Key Points
- DOS has issued the December 2022 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS has indicated that it will use the Dates for Filing chart
- EB-1 will remain unchanged
- EB-2 and EB-3 will have minor changes
NOTE: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has indicated that it will use the Dates for Filing chart for the December 2022 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.
Overview
The Department of State (DOS) has released the December 2022 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will use the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based categories. The updates below reflect changes in employment-based categories.
What are the Changes?
In December 2022, EB-1 will remain unchanged in the Dates for Filing chart from the November 2022 Visa Bulletin (VB). EB-2 and EB-3 will have a few changes.
EB-1
All countries will remain unchanged from the November 2022 Visa Bulletin.
EB-2
China and India will stay the same as the November 2022 Visa Bulletin. All other countries will have a cutoff date of December 1, 2022.
EB-3
China will advance more than one month to September 1, 2018. India will move ahead one month to August 1, 2012. All countries will remain unchanged from the November 2022 Visa Bulletin.
Written by: Lucy Halse, Content Marketing Associate, Envoy Global
Edited by: Dmitri Pikman, Supervising Attorney, Corporate Immigration Partners
Source: US Department of State
