Full April 2023 bulletin →
Visa Bulletin · one-page glance

April 2023

Effective April 1, 2023 · Fiscal Year 2023 · data verified October 22, 2026

Across the whole bulletin
32moved
24moved back
118held
Bulletin day

What changed in the April 2023 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F2A All countriesF2A, All countries: no longer open to everyone; a cutoff date returned▼ was open to everyone A cutoff date returns.

Employment-based

  1. EB-4 Most countries · China · the PhilippinesEB-4, Most countries · China · the Philippines: moved back 3 years 5 months−3 yr 5 mo The same move for most countries, China, and the Philippines.
  2. EB-4 Religious Workers Most countries · China · the PhilippinesEB-4 Religious Workers, Most countries · China · the Philippines: moved back 3 years 5 months−3 yr 5 mo The same move for most countries, China, and the Philippines.
  3. EB-4 IndiaEB-4, India: moved back 2 years 6 months−2 yr 6 mo Cutoff now September 1, 2018.
7 more approval date moves · 9 categories unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged