Visa Bulletin for October 2022

Application Final Action Dates For Employment-Based Preference Cases

Employment based All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed China: mainland born El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras India Mexico Philippines
1st C C C C C C
2nd C 08JUN19 C 01APR12 C C
3rd C 15JUN18 C 01APR12 C C
Other Workers 01JUN20 01SEP12 01JUN20 01APR12 01JUN20 01JUN20
4th C C 15MAR18 C 15SEP20 C
Certain Religious Workers U U U U U U
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)
C 22MAR15 C 08NOV19 C C
5th Set Aside:
Rural (20%)
C C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
High Unemployment (10%)
C C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
Infrastructure (2%)
C C C C C C


Dates For Filing Of Employment-Based Visa Applications

Employment based All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed China: mainland born El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras India Mexico Philippines
1st C C C C C C
2nd C 08JUL19 C 01MAY12 C C
3rd C 15JUL18 C 01JUL12 C C
Other Workers 08SEP22 01NOV15 08SEP22 01JUL12 08SEP22 08SEP22
4th C C 15APR18 C 15OCT20 C
Certain Religious Workers C C 15APR18 C 15OCT20 C
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)
C 01JAN16 C 08DEC19 C C
5th Set Aside:
(Rural - 20%)
C C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
(High Unemployment - 10%)
C C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
(Infrastructure - 2%)
C C C C C C

First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.

Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.

Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "*Other Workers".

Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.

Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 3,000 set aside for investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of Pub. L. 102-395.



Application Final Action Dates For Family-sponsored Preference Cases

Family Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed China: mainland born India Mexico Philippines
F1 01DEC14 01DEC14 01DEC14 15MAR00 01MAR12
F2A C C C C C
F2B 22SEP15 22SEP15 22SEP15 01APR01 22OCT11
F3 22NOV08 22NOV08 22NOV08 15OCT97 08JUN02
F4 22MAR07 22MAR07 15SEP05 01JUN00 22AUG02


Dates For Filing Family-sponsored Visa Applications

Family Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed China: mainland born India Mexico Philippines
F1 08AUG16 08AUG16 08AUG16 01DEC01 22APR15
F2A C C C C C
F2B 01JAN17 01JAN17 01JAN17 08AUG01 01OCT13
F3 08NOV09 08NOV09 08NOV09 15APR01 08NOV03
F4 15DEC07 15DEC07 22FEB06 15MAR01 22APR04

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents

A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents

B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents

Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens