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On the other hand, in the second quarter of 2023, 7,889 applications were received, and, among the new and pending ones, 9,119 were approved and 1,710 were denied. On the other hand, 15,825 applications were pending. In this quarter, the approval rate was 84.1%.

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 final action dates in the visa bulletin are cutoff dates that determine whether an individual can proceed with their immigrant visa or adjustment of status application. If an individual's priority date is earlier than the final action date for their category, they can move forward with their application.

In March 2023, the administration announced that it would increase the number of Green Cards that are available each year by 300,000. The administration has also said that it is working on a system to prioritize green cards for family members of US citizens and permanent residents.

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

The Impact of Trump-Era Policies on USCIS Processing Times Because of these changes, there was more scrutiny during the extension process, which slowed things down. Applicants had to fill out long surveys and give accurate information. This takes more time and makes the process take longer.

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.

Here is how the employment-based priority dates will move forward in October: EB-1 ? will advance 5 years to January 1, 2017 for India, 2 weeks for China to February 15, 2022, and will be current again for all other countries.