{"id":1267,"date":"2022-01-18T09:59:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T09:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2022-01-18T09:59:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T09:59:56","slug":"february-2022-visa-bulletin-update-eb-2-india-advances-six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/february-2022-visa-bulletin-update-eb-2-india-advances-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa Bulletin For February 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the February 2022 Visa Bulletin<\/strong>. The most notable movement is in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for foreign nationals <\/strong>born in India. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A) unless otherwise specified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for February 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To be eligible to file an employment-based<\/strong> adjustment application in February, employer-sponsored<\/strong> foreign nationals should have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 2022 Visa Bulletin Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

USCIS has again chosen the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The EB1 category<\/strong> remains current for all countries of chargeability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The cutoff date for the EB2 category for India advances to 1st January 2013<\/strong>. What is also encouraging is that, on the dates for the filing chart (i.e., Chart B), the cutoff date for India moves ahead to 1st September 2013<\/strong>. Although the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not yet shown whether Chart B<\/strong> can be used for purposes of applying for adjustment of status in February, it at least implies that the cutoff date for EB2 India<\/strong> likely will continue to move ahead in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For China, the cutoff date for EB2 advances <\/strong>to 1st March 2019. The category remains current for any remaining nations of chargeability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB3) Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For the fourth month in a row, there is no movement in the EB3 category<\/strong>. The cutoff date for EB3 India remains unchanged, at 15th January 2012<\/strong>, while EB3 China still has a 22nd March 2018<\/strong> cutoff date. The EB3 category remains current for any remaining nations of chargeability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EB3 Other Workers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Except for China, the cutoff dates for EB3 other workers<\/strong> are the same for every country as its respective EB3 cutoff dates. For China, the cutoff date for EB3 different workers advances to 1st April 2012<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment-Based, Fourth Preference (EB4) Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There is no movement from last month in the EB4 category<\/strong>. Note that the EB4 program<\/strong> for specific religious workers is currently scheduled to expire on 18th February 2022<\/strong>. If Congress doesn’t expand the program by that date, the EB4 category for specific religious workers will become unavailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment-Based, Fifth Preference (EB5) Category<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For non-regional center cases, all nations, including China, are current. For regional center cases, EB5 <\/strong>is unavailable because the program has expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[H-1B denial rates for new application drops to 4% in fiscal 2021<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If Congress renews the regional center program, the EB5 China cutoff date for both regional center and non-regional center cases would go back to 22nd November 2015<\/strong>. For any remaining nations, the category would be current.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Information:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, USCIS has confirmed that it will use Dates for Filing for family-based applicants<\/strong>, except for F2A category candidates, who may use Final Action Dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Also, we will closely monitor and report on movement and predictions <\/strong>related to the February visa bulletin 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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