The Department of State has released the December 2021 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. USCIS has not yet confirmed whether, in December 2021, it will accept adjustment of status applications for employment-based petitions based on Final Action Dates or Dates for Filing.
With respect to Final Action Dates, EB-1 China and EB-1 India will both remain current. With the exception of India and China, all other EB-2 countries of chargeability will remain current. EB-2 China will move forward six weeks to January 1, 2019 and EB-2 India will move forward five months to May 1, 2012. All EB-3 categories except India and China will remain current. EB-3 China will remain at March 22, 2018 and EB-3 India will remain at January 15, 2012.
The EB-5 Regional Center program has not been reauthorized by Congress. As a result, this category will not be available for December 2021. Final action dates for the EB-5 Non-Regional Center program will become current for all countries of chargeability.
With respect to Application Filing Dates, all categories will remain unchanged from September except EB-2 and EB-3 for both China and India. EB-2 China will move forward two months to April 1, 2019. EB-2 India advances seven months to July 8, 2013. EB-3 China remains at April 1, 2018, and EB-3 India remains at January 22, 2012.