The Department of State (DOS) publishes the official figures for visa use in their Report of the Visa Office. The annual limit for employment-based visa use in FY 2021 was 262,288, nearly double the typical annual total. How many employment-based visas did USCIS and DOS use in FY 2021? How many employment-based visas went unused in FY 2021? Read more about the many steps (PDF, 1015.37 KB) we have already taken this fiscal year to help ensure we use all of the available employment-based immigrant visas. If you are a noncitizen with pending adjustment of status applications, do not send an unsolicited Form I-693 to us, as explained in detail below. The “60-day rule”, which has been temporarily waived, does not apply to Forms I-693 signed by the civil surgeon after you have filed Form I-485. This is particularly important if you recently received a notice that your application was transferred from a USCIS service center to a USCIS field office and you know your application does not have a valid Form I-693. If your underlying petition is approved and a visa is available to you, but you know that your previously filed Form I-485 does not have a valid Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, we recommend you visit a civil surgeon and have a valid Form I-693 on hand when we send the request to you. We are dedicated to ensuring we use as many available employment-based visas as possible in FY 2022, which ends on Sept. The overall employment-based annual limit for immigrant visas in fiscal year 2022 is approximately twice as high as usual, primarily due to consular closures abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic which led to almost all 140,000 family-sponsored visa numbers going unused during fiscal year (FY) 2021. The new rules have been applied to create quarterly and annual changes to compare the benefit sub-categories across time.Alert: More recent information is available on our Fiscal Year 2023 Employment-Based Adjustment of Status FAQs. As a result of these new categories, data is not comparable to Benefit Fact Sheets before July 2013. Numbers from 15 July 2013 are actual numbers based on benefit and work obligations post the Welfare Reform changes.

Domestic Purposes Benefit-Care of Sick and Infirm (DPB-CSI).įor benefit counts prior to 15 July 2013, we report estimates of the number of clients receiving the new benefit categories, based on previous benefits received and other characteristics recorded for the client.

Widow’s Benefit (WB) – for clients with no children, or children aged up to 13 years.

Domestic Purposes Benefit-Sole Parent (DPB-SP) – for clients with children aged up to 13 years.

Domestic Purposes Benefit-Sole Parent / Woman Alone / Widow’s Benefit (DPB-SP/WA/WB) – for clients with children 14 years and over.

Unemployment Benefit Training (UBT/ UHT).Three new benefits replaced most of the previous benefits: Jobseeker Support, Sole Parent Support and Supported Living Payment. On 15 July 2013, the Welfare Reform changes came into place. Impact of 2013 Welfare Reform on benefit trends

Recent receipts 2021 june