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15 May 2023

Visa Bulletin For May Predicts Further Retrogressions In Some Employment-Based Categories

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The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for May 2023 includes a variety of updates: Retrogression is likely in the final action dates for China and India in EB-1 visa number availability in the coming months.
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The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for May 2023 includes a variety of updates:

  • Retrogression is likely in the final action dates for China and India in EB-1 visa number availability in the coming months.
  • EB-2 final action dates for the Rest of World, Mexico, and Philippines categories have retrogressed further to 15FEB22 due to higher-than-expected demand, following retrogression in April.
  • The India EB-2 and EB-5 final action dates will retrogress "as early as next month" to keep visa issuances within their annual per-country limits. "Every effort will be made in October to return the final action dates to at least the final action dates announced for April," the bulletin says.
  • The EB-3 final action date of 01JUN22 is effective in May for the Rest of World, Mexico, and the Philippines.
  • "[F]urther corrective action" is likely in the final action dates for the EB-3 "Other Workers" category for the Rest of World, Mexico, and the Philippines in the coming months.

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