For analysis of October 2023 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-analysis-october-2023.aspx
October 2023 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from October 1 to October 31 only). Please see below for more details.
| Family- Sponsored |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA-mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01JAN15 |
01JAN15 | 01JAN15 | 22APR01 | 01MAR12 |
| F2A | 08FEB19 | 08FEB19 | 08FEB19 | 01FEB19 | 08FEB19 |
| F2B | 22SEP15 | 22SEP15 | 22SEP15 | 01JAN02 | 22OCT11 |
| F3 | 08JAN09 | 08JAN09 | 08JAN09 | 08MAR98 | 08JUN02 |
| F4 | 22APR07 | 22APR07 | 08OCT05 | 01AUG00 | 22AUG02 |
| Family- Sponsored |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01APR05 | 22APR15 |
| F2A | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 | 01SEP23 |
| F2B | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01AUG04 | 01OCT13 |
| F3 | 01MAR10 | 01MAR10 | 01MAR10 | 15JUN01 | 08NOV03 |
| F4 | 01MAR08 | 01MAR08 | 22FEB06 | 15APR01 | 22APR04 |
| Employment- based |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | 15FEB22 | 01JAN17 | C | C |
| 2nd | 08JUL22 | 01OCT19 | 01JAN12 | 08JUL22 | 08JUL22 |
| 3rd | 01DEC21 | 01JAN20 | 01MAY12 | 01DEC21 | 01DEC21 |
| Other Workers | 01AUG20 | 01JAN16 | 01MAY12 | 01AUG20 | 01MAY20 |
| 4th | 01JAN19 | 01JAN19 | 01JAN19 | 01JAN19 | 01JAN19 |
| Certain Religious Workers | U | U | U | U | U |
| 5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) |
C | 01OCT15 | 15DEC18 | C | C |
| 5th Set Aside: Rural (20%) |
C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%) |
C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%) |
C | C | C | C | C |
| Employment- based |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | 01AUG22 | 01JUL19 | C | C |
| 2nd | 01JAN23 | 01JAN20 | 15MAY12 | 01JAN23 | 01JAN23 |
| 3rd | 01FEB23 | 01SEP20 | 01AUG12 | 01FEB23 | 01JAN23 |
| Other Workers | 15DEC20 | 01JUN17 | 01AUG12 | 15DEC20 | 15MAY20 |
| 4th | 01MAR19 | 01MAR19 | 01MAR19 | 01MAR19 | 01MAR19 |
| Certain Religious Workers | 01MAR19 | 01MAR19 | 01MAR19 | 01MAR19 | 01MAR19 |
| 5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) |
C | 01JAN17 | 01APR22 | C | C |
| 5th Set Aside: (Rural – 20%) |
C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment – 10%) |
C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure – 2%) |
C | C | C | C | C |
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