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December Visa Bulletin Moves Employment-Based Green Card Lines Forward, With Gains for India and China

Practitioners await USCIS guidance on whether December filings can use the Dates for Filing chart, which will shape near-term adjustment opportunities.

In December, the Final Action Dates for Indian applicants have progressed: EB-1 to March 15, 2022, EB-2 to May 15, 2013, and EB-3 to September 22, 2013, with unchanged Dates for Filing Applications.
Washington, DC, USA - September, 16, 2019: Letter (Envelope) from USCIS and left hand on flag of USA background. Close up view.
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Overview

  • Final Action Dates advanced for India to March 15, 2022 (EB-1), May 15, 2013 (EB-2), and September 22, 2013 (EB-3), offering a path to approvals for some long-pending cases.
  • China also moved ahead to January 22, 2023 (EB-1), June 1, 2021 (EB-2), and April 1, 2021 (EB-3), while EB-2 for all other areas rose to February 1, 2024 and EB-3 to April 15, 2023.
  • EB-5 unreserved cutoffs jumped to July 1, 2021 for India and July 15, 2016 for China, and EB-4 religious workers returned with a Final Action Date of September 1, 2020.
  • Family-sponsored categories were largely static, with limited forward movement in select Mexico and Philippines lines and no broad shifts elsewhere.
  • Law firm analyses highlight narrow EB-2-to-EB-3 downgrade filing windows for certain India and China priority dates, while applicants are advised to prepare documentation and watch for USCIS’s filing-chart decision.