Every month, the Department of State assesses the backlog in various immigrant visa categories and uses this data to project priority dates. Individuals with a priority date on or before the projected date can proceed to the next step in their immigration process, whether it involves filing for adjustment of status or applying for an immigrant visa at a consulate abroad.
The US Department of State has released the Visa Bulletin for November 2023, which determines the progress of the green card application process. The bulletin provides "dates of filing" and "final action dates" for various immigrant visa categories. According to the November bulletin, there has been no forward movement in significant employment-based categories, causing no progress for individuals waiting for their priority dates to become current.
State Department April 2023 EB 2 category retrogressed in India, Mexico, Philippines, with most severe EB-2 India, priority dates EB 4 retrogressed, USCIS dates for filing I 485 status adjustment applications, Dep of State incr demand for EB 3 category may cause cutoff date or retrogression
The US Department of State has released its November 2022 Visa Bulletin, outlining per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of adjustment.