NOTE: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not announced if it will use the Dates for Filing chart or the Final Action Dates chart for the June 2022 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.
Key Points
- DOS has issued the June 2022 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS has not yet stated if it will use the Dates for Filing chart or the Final Action Dates chart
- No significant changes are expected with the Dates for Filing chart
- India EB-2 will see a one-year advancement with the Final Action Dates chart
Overview
The Department of State (DOS) has released the June 2022 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will use either the Dates for Filing chart or the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based and family-based categories. The updates below reflect changes in employment-based categories.
What are the Changes?
In June 2022, the India EB-2 category will see significant advancement following the Final Action Dates chart. The EB-1 and EB-3 categories will remain unchanged from the May 2022 Visa Bulletin in the Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing charts for all countries.
EB-1
All countries will remain unchanged from the May 2022 Visa Bulletin in both charts.
EB-2
India EB-2 will move ahead by one year to September 1, 2014, following the Final Action Dates chart. All other countries will remain unchanged from the May 2022 Visa Bulletin in both charts.
EB-3
There are no changes with either chart from the May 2022 Visa Bulletin.
Written by: Lucy Halse, Content Marketing Associate, Envoy Global
Edited by: Frank Fogelbach, Supervising Attorney, Corporate Immigration Partners
Source: US Department of State
