VISA BULLETIN
Number 72 – Volume X
Washington, D.C.
DECEMBER 2022
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has indicated at www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo that it will use the charts below to determine who may file applications for adjustment of status (Form I-485) with USCIS during the month of December. Only applicants with Priority Dates earlier than the cut-off dates listed below may file their I-485 adjustment of status applications with USCIS during December.
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FAMILY-
SPONSORED
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All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
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CHINA-mainland born
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INDIA
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MEXICO
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PHILIPPINES
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F1
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08AUG16
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08AUG16
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08AUG16
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01DEC02
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22APR15
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F2A
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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F2B
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01JAN17
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01JAN17
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01JAN17
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01JAN02
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01OCT13
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F3
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08NOV09
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08NOV09
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08NOV09
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15JUN01
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08NOV03
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F4
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15DEC07
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15DEC07
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22FEB06
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01APR01
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22APR04
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EMPLOYMENT-
BASED
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All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
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CHINA-
mainland
born
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EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
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INDIA
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MEXICO
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PHILIPPINES
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1st
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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2nd
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01DEC22
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08JUL19
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01DEC22
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01MAY12
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01DEC22
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01DEC22
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3rd
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C
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01SEP18
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C
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01AUG12
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C
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C
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Other Workers
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08SEP22
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01NOV15
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08SEP22
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01AUG12
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08SEP22
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08SEP22
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4th
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22JUL22
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22JUL22
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15APR18
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22JUL22
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15OCT20
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22JUL22
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Certain Religious Workers
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22JUL22
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22JUL22
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15APR18
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22JUL22
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15OCT20
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22JUL22
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5th Reserved
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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5th Unreserved
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C
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01JAN16
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C
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08DEC19
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C
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C
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“C” = Current. No queue or backlog in this visa category at this time.
“U” = Unavailable. No visas available in this category at this time.
Excerpted from https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2022/visa-bulletin-for-december-2022.html
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.
Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:
- (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;
- (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.
Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.
Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES
First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.
Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.
Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "Other Workers".
Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.
Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, of which 32% are reserved as follows: 20% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a rural area; 10% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a high unemployment area; and 2% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in infrastructure projects. The remaining 68% are unreserved and are allotted for all other qualified immigrants.
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