DOS Eliminates Separate Column for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras in Visa Bulletin Employment-Based Charts

As announced in its April Visa Bulletin, the Department of State (DOS) is no longer including a separate column covering applicants chargeable to El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras in the charts titled, “Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases” and “Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications,” for applicants who are seeking an immigrant visa in the EB-4 category. Final action and filing dates for applicants from these three countries are now provided in the column headed “All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed.”

DOS has now published a notice in the Federal Register confirming the change and explaining why it made the change.

Related Links:

• DOS notice, 88 Fed. Reg. 18252 (Mar. 28, 2023)
• April 2023 Visa Bulletin, Dept. of State