Visa bulletin for December 2023: what changed

2 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with November 2023.

Source: Visa Bulletin for December 2023 (U.S. Department of State) · Checked October 14, 2026. Always confirm with the official bulletin and USCIS. Independent site. Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State, USCIS or any government agency.

Dates are written as in the bulletin (22AUG25 = August 22, 2025). C = current, U = unavailable. ▲ moved forward and ▼ moved back since the previous bulletin; no symbol = no change.

Family-sponsored

For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in December 2023, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.

Family-sponsored: final action date · December 2023
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F101JAN1501JAN1501JAN1501MAY0101MAR12
F2A08FEB1908FEB1908FEB1901FEB1908FEB19
F2B22SEP1522SEP1522SEP1501MAY0222OCT11
F308JAN0908JAN0908JAN0922MAR9808JUN02
F422APR0722APR0708OCT0515SEP0022AUG02

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Family-sponsored: date for filing · December 2023
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F101SEP1701SEP1701SEP1701APR0522APR15
F2A01SEP2301SEP2301SEP2301SEP2301SEP23
F2B01JAN1701JAN1701JAN1701AUG0401OCT13
F301MAR1001MAR1001MAR1015JUN0108NOV03
F401MAR0801MAR0822FEB0615APR0122APR04

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Employment-based

For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in December 2023, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for employment-based cases.

Employment-based: final action date · December 2023
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1C15FEB2201JAN17CC
EB-215JUL2222OCT1901JAN1215JUL2215JUL22
EB-301DEC2122JAN2001MAY1201DEC2101DEC21
EB-3 Other Workers01AUG2001JAN1601MAY1201AUG2001MAY20
EB-401JAN1901JAN1901JAN1901JAN1901JAN19
EB-4 Certain Religious WorkersUUUUU
EB-5C01OCT1515DEC18CC
EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%)CCCCC

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Employment-based: date for filing · December 2023
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1C01AUG2201JUL19CC
EB-201JAN2301JAN2015MAY1201JAN2301JAN23
EB-301FEB2301SEP2001AUG1201FEB2301JAN23
EB-3 Other Workers15DEC2001JUN1701AUG1215DEC2015MAY20
EB-401MAR1901MAR1901MAR1901MAR1901MAR19
EB-4 Certain Religious Workers01MAR1901MAR1901MAR1901MAR1901MAR19
EB-5C01JAN1701APR22CC
EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%)CCCCC

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What the State Department says

Official notes published with the bulletin, quoted as written. They describe what the State Department expects, not a guarantee.

Scheduled expiration of the employment fourth preference (SR) religious workers category

Pursuant to H.R. 5860, signed on September 30, 2023, the non-minister special immigrant program expires on November 17, 2023. No SR visas may be issued overseas, or final action taken on adjustment of status cases, after midnight November 16, 2023. Visas issued prior to that date will be valid only until November 16, 2023, and all individuals seeking admission in the non-minister special immigrant category must be admitted (repeat admitted) into the United States no later than midnight November 16, 2023.

The SR category is listed as “Unavailable” for all countries for December. In the event there is legislative action extending the category, it is likely it will become available effective immediately. If extended, the category will be subject to the same final action dates as the other Employment Fourth Preference categories per applicable foreign state of chargeability.