Visa Bulletin October 2023 Predictions

For official September 2023 Visa Bulletin & Analysis, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2023/visa-bulletin-september-2023.aspx

Please see October 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	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	08MAR15	08MAR15	08MAR15	01JUN01	22APR12
F2A	22JAN18	22JAN18	22JAN18	01OCT16	22JAN18
F2B	01NOV15	01NOV15	01NOV15	15AUG01	01DEC11
F3	22JAN09	22JAN09	22JAN09	22JAN98	01JUL02
F4	15MAY07	15MAY07	08OCT05	22AUG00	22SEP02

“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	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	08OCT17	08OCT17	08OCT17	22JUL05	08JUN15
F2A	22SEP23	22SEP23	22SEP23	01OCT23	22SEP23
F2B	15FEB17	15FEB17	15FEB17	08NOV04	08NOV13
F3	08MAR10	08MAR10	08MAR10	22JUN01	01DEC03
F4	08MAR08	08MAR08	15MAR06	08MAY01	22MAY04

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- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	01SEP23	01MAR22	01FEB12	01SEP23	01SEP23
2nd	01AUG22	22JUL19	22JAN11	01AUG22	01AUG22
3rd	01JUN20	08OCT19	22JAN09	01JUN20	08SEP20
Other Workers	01JUN20	TBD	22JAN09	01JUN20	08SEP20
4th	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18
Certain Religious Workers	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	C	C	C	C

“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- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	01JUL22	01JUL22	C	C
2nd	01JAN23	15OCT19	22MAY12	01JAN23	01JAN23
3rd	01JUN23	15DEC19	22AUG12	01JUN23	08SEP23
Other Workers	01JUN23	TBD	22AUG12	01JUN23	08SEP23
4th	01NOV18	01NOV18	01NOV18	01NOV18	01NOV18
Certain Religious Workers	01NOV18	01NOV18	01NOV18	01NOV18	01NOV18
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	C	C	C	C

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: https://www.mygcvisa.com/tracker/

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

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.

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

Recommended Reading:

Frequently Asked Questions: USCIS Visa Bulletin
Frequently Asked Questions: I-485 Pending Inventory

More Reading:

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