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Employment-Based Final Action Dates Chart Rest of the WorldIndiaEB-18/1/231/1/12EB-27/1/22 +3 months1/01/11 (no change)?EB-35/1/20 (no change)1/1/09 no changeEB-3 Other5/01/20 (no change)1/1/09 no change2 more rows ?

In this process, the EB-2 beneficiary must complete the applicable medical examination and submit a list of documents required by USCIS. An interview may also be required. In either case, the average processing time is nine months (counting from the filing date).

The U.S. Department of State anticipates that by July 1, 2023, all prorated employment-based third preference (EB-3) visa numbers available for Indian applicants in fiscal year (FY) 2023 will be exhausted; however, on October 1, 2023, the EB-3 final action date for India is expected to advance.

In the April 2023 Visa Bulletin, the EB-2 final action dates for Rest of World, Mexico, and the Philippines retrogressed to keep number use within the FY 2023 annual limit. This was due to higher than expected demand from applicants with priority dates earlier than the established final action dates.

The EB-2 I-140 petitions have an approval rate of between 83% and 96%. India and China tend to have the highest number of applicants for EB-2 visas, and the denial rates are about 6% and 4% respectively. Compared to the EB-1 visa which shares some similarities to the EB-2, the approval rate is about 80%.

The chances of EB2 India reaching 2014 are very low. We expect the EB2 to move at a very low pace now. As per data shared by USCIS in Oct 2022, they had about 35k EB2 and about 25k EB3 pending with no duplicates. This means that about 60k applications are pending in total.

The visa number used by USCIS and the Department of State has been steady in FY 2023. As we are coming to the end of the year in September 2023, most Employment-Based (EB) preference category limits and overall, EB visas available are projected to be reached this month.