apply for their green cards. Unfortunately, India EB-3 did not moveahead. There was a note at the end ofthis month’s bulletin that says that if EB-5 demand emerges, the surplus ofextra visas that has been flowing into India EB-2 will disappear. This may result in a retrogression of IndiaEB-2 in future months.
The news remains positive for Philippines and Worldwide EB-3,where dates held at Current. They areexpected to stay Current for the foreseeable future.
China’sEB-2 and EB-3 numbersremain unchanged for March 2022. Weexpect low to no progress in these categories for the rest of FY 2022.