Department of State Releases December 2023 Visa Bulletin

November 10, 2023

The DOS posted its December 2023 Visa Bulletin. USCIS determined that for December 2023, adjustment of status applicants with USCIS must use the “Final Action Dates” chart to determine when they can file such applications.

The Final Action Dates chart and Dates for Filing chart for family-based immigration applications remain the same for December.

The Final Action Dates chart for employment-based applications shows movement forward in both the EB-2 and EB-3 categories for individuals born in mainland China. The EB-4 category for religious workers is listed as “U” for “unauthorized” noting that these numbers are unauthorized for issuance in the visa bulletin for December 2023. The Dates for Filing Chart for employment-based visa applications remains unchanged for December 2023.

Final Action Dates for Family-Sponsored Preference Cases

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01JAN15	01JAN15	01JAN15	01MAY01	01MAR12
F2A	08FEB19	08FEB19	08FEB19	01FEB19	08FEB19
F2B	22SEP15	22SEP15	22SEP15	01MAY02	22OCT11
F3	08JAN09	08JAN09	08JAN09	22MAR98	08JUN02
F4	22APR07	22APR07	08OCT05	15SEP00	22AUG02

 

Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Visa Applications

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01SEP17	01SEP17	01SEP17	01APR05	22APR15
F2A	01SEP23	01SEP23	01SEP23	01SEP23	01SEP23
F2B	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN17	01AUG04	01OCT13
F3	01MAR10	01MAR10	01MAR10	15JUN01	08NOV03
F4	01MAR08	01MAR08	22FEB06	15APR01	22APR04

 

Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases

Employment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	15FEB22	01JAN17	C	C
2nd	15JUL22	22OCT19	01JAN12	15JUL22	15JUL22
3rd	01DEC21	22JAN20	01MAY12	01DEC21	01DEC21
Other Workers	01AUG20	01JAN16	01MAY12	01AUG20	01MAY20
4th	01JAN19	01JAN19	01JAN19	01JAN19	01JAN19
Certain Religious Workers	U	U	U	U	U
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)	C	01OCT15	15DEC18	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 of Employment-Based Visa Applications

Employment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	01AUG22	01JUL19	C	C
2nd	01JAN23	01JAN20	15MAY12	01JAN23	01JAN23
3rd	01FEB23	01SEP20	01AUG12	01FEB23	01JAN23
Other Workers	15DEC20	01JUN17	01AUG12	15DEC20	15MAY20
4th	01MAR19	01MAR19	01MAR19	01MAR19	01MAR19
Certain Religious Workers	01MAR19	01MAR19	01MAR19	01MAR19	01MAR19
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)	C	01JAN17	01APR22	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

 

To discuss what the dates in December’s Visa Bulletin may mean for your case, please feel free to set up a consultation with one of our attorneys by filling out our Consultation Request Form.

Written by: Marisabel Alonso, Esq.

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