January 2022 Visa Bulletin: Adjustment of Status Filing Charts

December 22, 2021

Following the U.S. Department of State’s release of the January 2022 Visa Bulletin, USCIS has advised which chart prospective green card applicants should refer to when determining if they are eligible to file an application in January 2022.

Note:  Where “C” is listed, the category is current and applications may be filed regardless of the applicant’s priority date.  Where a date is listed for a category, applications may be filed if the applicant’s priority date is earlier than the listed date.

Family-Sponsored Applicants: Dates for Filing Chart (Except F2A Category)

In the F2A category, a cut-off date is listed on the “Dates for Filing” chart while the category is current on the “Final Action Dates” chart.  Therefore, applicants in the F2A category should refer to the “Final Action Dates” chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin (below).

All other family-sponsored applicants should refer to the “Dates for Filing” chart below.

Final Action Dates for F2A Applicants:  

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F2A	C	C	C	C	C

 

Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Applicants:

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	15MAY16	15MAY16	15MAY16	01FEB01	22APR15
F2A	01OCT21	01OCT21	01OCT21	01OCT21	01OCT21
F2B	22SEP16	22SEP16	22SEP16	01MAR01	01OCT13
F3	22AUG09	22AUG09	22AUG09	08OCT00	01OCT03
F4	01OCT07	01OCT07	01JAN06	22AUG99	01FEB04

 

Employment-Based Applicants: Dates for Filing Chart (Except 5th Preference Regional Center Visa Category)

Except for EB-5 Regional Center Program (“Program”) adjustment of status applicants, employment-based applicants should refer to the “Dates for Filing” chart below.

Note*: The Program expired on June 30, 2021.  Until the Program is reauthorized, USCIS will reject any new employment-based fifth preference adjustment of status applications based on this Program.

Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Applicants:

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	01APR19	C	08JUL13	C	C
3rd	C	01APR18	C	22JAN12	C	C
Other Workers	C	01MAY15	C	22JAN12	C	C
4th	C	C	15MAY19	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	15MAY19	C	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	C	C	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)*	C	15DEC15	C	C	C	C

 

 

 

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