June 2022 Visa Bulletin

This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the June 2022 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified.

Visa Bulletin Summary

Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category

The EB1 category remains current for all countries of chargeability.

Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) Category

The cutoff date for EB2 India advances by a full year, to September 1, 2014. EB2 China’s cutoff date remains unchanged at March 1, 2019. EB2 is current for all other countries of chargeability.

Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB3) Category

Yet again, there is no movement in the EB3 category. The cutoff date for EB3 India still has a cutoff date of January 15, 2012, while EB3 China remains unchanged at March 22, 2018. The EB3 category remains current for all other countries of chargeability.

EB3 Other Workers

The cutoff date for EB3 other workers for India is the same as its EB3 cutoff date. For China, the cutoff date for EB3 other workers remains stuck at June 1, 2012. For all other countries of chargeability, EB3 other workers retrogresses to a May 8, 2019, cutoff date.

Employment-Based, Fourth Preference (EB4) Category

There is no movement in the EB4 category, with the cutoff date for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras set at May 1, 2017. For EB4 Mexico, the cutoff date remains at April 1, 2020. This category is current for all other countries of chargeability.

Employment-Based, Fifth Preference (EB5) Category

EB5 remains current for all other countries of chargeability, with the exception of China. China’s cutoff date for EB5 unreserved (i.e., EB5 immigrant visa numbers not set aside for rural, high unemployment, and infrastructure projects) is November 22, 2015. EB5 set aside for China is current.

Conclusion

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