All About the June 2023 Visa Bulletin — Visa Lawyer Blog — May 17, 2023

In this blog post we share with you the latest trends and projections of the June Visa Bulletin, and updates on visa availability for family-sponsored and employment-based preference categories.

To help you prepare for your upcoming immigrant visa or green card filing, we share what you can expect to see in the upcoming month’s visa bulletin.

Here are some of the highlights from the June 2023 Visa Bulletin:

• For employment-based preference adjustment of status filings, USCIS will continue to use the Final Action Dates chart, as they did in May.
• Similarly, for family-sponsored preference adjustment of status filings, USCIS will continue to use the Dates for Filing chart, as they did in May.
• For the month of June, EB-1 and EB-2 cutoff dates will remain the same for all countries.
• For EB-3 cutoff dates for all countries and categories will remain the same, with the exception of China “Other Workers,” advancing slightly.
• Future retrogressions are expected for EB-3 India in the coming months including Professional/Skilled Workers, as well as July 2023.

What is the Visa Bulletin?

The Department of State releases the visa bulletin on a monthly basis, which summarizes the availability of immigrant visa numbers for that particular month in the employment and family preference categories.

To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment of status application in June 2023, foreign nationals must have priority dates that are earlier than the Final Action Dates chart of the Department of State’s May Visa Bulletin.

Family-sponsored applicants currently residing in the United States, may file for adjustment of status once their priority dates become current, following the Dates for Filing chart according to the adjustment of status filing guidance published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Adjustment of Status Filing Chart May 2023

For Family-Sponsored Filings:

Pursuant to guidance released by USCIS, for all family-sponsored preference categories, applicants must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for June 2023.

For Employment-Based Preference Filings:

All applicants, falling under employment-based preference categories, must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for June 2023.

 June 2023 Visa Bulletin Dates for Filing Cutoff Dates

 Employment-Based Categories

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

According to the Department of State’s June 2023 Visa Bulletin, the following Final Action cutoff dates will apply for employment-based categories, which will determine whether an adjustment of status application can be filed with USCIS in June:

• EB-1: All countries will remain current, except for India and China, which will have a cutoff date of February 1, 2022
• EB-2: India will remain at January 1, 2011. China will remain at June 8, 2019. All other countries will remain at February 15, 2022
• EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: India will remain at June 15, 2012, and China will remain at April 1, 2019. All other countries will remain at June 1, 2022.
• EB-3 Other Workers: India will remain at June 15, 2012. China will advance to September 1, 2015. All other countries will remain at January 1, 2020.
• EB-4: All countries will remain at September 1, 2018.
• EB-5: For the EB-5 Unreserved categories (C5, T5, I5, and R5), China will remain at September 8, 2015, and India will retrogress to April 1, 2017. All other countries will remain current. The EB-5 “Set-Aside” categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure) will remain current.

Employment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	01FEB22	01FEB22	C	C
2nd	15FEB22	08JUN19	01JAN11	15FEB22	15FEB22
3rd	01JUN22	01APR19	15JUN12	01JUN22	01JUN22
Other Workers	01JAN20	01SEP15	15JUN12	01JAN20	01JAN20
4th	01SEP18	01SEP18	01SEP18	01SEP18	01SEP18
Certain Religious Workers	01SEP18	01SEP18	01SEP18	01SEP18	01SEP18
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)	C	08SEP15	01APR17	C	C
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%)	C	C	C	C	C

*EMPLOYMENT-BASED FOURTH PREFERENCE CATEGORY (EB-4)

Beginning with the April 2023 Visa Bulletin, the final action and application filing dates for the Employment-Based Fourth Preference (EB-4) immigrant visa applicants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras are now provided in the column headed “All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed.”  This means that such countries have now been consolidated in that column. This change affects only EB-4 applicants.

Final Action Dates for June 2023

EB-1

• China: February 1, 2022
• India: February 1, 2022
• All other countries: Current

EB-2

• China: June 8, 2019
• India: January 1, 2011
• All other countries: February 15, 2022

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers

• China: April 1, 2019
• India: June 15, 2012
• All other countries: June 1, 2022

EB-3 Other Workers

• China: September 1, 2015
• India: June 15, 2012
• All other countries: January 1, 2020

EB-4

• All Countries: September 1, 2018

EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)

• China: September 8, 2015
• India: April 1, 2017
• All other countries; Current

EB-5 Set-Asides

• Rural: Current for all countries
• High Unemployment: Current for all countries
• Infrastructure: Current for all countries

DATES FOR FILING CHART FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

Employment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	01JUN22	01JUN22	C	C
2nd	01DEC22	08JUL19	01MAY12	01DEC22	01DEC22
3rd	01MAY23	01JUN19	01AUG12	01MAY23	01MAY23
Other Workers	01FEB20	01JAN16	01AUG12	01FEB20	01FEB20
4th	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18
Certain Religious Workers	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)	C	01JAN16	08DEC19	C	C
5th Set Aside: (Rural – 20%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment – 10%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure – 2%)	C	C	C	C	C

Dates for Filing for June 2023

EB-1

• China: June 1, 2022
• India: June 1, 2022
• All other countries: Current

EB-2

• China: July 8, 2019
• India: May 1, 2012
• All other countries: December 1, 2022

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers

• China: June 1, 2019
• India: August 1, 2012
• All other countries: May 1, 2023

EB-3 Other Workers

• China: June 1, 2019
• India: August 1, 2012
• All other countries: May 1, 2023

EB-4

• All countries: October 1, 2018

EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)

• China: January 1, 2016
• India: December 8, 2019
• All other countries: Current

EB-5 Set-Asides

• Rural: Current for all countries
• High Unemployment: Current for all countries
• Infrastructure: Current for all countries

Family-Sponsored Categories

DATES FOR FILING FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

According to the Department of State’s June 2023 Visa Bulletin, the following Dates for Filing cutoff dates will apply for family-sponsored categories, which will determine whether an adjustment of status application can be filed with USCIS in June:

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN17	01DEC02	22APR15
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN02	01OCT13
F3	08FEB10	08FEB10	08FEB10	15JUN01	08NOV03
F4	01FEB08	01FEB08	22FEB06	01APR01	22APR04

Dates for Filing June 2023

F-1 Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

• China, India, World: January 1, 2017
• Mexico: December 1, 2002
• Philippines: April 22, 2015

F-2A Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents

• Current for all countries

F-2B Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents

• China, India, World: January 1, 2017
• Mexico: January 1, 2002
• Philippines: October 1, 2013

F3 Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

• China, India, World: February 8, 2010
• Mexico: June 15, 2001
• Philippines: November 8, 2003

F-4 Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens

• China, World: February 1, 2008
• India: February 22, 2006
• Mexico: April 1, 2001
• Philippines: April 22, 2004

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	15DEC14	15DEC14	15DEC14	01APR01	01MAR12
F2A	08SEP20	08SEP20	08SEP20	01NOV18	08SEP20
F2B	22SEP15	22SEP15	22SEP15	01JUN01	22OCT11
F3	08DEC08	08DEC08	08DEC08	01NOV97	08JUN02
F4	08APR07	08APR07	15SEP05	01AUG00	22AUG02

Final Action Dates June 2023

F-1 Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

• China, India, World: December 1, 2014
• Mexico: April 1, 2001
• Philippines: March 1, 2012

F-2A Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents

• China, India, World: September 8, 2020
• Mexico: November 1, 2018
• Philippines: September 8, 2020

F-2B Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents

• China, India, World: September 22, 2015
• Mexico: June 1, 2001
• Philippines: October 22, 2011

F3 Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

• China, India, World: December 8, 2008
• Mexico: November 1, 1997
• Philippines: June 8, 2002

F-4 Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens

• China, World: April 8, 2007
• India: September 15, 2005
• Mexico: August 1, 2000
• Philippines: August 22, 2002

The Takeaway

The June Visa Bulletin showed little movement in the family-sponsored preference categories and employment-based preference categories when compared to the May Visa Bulletin.

The employment-based preference category EB-5 India will go through a major retrogression of more than one year to April 1, 2017, in the month of June. EB-1 and EB-2 cutoff dates remain the same as in May. EB-3 India will likely retrogress in July.

As always, we will continue to monitor the trends and progressions of the Visa Bulletin and report them right here on our blog.

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