{"id":2314,"date":"2023-01-17T05:51:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T05:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2023-01-17T05:53:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T05:53:12","slug":"february-2023-visa-bulletin-main-employment-based-categories-hold-steady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/february-2023-visa-bulletin-main-employment-based-categories-hold-steady\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa Bulletin For February 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The February 2023 Visa Bulletin <\/strong>has been released by the US Department of State (DOS). From the previous month, the employment-based categories <\/strong>show almost no change. Unless otherwise noted, the cutoff dates are taken from the final action chart (Chart A).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EB-3 Other Workers retrogression for all countries except India and China<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Significant retrogressions will take effect in February as a result of increased usage in the EB-3 Other Workers<\/strong> category for all nations, except for India and China. The Final Action cutoff date for all countries except India and China in the EB-3 Other Workers category will retrogress by five months <\/strong>to 1st January 2020, and the Dates for Filing cutoff date will retrogress by more than two and a half years to 1st February 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cutoff dates for employment-based categories <\/strong>do not change in the February Dates for Filing chart. Except for the worldwide EB-3 Other Workers retrogression <\/strong>which is discussed further down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 2023 Visa Bulletin Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following are the Final Action cutoff dates <\/strong>for the approval of an adjustment of status application or the issuance of an immigrant visa,<\/strong> as stated in the State Department’s February Visa Bulletin 2023<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

EB1 China and India both remain with a cutoff date of 1st February 2022. <\/strong>Also, the category remains current for all chargeability nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The EB2 category has not changed once more. The cutoff date for EB2 India <\/strong>remains 8th October 2011,<\/strong> while the cutoff date for EB2 China remains 8th June 2019. The EB2 cutoff date for all other countries of chargeability is 1st November 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The EB3 category also sees no change from last month\u2019s visa bulletin<\/strong>. The cutoff date for EB3 India remains 15th June 2012<\/strong>. The cutoff date for EB3 China continues to be 1st August 2018<\/strong>. For all other countries with chargeability, the EB3 category remains current.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The cutoff date for EB3 other workers in China remains 22nd December 2013.<\/strong> Also, the cutoff date for India remains 15th June 2012. For all other countries of chargeability, the cutoff date for EB3 other workers <\/strong>retrogresses to 1st January 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

The fact that Congress extended the program for certain religious workers until 30th September 2023 <\/strong>is the most significant EB4 news. Aside from that, there has been no movement in the EB4 category. For El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, the EB4 cutoff date<\/strong> remains 15th March 2018. The 15th September 2020 <\/strong>cutoff date for EB4 Mexico remains unchanged. The EB4 cutoff date for all other countries with chargeability remains 22nd June 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Wait time for US student visa appointments in Hyderabad is now almost a year<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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

There is no movement in the EB5 category. China has maintained March 22nd, 2015 as the cutoff date for EB5 unreserved (i.e., EB5 immigrant visa <\/strong>numbers not reserved for rural, high unemployment, and infrastructure projects). The unrestricted EB5 cutoff date<\/strong> for India remains 8th November 2019. All other EB5 categories <\/strong>and chargeability countries remain current.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, we will keep an eye on the monthly visa bulletin’s<\/strong> movement and predictions and provide regular updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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