Overview
- USCIS said employment-based applicants must use the Final Action Dates chart for June filings, which limits who can submit green card applications this month.
- The State Department set EB-1 India to December 15, 2022 and EB-2 India to September 1, 2013, while EB-3 India inched to December 15, 2013 and EB-3 China moved to August 1, 2021.
- The Dates for Filing chart stayed unchanged for all employment-based categories, preserving earlier filing cutoffs even as approval cutoffs moved.
- Family-based movement diverged, with F2A Final Action Dates advancing to January 1, 2025 for all countries, even as several employment lines tightened.
- State Department guidance warned that more retrogression or temporary “Unavailable” status could follow if annual or per-country limits are hit, including possible pressure on EB-5 India unreserved numbers.