EB-1 China
Final Action Dates: 02/01/2022 (no movement compared to August 2023)
Dates for filing: 06/01/2022 (no movement compared to August 2023)
*Note USCIS will use the Final Action Date chart (cut-off date is 02/01/2022) to determine I-485 filing for EB-1 China in September.
EB-1 India
Final Action Dates: 01/01/2012 (no movement compared to August 2023)
Dates for filing: 06/01/2022 (no movement compared to August 2023)
*Note USCIS will use the Final Action Date chart (cut-off date is 01/01/2012) to determine I-485 filing for EB-1 India in September.
** Regarding the continued severe retrogression for EB-1 India, DOS stated the following in their August 2023 visa bulletin:
“Having reached their limit for FY-2023 within EB-1, India will be subject to an EB-1 final action date of 04JAN12, the oldest priority date of an EB-1 applicant (many Indian EB-1 applicants have priority dates from 2012-2015 because of priority date retention based on previously-approved petitions in the EB-2 or EB-3 categories). It is likely that in October the final action date will advance to at least the final action date announced in the July Visa Bulletin; however, the date is dependent on the demand for EB-1 visas by Indian applicants and the FY-2024 annual limit on employment-based preference visas.“
EB1 ROW (Rest of World, excluding China/India)
Final Action Dates: 08/01/2023 (no movement compared to August 2023)
Dates for filing: Current