The U.Due south. Country Department has just released the June 2022 Visa Bulletin which is the ninth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month'due south Visa Message is the lack of movement across near categories with only notable forward movement in EB-2 India Final Activeness dates.   The significant forwards motion in EB-2 India Terminal Activeness makes many EB-3 downgrade applicants eligible to "interfile" and link their pending I-485 to their "current priority date" EB-2 I-140 petition.

Which Republic of india and Mainland china Employment-based Applicants Are Eligible to File I-485 in June?

[Stay tuned – to exist updated as soon as USCIS updates the filing eligibility chart].

Summary of the June 2022 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based (EB)

EB Category Jun 2022 May 2022 Change
Employment Application Concluding Action Dates (determines when an I-485 or IV tin can be canonical)
EB-1 ROW, MX, PH Current Current No change
EB-1 Bharat Current Electric current No change
EB-i China Current Current No alter
EB-2 ROW, MX, PH Current Current No change
EB-2 India Sep ane, 2014 Sep i, 2013 Forward by 1 year
EB-2 People's republic of china Mar 1, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 No change
EB-3 ROW Current Current No alter
EB-iii India January 15, 2012 Jan fifteen, 2012 No change
EB-3 China Mar 22, 2018 Mar 22, 2018 No change
EB-three Mexico Current Current No modify
EB-3 Philippines Current Current No change
Dates for Filing Employment Visa Applications (determines when an I-485 tin can be filed)
USCIS will determine and announce inside a week – please check USCIS's site.
EB-i ROW, MX, PH Current Electric current No alter
EB-i Republic of india Electric current Current No alter
EB-ane Red china Electric current Current No change
EB-2 ROW, MX, PH Current Electric current No change
EB-2 India Dec i, 2014 Dec i, 2014 No modify
EB-two Prc Apr one, 2019 Apr 1, 2019 No modify
EB-iii ROW Electric current Current No change
EB-3 India January 22, 2012 Jan 22, 2012 No change
EB-3 China Apr 1, 2018 Apr one, 2018 No change
EB-iii Mexico Current Current No alter
EB-three Philippines Current Current No modify

Delight note that USCIS volition make up one's mind and publish, about a week later on this Visa Bulletin is published, whether or not to have I-485 filings on the footing of these filing dates.

Summary of the June 2022 Visa Bulletin – Family unit-Based (FB)

FB Category Jun 2022 May 2022 Change
Family Awarding Final Action Dates (determines when an I-485 or IV can be approved)
FB-1 ROW, China, India Dec 1, 2014 Dec 1, 2014 No change
FB-1 Mexico February i, 2000 January 1, 2000 Frontward by 1 month
FB-1 Philippines Mar 1, 2012 Mar 1, 2012 No change
FB-2A ROW, China, India, Philippines Current Current No modify
FB-2A Mexico Current Current No alter
Dates for Filing Family Visa Applications (determines when an I-485 can exist filed)
USCIS will decide and announce within a calendar week – please check USCIS's site.
FB-i ROW, China, India May 15, 2016 May xv, 2016 No change
FB-1 Mexico May 1, 2001 May i, 2001 No modify
FB-1 Philippines Apr 22, 2015 Apr 22, 2015 No change
FB-2A ROW, Cathay, Bharat, Philippines Electric current Current No change
FB-2A United mexican states Electric current Current No change

USCIS volition decide and publish separately, a few days after this Visa Message is published, whether or not to accept I-485 filings on the basis of these filing dates.

Options for EB-iii India Downgrade Applicants

The meaning forward movement in EB-ii Bharat Concluding Activity date means that many EB-3 India downgrade applicants may have their priority engagement electric current under EB-2 Final Action.    Other than waiting for the EB-three Bharat dates to accelerate, in that location are ii boosted steps EB-3 India downgrade applicants may have.

Starting time, an EB-3 India downgrace bidder tin can decide to "link" or "interfile" their pending I-485 to some other EB-2 I-140 petition and ask the authorities to agree to treat the EB-2 I-140 equally the basis for the I-485.  This is discretionary by USCIS and while this works, there is no set time frame for them to do and then. With the electric current USCIS backlogs, this may take a few weeks, or a few months, and this can only be done when the priority date is electric current under EB-ii Final Activity.    If the dates switch and EB-3 becomes more favorable, generally information technology is not allowed to switch back to EB-iii.    Run across our alert on I-485 interfiling.

2d,  some of our clients take decided to file a separate I-485 based on the EB-2 I-140 and substantially continue 2 separate processes – the existing I-485 nether EB-3 and one new I-485 nether EB-2.   USCIS generally does non recommend filing multiple I-485s for the same person but in certain cases this may be possible and information technology may be strategically beneficial.   This arroyo helps continue both EB-2 and EB-3 tracks active and allows maximizing the chances for faster blessing.  The downside is that a newI-485 filing is required, with new fees, and this new I-485 has to go through the processing steps — biometrics, background checks, etc. which can accept months.

Our office is happy to consult on the all-time options and so please reach out to usa.

FB-2A Remains Current for All Countries – Opportunity to File I-485 Adjustment of Status

The Family-based 2nd Preference (FB-2A) category remains "Current" for this month.   This activeness has been taken in an effort to generate an increased level of "demand" or number of filings.

FB-2A category is for "Spouses and Children (generally under 21 years of historic period) of Permanent Residents"

This means that FB-2A applicants, especially those who are in the U.S. on valid status, should consider filing for I-485 Aligning of Status every bit soon every bit possible in the result there is a cutoff engagement introduced in the following calendar month's Visa Message.   Notation that because the cutoff date is "Current", it is possible to file a make new FB-2A where the I-130 immigrant petition and the I-485 adjustment of status are filed concurrently.    So this is an opportunity to file I-485 not merely for existing but also for new FB-2A cases.

FB-2A applicants who are pursuing the NVC/Consular may still consider completing their applications so that the U.S. Consular sections tin complete the interview and the immigrant visa approval process as soon as possible.

Current Date?

Our office stands fix to help in the applicable process.  There are many applicants across many of the employment and family categories who can now process their (and their family unit members') I-485 Adjustment of Status applications from within the U.Southward. or procedure their immigrant visa at a U.S. Consulate away.

Please practice non hesitate to contact us if our office can help you lot take advantage of this (very time-sensitive for some) opportunity to file I-485 applications. We are likewise happy to provide a gratuitous quote for preparing and filing your I-485 application.

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