Key Points
- DOS has issued the July 2023 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS will use the Final Action Dates chart
- Some changes will occur in the employment-based categories
NOTE: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Final Action Dates chart for the July 2023 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.
Overview
The Department of State (DOS) has released the July 2023 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will use the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based categories. The updates below reflect changes in employment-based categories.
What are the Changes?
There are some changes to the employment-based categories below from the June 2023 Visa Bulletin in July. India’s EB-3 will see a significant retrogression, and most other countries in the EB-3 category will also retrogress.
EB-1
All countries will remain unchanged from the June 2023 Visa Bulletin.
EB-2
All countries will remain unchanged from the June 2023 Visa Bulletin.
EB-3
India will retrogress more than three years to January 1, 2009.
The Philippines and Mexico will retrogress by four months to February 1, 2022.
Written by: Lucy Halse, Content Marketing Associate, Envoy Global
Edited by: Dmitri Pikman, Supervising Attorney, Corporate Immigration Partners
Source: US Department of Labor (DOL)
