Visa bulletin for September 2022: what changed

1 final action date moved forward and 0 moved back compared with August 2022.

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

Family-sponsored: final action date · September 2022
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F101DEC1401DEC1401DEC1415MAR0001MAR12
F2ACCC22APR19C
F2B22SEP1522SEP1522SEP1501APR0122OCT11
F322NOV0822NOV0822NOV0815OCT9708JUN02
F422MAR0722MAR0715SEP0501JUN0022AUG02

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Family-sponsored: date for filing · September 2022
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F108AUG1608AUG1608AUG1601DEC0122APR15
F2ACCCCC
F2B01JAN1701JAN1701JAN1708AUG0101OCT13
F308NOV0908NOV0908NOV0915APR0108NOV03
F415DEC0715DEC0722FEB0615MAR0122APR04

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Employment-based

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

Employment-based: final action date · September 2022
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)El Salvador, Guatemala, HondurasIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CCCCCC
EB-2C01APR19C01DEC14CC
EB-3C22APR18C15FEB12CC
EB-3 Other Workers08MAY1901JUN1208MAY1915FEB1208MAY1908MAY19
EB-4CC08NOV17C01APR20C
EB-4 Certain Religious WorkersCC08NOV17C01APR20C
EB-5C22DEC15CCCC
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 · September 2022
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)El Salvador, Guatemala, HondurasIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CCCCCC
EB-2C01MAY19C01JAN15CC
EB-3C22MAY18C22FEB12CC
EB-3 Other WorkersC01AUG15C22FEB12CC
EB-4CC08DEC17CCC
EB-4 Certain Religious WorkersCC08DEC17CCC
EB-5C01JAN16CCCC
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.

Availability of employment-based visas during september

There has been a steady increase in both USCIS and Department of State demand patterns for employment-based visas during the fiscal year. As a result, most employment-based preference category limits and/or the overall employment-based preference limit for FY 2022 are expected to be reached during September. If at any time an annual limit were reached, it would be necessary to immediately make the preference category “unavailable”, and no further requests for numbers would be honored.