NOTE: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Dates for Filing Chart for the October 2022 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.
Key Points
- USCIS will use the Dates for Filing chart for the October 2022 Visa Bulletin
- No changes will occur for EB-1
- For EB-2, mainland China will advance, and India will retrogress
- For EB-3, mainland China and India will advance
Overview
The Department of State (DOS) has released the October 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 October 2022, there will be changes in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories from the September 2022 VB following the Dates for Filing chart.
EB-1
All countries will remain unchanged from the September 2022 Visa Bulletin.
EB-2
China mainland EB-2 will advance two months and seven days to July 8, 2019. India will retrogress for two years and eight months to May 1, 2012.
EB-3
China mainland will advance one month and 24 days to July 15, 2018. India will advance four months to July 1, 2012.
Written by: Lucy Halse, Content Marketing Associate, Envoy Global
Edited by: Dmitri Pikman, Supervising Attorney, Corporate Immigration Partners
Source: US Department of State
