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November 22, 2022 . . The United States Citizenship as well as Migration Solutions will certainly make use of the Dates for Declaring graph in December 2022. As a result of boosted need, a globally EB-2 Last Activity cutoff day has actually been developed. China EB-3 will certainly progress by 3 months to September 1, 2018, as well as India EB-3 will certainly progress by one month to August 1, 2012.
The United States Division of State has actually launched its December 2022 Visa Publication, detailing per-country concern day cutoffs that manage immigrant visa schedule as well as the circulation of change of standing application as well as consular immigrant visa application filings as well as authorizations.
What Does the December 2022 Visa Publication State?
The publication consists of both a Dates for Declaring Visa Applications graph as well as an Application Last Activity Dates graph. The previous suggests when planning immigrants might submit their applications for modifications of standing or immigrant visas, as well as the last suggests when change of standing applications or immigrant visa applications might be accepted as well as irreversible home provided.
Monthly, the United States Citizenship as well as Migration Solutions (USCIS) selects which chart it will certainly adhere to. For December 2022, the USCIS will certainly adhere to the Dates for Declaring graph for employment-based (EB) filings for change of standing. This implies that people looking for to submit applications for change of standing with the USCIS in December 2022 need to make use of the Dates for Declaring graph below.
Dates for Declaring Cutoff Dates
To be qualified to submit an EB change application in December 2022, an international nationwide need to have a top priority day that is earlier than the day listed here for their choice group as well as nation. The “C” listing suggests that the group is present, which applications might be submitted no matter the candidate’s concern day. The listing of a day for any kind of group suggests that just candidates with a top priority day that is earlier than the provided day might submit their applications.
Work-
based |
Locations Other Than |
landmass |
Guatemala, |
Mexico |
Philippines |
first |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
second |
01DEC22 (was C) |
08JUL19 |
01DEC22 (was C) |
01MAY12 |
01DEC22 (was C) |
01DEC22 (was C) |
third |
C |
01SEP18 |
( was 15JUL18) |
01AUG12 |
( was 01JUL12) |
C |
Various Other Employees |
08SEP22 |
01NOV15 |
08SEP22 |
01AUG12 |
( was 01JUL12) |
08SEP22 |
fourth |
22JUL22( was C) |
22JUL22( was C) |
15APR18 |
22JUL22( was C) |
15OCT20 |
22JUL22( was C) |
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Employment-Based First Choice (EB-1)
All EB-1 concern day cutoffs continue to be present (C) in December. This implies that all EB-1 candidates can submit their I-485 applications with the USCIS without hold-up.
Employment-Based 2nd Choice (EB-2)
The USCIS has actually developed concern day cutoffs in all classifications.
The EB-2 cutoff day for All Chargeable Locations; El Salvador, Guatemala, as well as Honduras; Mexico; as well as the Philippines will certainly be December 1, 2022. This implies that all candidates that are chargeable to these locations whose I-485 applications have actually not yet been submitted as well as have a top priority day prior to December 1, 2022, can submit their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
The EB-2 cutoff day for China will certainly continue to be at July 8, 2019. This implies that China EB-2 candidates whose I-485 applications have actually not yet been submitted as well as have a top priority day prior to July 8, 2019, can submit their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
The EB-2 cutoff day for India will certainly continue to be at May 1, 2012. This implies that India EB-2 candidates whose I-485 applications have actually not yet been submitted as well as have a top priority day prior to May 1, 2012, can submit their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
Employment-Based 3rd Choice (EB-3)
The EB-3 cutoff day for China will certainly progress to September 1, 2018. This implies that China EB-3 candidates whose I-485 applications have actually not yet been submitted as well as have a top priority day prior to September 1, 2018, can submit their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
The EB-3 cutoff day for India will certainly progress by one month to August 1, 2012. This implies that India EB-3 candidates whose I-485 applications have actually not yet been submitted as well as have a top priority day prior to August 1, 2012, can submit their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
All various other EB-3 concern day cutoffs continue to be present (C).
Various Other Employees
Various other Employee cutoff days will certainly continue to be at September 8, 2022, for All Chargeability Locations; El Salvador, Guatemala, as well as Honduras; Mexico; as well as the Philippines. This implies that Employee candidates from these locations whose I-485 applications have actually not yet been submitted as well as have a top priority day prior to September 8, 2022, can submit their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
The Various other Employees cutoff day for China will certainly continue to be at November 1, 2015. This implies that China Various other Employee candidates whose I-485 applications have actually not yet been submitted as well as have a top priority day prior to November 1, 2015, can submit their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
The Various other Employees cutoff day for India will certainly progress to August 1, 2012. This implies that India Various other Employee candidates whose I-485 applications have actually not yet been submitted as well as have a top priority day prior to August 1, 2012, can submit their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
Various Other Considerable Advancements
The United States Division of State has actually suggested that because of boosted need as well as number usage in the Work First group, a last activity day might be developed in the EB-1 category in the coming months.
