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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.

In the first few months of 2023, we have continued to see improvements in processing times for many petitions and applications. For example, the current processing time for the I-129 petition is approximately 2 months.

If someone applies for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status as a child but turns 21 before being approved for LPR status (also known as getting a Green Card), that person can no longer be considered a child for immigration purposes.

If the calculated ?CSPA age? is under 21, then even though the person's biological age is over 21, they will still be able to immigrate as if they are under 21. In order to use a CSPA age, they must also ?seek to acquire? within one year (see below for more on the ?seek to acquire? requirement).

The government estimates that 165,000 green cards will be available to persons in the employment categories in Fiscal Year 2024, down from 197,000 in FY 2023, but 25,000 higher than the 140,000 mandated by law as the result of 25,000 unused family-based green cards in Fiscal Year 2023.

The August 2023 Visa Bulletin continues the recent trend of worsening retrogressions and slowdowns impacting nearly all employment-based immigrant visa categories.

CSPA allows children who turn 21 years old after a refugee application is filed but prior to adjudication to continue to be classified as children and remain eligible for derivative refugee status.