Aug 16 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023 VISA BULLETIN

The Department of State has released the Sep 2023 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for September 2023.

Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories this month:

Final Action Dates chart for Employment-Based Preference Cases:

  • EB1:
    • EB1 China remains at 02/01/2022.
    • EB1 India remains at 01/01/2012.
    • All other EB1 remains at 08/01/2023.
  • EB2:
    • EB2 China remains at 07/08/2019.
    • EB2 India remains at 01/01/2011.
    • EB2 Mexico moves forward 3 months from 04/01/2022 to 07/01/2022.
    • EB2 Philippines moves forward 3 months from 04/01/2022 to 07/01/2022.
    • All other EB2 moves forward 3 months from 04/01/2022 to 07/01/2022.
  • EB3:
    • EB3 China moves forward 3 months from 06/01/2019 to 09/01/2019.
    • EB3 India remains at 01/01/2009.
    • All other EB3 remains at 05/01/2020.
  • EB5:
    • EB5 China (Unreserved C5, T5, I5, R5) remains at 09/08/2015.
    • EB5 India remains at 04/01/2017.
    • All EB5 (Set Aside Rural – 20%) remain current.
    • All EB5 (Set Aside High Unemployment – 10%) remain current.
    • All EB5 (Set Aside Infrastructure – 2%) remain current.

Below are some key changes for the family-sponsored categories this month:

Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Cases:

  • F1:
    • F1 for China and India remains at 09/01/2017.
    • F1 Mexico remains at 04/01/2005
    • F1 Philippines remains at 04/22/2015.
    • All other F1 remains at 09/01/2017
  • F2A:
    • F2A for China and India retrogressed from current to 09/01/2023.
    • F2A Mexico retrogressed from current to 09/01/2023.
    • F2A Philippines retrogressed from current to 09/01/2023.
    • All other F2A retrogressed from current to 09/01/2023.
    • All other F2B remain at 01/01/2017.
  • F2B:
    • F2B for China and India remains at 01/01/2017.
    • F2B Mexico remains at 08/01/2004.F2B Philippines remains at 10/01/2013.
    • All other F2B remain at 01/01/2017.
  • F3:
    • F3 for China and India remains at 03/01/2010.
    • F3 Mexico remains at 06/15/2001.
    • F3 Philippines remains at 11/08/2003.
    • All other F3 remains at 03/01/2010.
  • F4:
    • F4 China remains at 03/01/2008
    • F4 India remains at 02/22/2006.
    • F4 Mexico remains at 04/15/2001.
    • F4 Philippines remains at 04/22/2004.
    • All other F4 remains at 03/01/2008.

Updated 8/15/2023