Visa bulletin for November 2022: what changed

5 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with October 2022.

Source: Visa Bulletin for November 2022 (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 November 2022, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.

Family-sponsored: final action date · November 2022
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F101DEC1401DEC1401DEC1415NOV00Advanced 8 months01MAR12
F2ACCCCC
F2B22SEP1522SEP1522SEP1501JUN01Advanced 2 months22OCT11
F322NOV0822NOV0822NOV0801NOV97Advanced 1 month08JUN02
F422MAR0722MAR0715SEP0501AUG00Advanced 2 months22AUG02

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Family-sponsored: date for filing · November 2022
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F108AUG1608AUG1608AUG1601DEC02Advanced 1 year22APR15
F2ACCCCC
F2B01JAN1701JAN1701JAN1701JAN02Advanced 5 months01OCT13
F308NOV0908NOV0908NOV0915JUN01Advanced 2 months08NOV03
F415DEC0715DEC0722FEB0601APR01Advanced 1 month22APR04

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Employment-based

For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in November 2022, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for employment-based cases.

Employment-based: final action date · November 2022
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)El Salvador, Guatemala, HondurasIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CCCCCC
EB-2C08JUN19C01APR12CC
EB-3C15JUN18C01APR12CC
EB-3 Other Workers01JUN2001DEC12Advanced 3 months01JUN2001APR1201JUN2001JUN20
EB-4CC15MAR18C15SEP20C
EB-4 Certain Religious WorkersCBecame currentCBecame current15MAR18Available againCBecame current15SEP20Available againCBecame current
EB-5C22MAR15C08NOV19CC
EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%)CCCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%)CCCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%)CCCCCC

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Employment-based: date for filing · November 2022
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)El Salvador, Guatemala, HondurasIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CCCCCC
EB-2C08JUL19C01MAY12CC
EB-3C15JUL18C01JUL12CC
EB-3 Other Workers08SEP2201NOV1508SEP2201JUL1208SEP2208SEP22
EB-4CC15APR18C15OCT20C
EB-4 Certain Religious WorkersCC15APR18C15OCT20C
EB-5C01JAN16C08DEC19CC
EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%)CCCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%)CCCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%)CCCCCC

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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.

Employment fourth preference (SR) religious workers category extended

H.R. 6833, enacted on September 30, 2022, extended the Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers (SR) category until December 16, 2022. No SR visas may be issued overseas, or final action taken on adjustment of status cases, after midnight December 15, 2022. Visas issued prior to that date will be valid only until December 15, 2022, 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 December 15, 2022.

The SR category is subject to the same final action dates as the other Employment Fourth Preference categories per applicable foreign state of chargeability.

Visa availability in the employment second category

Increased demand in the Employment Second category may necessitate the establishment of a worldwide final action date in the coming months to hold number use within the maximum allowed under the Fiscal Year 2023 annual limit. This situation will be continually monitored, and any necessary adjustments will be made accordingly.

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