TheDepartment of State has just issued the September2023 Visa Bulletin. This is the finalVisa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2023. This blog post analyzes this month’s VisaBulletin.
VisaBulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates — Applicationswith these dates may be approved for their Green Card (Permanent Residencycard) or Immigrant Visa appointment.
|
EB |
Worldwide |
CHINA |
INDIA |
PHILIPPINES |
|
1st |
01AUG23 |
01FEB22 |
01JAN12 |
01AUG23 |
|
2nd |
01JUL22 |
08JUL19 |
01JAN11 |
01JUL22 |
|
3rd |
01MAY20 |
01SEP19 |
01JAN09 |
01MAY20 |
|
Other workers |
01MAY20 |
01SEP15 |
01JAN09 |
01MAY20 |
Table B: Dates of Filing
The USCIS is expectedto use the Table B Dates of Filing chart for I-485 employment-based filings.See: USCISVisa Bulletin Dates
MU LawAnalysis
As is oftenthe case toward the end of the fiscal year, there was not much movement as theUSCIS and DOS seek to use the remaining visas in the fiscal year.
EB-3 Other Workers,which is the category for occupations for most occupations, remainsretrogressed to 01May2020. This date,along with all categories, will not advance until October 1, 2023, with thestart of the new fiscal year. Our senseis that when the October 2023 visa bulletin is published, it will show an EB-3(non-India and non-China) with a mid-2022 priority date. However, because the Department of State isnot forthcoming with their demand and usage data, please assume large errorbars around our projection.
EB-2 advancedfor all countries, except India and China, which may be good news for EB-2 inthe next fiscal year.
Sometimeduring September, the DOS may announce that all immigrant visas have been usedfor FY 2023. Rest assured that this isexpected and will not have any bearing on the FY 2024 Visa Bulletin dates.