For China, EB-1 and EB-2 remain frozen at February 1, 2022, June 8, 2019. EB-3 and EB-3 Other Workers advance 3 months. For India, EB-1 stalls at February 1, 2022; EB-2 retrogresses more than 9 months to January 1, 2011; EB-3 and EB-3 Other Workers hold at June 15, 2012.
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
For fiscal year FY 2023, annual H-1B quota for 85,000 H-1Bs was met. On October 1, 2022, those that were approved as change-of-status petitions went into effect. To obtain H-1B status for first time, foreign national must go through H-1B quota process and lottery system.
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State to determine when sponsored foreign nationals can submit final green card process step, when final step can be adjudicated. Below summarizes June Visa Bulletin with Final Action Dates, changes from prior month.