Visa Bulletin June 2022

The June 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 June 2022 click here.

What is the June 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 lists the priority dates for applicants according to visa categories: family-based, employment-based, and diversity visa program (visa lottery). 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 visa demand.

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 at 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 June 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 the 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 marked "U," it means that the category is "not" current or "unavailable," and that "no" applications may 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 June 2022

These are the tables of the Visa Bulletin for June 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.

 

Dates for submitting family-based case applications

 

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.

 

 

Dates for submitting applications for employment-based cases

 

 

Dates for filing FY 2022 visa lottery-based case applications

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.

 

 

Additional Important Information for the June 2022 Visa Bulletin

Establishment of the Final Employment Action Date for Third Preference "Other Workers" (EW)

The adoption of a final worldwide action date in June to keep number usage within the maximum allowable under the FY 2022 annual cap was driven by high number usage in the "other workers" (EW) category of the Third Employment Preference.

Except for China (mainland born), whose final action date is 01JUN12, and India, whose final action date is 15JAN12, the other countries have a final action date of 08MAY19.

Establishment of C5 and T5 Final Accieon Date and Application Filing Date for Chinese Born

Because adequate demand has materialized, as readers were advised in Item D of the May 2022 Visa Bulletin, a final action date and filing deadline for China-born C5s and T5s has become imperative.

C5 and T5 applicants born in mainland China face a final action date of November 22, 2015, and an application deadline of December 15, 2015.

Availability of Diversity Visas (DV)

In order to maximize the use of numbers throughout the DV-2022 program year, most regions are set to "Current" by June 2022.

However, range cuts for any region or country may be reinstated in the coming months to maintain number usage under the applicable annual restrictions.

Family Sponsored Second Preference Visa Availability

The F2A category was made current to increase demand and encourage applicants to actively seek final action on their applications, according to Item D in the July 2019 Visa Bulletin.

Item D also stated that once a substantial number of F2A applicant cases were brought to a conclusion, it would be necessary to establish a date to keep the use of the number within the annual limit.

The use of F2A category numbers has remained consistent throughout FY2022, and it may be essential to establish a final F2A action date as early as August. This issue is being closely monitored, and any necessary changes will be made as soon as possible.