Key Points
- DOS has issued the April 2023 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS will use the Final Action Dates chart
- Some changes will be made to employment-based categories
NOTE: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Final Action Dates chart for the April 2023 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.
Overview
The Department of State (DOS) has released the April 2023 Visa Bulletin (VB). USCIS will use the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based categories this month. The updates below reflect changes in employment-based categories.
What are the Changes?
In April, there will be some changes to the employment-based categories below from the March 2023 Visa Bulletin (VB).
EB-1
All countries will remain unchanged.
EB-2
India will regress by nine months and seven days to January 1, 2011. Mexico will regress by four months to July 1, 2022.
EB-3
Mainland China will advance three months to November 1, 2018.
Written by: Lucy Halse, Content Marketing Associate, Envoy Global
Edited by: Dmitri Pikman, Supervising Attorney, Corporate Immigration Partners
Source: US Department of State (DOS)
