VISA2US Blog

The Visa Bulletin is the go-to resource for millions of people as they wait for progress on their Green Card and other legal documents. Although it’s an essential part of the process, it can be challenging to understand this bulletin when you’re new to the system or if you simply want to know about your specific country and visa category. Here, we’ve summarized the highlights of the July 2023 visa bulletin to let you know if your work visa is on the move, stagnant, or possibly retrogressed.

The Visa Bulletin is an important document released by the United States Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs monthly. If you’re waiting for a green card or another way to get into the US, this bulletin is your go-to resource to find out how much longer you can expect to sit in the “queue.” June 2023’s was released on May 12, 2023, and here, we have the overall summary to help you understand where your country’s momentum sits.

The State Department has once again started processing investor visa applications, and changes have been marked on the May visa bulletin. In addition, cut-off dates for May and June of 2022 have been listed for DV (green card lottery) applicants.

The December Visa Bulletin will feature advances for employment based applicants from India and China in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories.

This employment-based visa category provides a pathway for skilled workers and professionals to travel to the United States and eventually apply for a U.S. based green card.

Overall, more denials occurred per in FY 2020 for family-based green card applications vs. employment-based green card applications.

The State Department has released their visa bulletin for the month of January 2021.