Visa Bulletin / History / April 2023
April 2023 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the March 2023 bulletin, 9 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 2 moved forward and 7 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 China (+3 months); EB-3 Other Workers China (+3 months).
Moved back: EB-2 India (−9 months); EB-2 Mexico (−4 months); EB-2 Philippines (−4 months); EB-4 India (−2.5 years); EB-4 China (−3.4 years); EB-4 Mexico (−23 months); and more.
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 01 Jan 2011, EB-3 India 15 Jun 2012.
Written automatically from the bulletin dates below; nothing here is a prediction. Not legal advice. Months marked Secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked; the official bulletin always wins.
Released in March 2023. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Feb 2022 | 01 Feb 2022 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Jan 2011▼ 9 months | 08 Jun 2019 | — | 01 Jul 2022▼ 4 months | 01 Jul 2022▼ 4 months |
| EB-3 | 15 Jun 2012 | 01 Nov 2018▲ 3 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Jun 2012 | 01 Oct 2014▲ 3 months | — | 01 Jan 2020 | 01 Jan 2020 |
| EB-4 | 01 Sep 2018▼ 2.5 years | 01 Sep 2018▼ 3.4 years | — | 01 Sep 2018▼ 23 months | 01 Sep 2018▼ 3.4 years |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Jun 2018 | 08 Jul 2015 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Mar 2023 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jun 2022 | 01 Jun 2022 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 May 2012 | 08 Jul 2019 | — | 01 Dec 2022 | 01 Dec 2022 |
| EB-3 | 01 Aug 2012 | 01 Feb 2019▲ 5 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Aug 2012 | 01 Nov 2015 | — | 01 Feb 2020 | 01 Feb 2020 |
| EB-4 | 01 Oct 2018▼ 2.5 years | 01 Oct 2018▼ 3.4 years | — | 01 Oct 2018▼ 23 months | 01 Oct 2018▼ 3.4 years |
| EB-5 unreserved | 08 Dec 2019 | 01 Jan 2016 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Mar 2023 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.