August 2023 Visa Bulletin Predictions

Change:
For official June 2023 Visa Bulletin and Analysis, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-june-2023.aspx

Please see August 2023 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based categories for all countries):

Family Based:
Final Action Dates
Dates For Filing Applications
"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland
born
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F122APR1522APR1522APR1508JUN0108JUN12
F2A22OCT2022OCT2022OCT2001JAN1922OCT20
F2B15DEC1515DEC1515DEC1501JUL0101JAN12
F315JAN0915JAN0915JAN0922NOV9701AUG02
F422MAY0722MAY0701NOV0515SEP0022OCT02
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland
born
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F101FEB1701FEB1701FEB1708FEB0301AUG15
F2ACCCCC
F2B15JAN1715JAN1715JAN1701FEB0208DEC13
F301MAR1001MAR1001MAR1001JUL0101JAN04
F415FEB0815FEB0808APR0615MAY0122JUN04

Employment Based:
Final Action Dates
Dates For Filing Applications
"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.
Employment-
based
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainlandĀ 
born
INDIAMEXICO PHILIPPINES
1stC01APR2201APR22CC
2nd15APR2208JUL1922FEB1115APR2215APR22
3rd01AUG2208JUN1915JUL1201AUG2222FEB23
Other Workers01AUG22TBD15JUL1201AUG2222FEB23
4th01NOV1801NOV1801NOV1801NOV1801NOV18
Certain Religious Workers01NOV1801NOV1801NOV1801NOV1801NOV18
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)
CCCCC
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)
CCCCC
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.
Employment-
based
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainlandĀ 
born
INDIAMEXICO PHILIPPINES
1stC01AUG2201AUG22CC
2nd01FEB2308AUG1922JUN1201FEB2301FEB23
3rd01JUL2315AUG1901SEP1201JUL23C
Other Workers01JUL23TBD01SEP1201JUL23C
4th01DEC1801DEC1801DEC1801DEC1801DEC18
Certain Religious Workers01DEC1801DEC1801DEC1801DEC1801DEC18
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)
CCCCC
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)
CCCCC

The dates above have been calculated from data provided by USCIS/DOS. It does not include future demand (which can increase or decrease anytime). Hence data will keep changing every month. We will update these tables as we get more data from USCIS or DOS.

Similar to EB3 category movement, we have previously added a blog post for EB2 category forward movement. Please click here for FB category.

If you have not done it, please remember to add or update your I-130 / NVC / I-140 / I-485 case in the free GC tracker (which has thousands of cases): https://www.mygcvisa.com/ tracker/

It would be very useful to understand how USCIS is currently processing these cases in each category. It would also help in estimating date movements in future visa bulletin.

More Options: If you are new to immigration process or would like to see what other immigration options are available, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa/

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When Can I Get My Green Card: Get step-by-step details on when you can expect to get your green card (including latest timeframe for each step of GC process for both EB and FB categories).

USCIS/NVC Timeframe: Please click here to see how long it currently takes to process application.

Current Step: If your priority date is not current, then you can calculate when it may become current, check your case status, case processing time, etc: https://www.mygcvisa.com/calculator

Next Steps: If priority date is current and

1. If applicant is inside US, they will have to file I-485: https://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/04/how-to-file-i-485-application.html

2. If applicant is outside US, it will be sent to NVC: https://www.mygcvisa.com/nvc/overview-after-nvc-petition-approved.aspx

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