July 2023 Visa Bulletin

June 9, 2023 | By: Navdeep Meamber 

Introduction 
The United States State Department has released the July 2023 Visa Bulletin. Most employment-based categories remain the same. Notably, as previously predicted, India continues to retrogress in the EB-3 category.
For July 2023, USCIS has announced they will honor the Final Actions Dates for employment -based petitions.
 

July 2023 Final Action Dates:
•    EB-1: China and India remain on February 1, 2022. All other countries remain current. 
•    EB-2: China remains on June 8, 2019, and India remains on January 1, 2011. All other countries remain at February 15, 2022. 
•    EB-3 Professional and Skilled Workers: China remains at April 1, 2019. India retrogresses to January 1, 2009. All other countries retrogress to February 1, 2022. 
•    EB-3 Other Workers: India’s cutoff date retrogresses to January 1, 2009, and China remains on September 1, 2015. All other countries remain on January 1, 2020 
•    EB-4: The final action date for all countries remains on September 1, 2018. 
•    EB-5 Non-Regional (C5, T5): For unreserved visas, the Final Action Date for China remains at September 8, 2015, and India remains at April 1, 2017. All other countries and categories remain current.  
 

July 2023 Dates for Filing:
•    EB-1:  

• China: June 1, 2022 
• India: June 1, 2022 
• All other countries: Current 

•    EB-2:  

• China: July 8, 2019 
• India: May 1, 2012 
• All other countries: December 1, 2022 

•    EB-3 Professional and Skilled Workers:  

• China: June 1, 2019
• India: August 1, 2012
• All other countries: May 1, 2023

•    EB-3 Other Workers:  

• China: January 1, 2016
• India: August 1, 2012
• All other countries: February 1, 2020

•    EB-4:  

• All countries: October 1, 2018

•    EB-5 Unreserved:  

• China: January 1, 2016
• India: December 8, 2019
• All other countries: Current

Conclusion
For any questions or assistance regarding the July 2023 Visa Bulletin, contact your trusted Chugh, LLP immigration professional.