NOTE: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Dates for Filing chart for the May 2022 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.
Key Points
- DOS has released the May 2022 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS will use the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based and family-based categories
Overview
The Department of State (DOS) has released the May 2022 Visa Bulletin, which will use the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based categories.
What are the Changes?
In May 2022, no changes will occur to EB-1 and EB-3 employment-based categories in the Dates for Filing chart. India EB-2 will move ahead by three months to December 1, 2014. All other countries will stay the same for EB-2.
EB-1
All countries will stay the same in May following the Dates for Filing chart.
EB-2
India EB-2 will advance three months to December 1, 2014. China will stay on April 1, 2019, and all other countries will remain unchanged from the April 2022 Visa Bulletin.
EB-3
Under the Dates for Filing chart, there will be no changes from the April 2022 Visa Bulletin for any country.
Written by: Lucy Halse, Content Marketing Associate, Envoy Global
Edited by: Frank Fogelbach, Supervising Attorney, Corporate Immigration Partners
Source: US Department of State
