Employment-Based Preferences - September 2022


FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

 
WORLDWIDE
 CHINA
Mainland
Born
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIA
MEXICOPHILIPPINES
1st
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
2nd
CURRENT
01APR19
CURRENT
01DEC14
CURRENT
CURRENT
3rd
CURRENT
22APR18 CURRENT 15FEB12
CURRENT CURRENT
Other Workers
08MAY19
01JUN12 08MAY19 15FEB12 08MAY19 08MAY19
4th
CURRENT
CURRENT
08NOV17
CURRENT
01APR20
CURRENT
Certain Religious Workers
CURRENT
CURRENT
08NOV17
CURRENT
01APR20
CURRENT
5th Unreserved
(C5, T5, I5, R5)
CURRENT
22DEC15
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
5th Set Aside:
(Rural 20%)
CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT   CURRENT CURRENT  CURRENT 
5th Set Aside:
(High Unemployment 10%)
CURRENT   CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT CURRENT 
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure 2%)  CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT CURRENT 


DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS

 
WORLDWIDE
CHINA
Mainland
Born 
 EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES 
1st
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
2nd
CURRENT
01MAY19
CURRENT
01JAN15
CURRENT
CURRENT
3rd
CURRENT
22MAY18 CURRENT 22FEB12 CURRENT CURRENT
Other Workers
CURRENT
01AUG15 CURRENT 22FEB12 CURRENT CURRENT
4th
CURRENT
CURRENT
08DEC17
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
Certain Religious Workers
CURRENT
CURRENT
08DEC17
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
5th Unreserved
(C5, T5, I5, R5)
CURRENT
01JAN16
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
5th Set Aside:
(Rural 20%)
 CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT CURRENT   CURRENT CURRENT 
5th Set Aside:
(High Unemployment 10%)
 CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT CURRENT   CURRENT CURRENT 
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure 2%)  CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT  CURRENT CURRENT 

 

1ST: Priority Workers.

2ND: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.

3RD: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers.  

4TH: Certain Special Immigrants.

5TH: Employment Creation