This week, the U.S. Department of State published the monthly Visa Bulletin for May 2023. The new monthly visa bulletin shows that, under the “unreserved” EB-5 visa category, final action date for Chinese applicants will advance 62 days in May while the cut-off date for Indian nationals will remain the same in the upcoming month. Overall, the EB-5 final action date for Chinese applicants have already advanced 170 days so far in calendar year 2023.
Under the other three “reserved” EB-5 visa categories, all countries (including China and India) will remain “current” in May 2023.
EB-5 FINAL ACTION DATES (CHART A)
The March Visa Bulletin revealed the following final action dates for EB-5 visa applicants:
- Applicants associated with unreserved EB-5 visa categories:
- China: September 8, 2015;
- India: June 1, 2018;
- All Other Countries: “Current”;
- Applicants associated with an EB-5 project within the reserved EB-5 visa categories:
- All Countries: “Current”;
(Chart A on the May 2023 Visa Bulletin)
EB-5 DATES FOR FILING (CHART B)
In May, the dates for filing will remain “current” for all EB-5 applicants, except for the applicants who 1) were born in China or India, and 2) invested through a regional center project or a direct project outside the “reserved” visa categories. The date for filing of these applicants will continue to be January 1, 2016 for Chinese nationals and December 8, 2019 for Indian nationals – no change from the previous Visa Bulletin.
(Chart B on the May 2023 Visa Bulletin)
