Visa Bulletin July 2022

The July 2022 Visa Bulletin is now available. The new tables include dates for consular filing and final visa issuance action by U.S. embassies or consulates.

If you want to see the tables of the Visa Bulletin about Filing for Adjustment of Status (immigrant visa applications filed within the U.S.) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) by July 2022 click here.

What is the July 2022 Visa Bulletin?

Each month, the U.S. Department of State (USDOS) publishes a report that specifies the availability and priority date of immigrant visas that are ready for processing and establishes the cut-off date after which visas will no longer be available for each visa category.

The Visa Bulletin The program also updates the priority dates for the various categories of visas based on the immigrants' countries of origin, the number of visas that have been issued so far, and an estimate of the demand for visas. It also updates the dates for the various categories based on the immigrants' countries of origin, the number of visas that have been issued so far, and an estimate of the demand for visas.

The information in the Visa Bulletin may change from month to month. It is useful to find out how much of a delay there is for different types of immigrant visa applications.

This monthly report serves as a guide for issuing visas in the following countries U.S. consulates and embassies. USCIS also uses the Visa Bulletin to determine whether it can accept or adjudicate an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.

If you are waiting your turn for a visa, the Visa Bulletin allows you to monitor the movement of deadlines to find out when your priority date is being processed.

 

 

How to Read the July 2022 Visa Bulletin Tables

The U.S. Department of State and USCIS publish two tables for each visa preference category with the following information:

Family or employment based cases

In sections where a "C" is marked, it means that the category is current or available, and that applications may be filed regardless of the applicant's priority date.

In the sections where a "U" is marked, it means that the category is "not current" or "unavailable", and that "no" applications can be filed regardless of the applicant's priority date.

Final Action Dates: dates on which immigrant visas can finally be issued.

Dates for Filing: earliest date a person can file an application for an immigrant visa.

Visa Bulletin July 2022

These are the tables of the Visa Bulletin for July 2022 of the U.S. Department of State published for cases based on the family, employment or the fiscal year 2022 visa lottery:

Final Action Dates for Family Based Case Requests

Types of Family Preference

  • First preference (F1): unmarried children, over the age of twenty-one, of U.S. citizens.
  • Second preference A (F2A): spouses of permanent residents and unmarried children, under the age of twenty-one, of permanent residents.
  • Second preference B (F2B): unmarried children, over the age of twenty-one, of permanent residents.
  • Third preference (F3): married children of U.S. citizens, their spouses and unmarried children under the age of twenty-one.
  • Fourth preference (F4): siblings of U.S. citizens, their spouses and unmarried children under the age of twenty-one.

All countries except those listed

Family-based preference All countries except those listed MEXICO
F1 01DEC14 15MAR00
F2A C C
F2B 22SEP15 01APR01
F3 22NOV08 15OCT97
F4 22MAR07 01JUN00

Mainland China, India and the Philippines

Family-based preference CHINA - mainland INDIA PHILIPPINES 
F1 01DEC14 01DEC14 01MAR12
F2A C C C
F2B 22SEP15 22SEP15 22OCT11
F3 22NOV08 22NOV08 08JUN02
F4 22MAR07 15SEP05 22AUG02

Dates for submitting family-based case applications

All countries except those listed

Family-based preference All countries except those listed MEXICO
F1 01JUL16 01DEC01
F2A C C
F2B 01OCT16 08AUG01
F3 01OCT09 15APR01
F4 08NOV07 15MAR01

Mainland China, India and the Philippines

Family-based preference CHINA - mainland INDIA PHILIPPINES 
F1 01JUL16 01JUL16 22APR15
F2A C C C
F2B 01OCT16 01OCT16 01OCT13
F3 01OCT09 01OCT09 08NOV03
F4 08NOV07 22FEB06 22APR04

Final action dates for employment-based case applications

Types of Employment Preference:

  • First preference (EB-1): priority workers.
  • Second preference (EB-2): professionals with advanced degrees and persons of exceptional ability.
  • Third preference (EB-3): skilled workers, professionals and unskilled workers.
  • Fourth preference (EB-4): certain special immigrants.
  • Fifth preference (EB-5): immigrant investors.

All countries except those listed

Category based on employment All countries except those listed EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS MEXICO
1st C C C
2nd C C C
3rd C C C
Other Workers 08MAY19 08MAY19 08MAY19
4th C 08NOV17 01APR20
Certain Religious Workers C 08NOV17 01APR20
5th No Reservations (including C5, T5, I5, R5) C C C
5th Reserve: Rural (20%) C C C
5th Reserve: High Unemployment Rate (10%) C C C
5th Reserve: Infrastructure (2%) C C C

Mainland China, India and the Philippines

Category based on employment CHINA mainland INDIA PHILIPPINES
1st C C C
2nd 01APR19 01DEC14 C
3rd 22MAR18 15JAN12 C
Other Workers 01JUN12 15JAN12 08MAY19
4th C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C
5th No Reservations (including C5, T5, I5, R5) 22NOV15 C C
5th Reserve: Rural (20%) C C C
5th Reserve: High Unemployment Rate (10%) C C C
5th Reserve: Infrastructure (2%) C C C

Dates for submitting applications for employment-based cases

All countries except those listed

Category based on employment All countries except those listed EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS MEXICO
1st C C C
2nd C C C
3rd C C C
Other Workers C C C
4th C 08DEC17 C
Certain Religious Workers C 08DEC17 C
5th No Reservations (including C5, T5, I5, R5) C C C
5th Reserve: Rural (20%) C C C
5th Reserve: High Unemployment Rate (10%) C C C
5th Reserve: Infrastructure (2%) C C C

Mainland China, India and the Philippines

Category based on employment CHINA mainland INDIA PHILIPPINES
1st C C C
2nd 01MAY19 01JAN15 C
3rd 01APR18 22JAN12 C
Other Workers 01AUG15 22JAN12 C
4th C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C
5th No Reservations (including C5, T5, I5, R5) 22DEC15 C C
5th Reserve: Rural (20%) C C C
5th Reserve: High Unemployment Rate (10%) C C C
5th Reserve: Infrastructure (2%) C C C

Dates for filing FY 2022 visa lottery-based cases by July 2022

How to read the table of cases based on the FY 2022 Diversity Visa Program (DV, visa lottery).

Below are the allocation cut-off numbers for diversity visas, based on region or eligible countries, for applicants who meet all requirements. When a maximum number is shown, it means that there are only visas available for DV applicants below the number specifically allocated in the region.

The person who "wins the lottery" is only entitled to receive immigrant status in the DV category until the end of the visa fiscal year for which he or she was selected. For all applicants registered in the FY 2022 visa lottery, that entitlement ends on September 30, 2022.

DV visas may not be issued to DV-2022 lottery participants after that date. This also applies to spouses and children of FY 2022 visa lottery winners, who are only entitled to derivative DV status until September 30, 2022.

There can be no guarantee that DV visas will be available until the end of fiscal year 2022, because they could be exhausted before September 30, 2022.

Region All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately  
AFRICA Current Except: Egypt 13,000
ASIA Current Except: Nepal 6,300
EUROPE Current  
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) 10  
OCEANIA Current  
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN Current  

 

Dates for submitting FY 2022 visa lottery-based case applications by August 2022

Region All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately  
AFRICA Current  
ASIA Current  
EUROPE Current  
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) Current  
OCEANIA Current  
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN Current  
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