The Department of State just issued the May 2023 Visa Bulletin. This blog post analyzes this month’s Visa Bulletin.
Visa Bulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates –Applications with these dates may be approved for their Green Card (PermanentResidency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment.
|
EB |
All Other |
CHINA |
INDIA |
PHILIPPINES |
|
EB-1 |
C |
01FEB22 |
01FEB22 |
C |
|
EB-2 |
15FEB22 |
08JUN19 |
01JAN11 |
15FEB22 |
|
EB-3 |
01JUN22 |
01APR19 |
15JUN12 |
01JUN22 |
|
Other workers |
01JAN20 |
15APR15 |
15JUN12 |
01JAN20 |
USCIS
TheUSCIS is expected to use Table A: Final Action Dates chart for I-485employment-based filings. A Beneficiary must be current on the above Table Achart in order to file their I-485, Adjustment of Status applications. See: USCISVisa Bulletin Dates
MU Law Analysis
The May 2023 Visa Bulletinretrogressed Philippines and Worldwide EB-3 to June 1, 2022. This means that unless the Beneficiary has apriority date earlier than June 1, 2022, they will unfortunately not be able toproceed with a visa appointment. MU Lawexpects that this June 1, 2022 date will not progress until at least October 1,2023. The October 2023 Visa Bulletin,which should be released by the State Department in mid-September 2023, will bethe next time that we may see forward movement in the EB-3 category.
On the good news front, China EB-3actually progressed five months to April 1, 2019. China EB-2, India EB-3 and India EB3remained unchanged. Philippine andROW EB-3 Other Workers, which is the category for occupations such as NurseAides, remains retrogressed but held steady to January 2020.