Key Points
- DOS has issued the January 2023 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS has indicated that it will use the Dates for Filing chart
- China and India EB-1 will retrogress to June 1, 202
- EB-2 and EB-3 will have no changes
NOTE: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has indicated that it will use the Dates for Filing chart for the January 2023 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.
Overview
The Department of State (DOS) has released the January 2023 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 January 2023, India and China EB-1 will move from the current to June 1, 2022. All countries will remain unchanged in EB-2 from the December 2022 Visa Bulletin (VB). All nations will remain unchanged in EB-3 as well.
EB-1
China and India will move from the current to June 1, 2022.
EB-2
All countries will remain unchanged from the December 2022 Visa Bulletin.
EB-3
All countries will remain unchanged from the December 2022 Visa Bulletin.
Written by: Lucy Halse, Content Marketing Associate, Envoy Global
Edited by: Dmitri Pikman, Supervising Attorney, Corporate Immigration Partners
Source: Department of State, United States of America
