Visa Bulletin for April 2023

DOS posted the April 2023 visa bulletin. In addition to final action dates and dates for filing, it contains notes on EB-2 retrogression, Final Action Date for F2A, EB-4 retrogression, and more.

The Visa Bulletin includes the following note:
Based on INA standards and expected demand from these countries for family-sponsored and employment-based preference visas, the Department of State is no longer including a separate column covering applicants chargeable to El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras in the charts titled, “Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases” and “Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications,” for applicants who are seeking an immigrant visa in the EB-4 category. Final action and filing dates for applicants from these three countries are now provided in the column headed “All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed.” The Department has submitted for publication a public notice in the Federal Register to further explain this change.

On March 22, 2023, USCIS determined that for April 2023, applicants in all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart and applicants in all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart.