In October, USCIS will shift to accepting adjustment of status applications based on the monthly Visa Bulletin’s Dates for Filing Chart, rather than the Final Action Dates Chart. This action was expected, because October 2022 marks the start of Fiscal Year 2023, and it is a common practice for USCIS to accept employment-based adjustment of status applications based on the typically more generous Dates for Filing Chart at the beginning of the fiscal year, when the annual supply of available immigrant visa numbers is at its peak. This is in contrast to the last several months of FY 2022, when USCIS chose to determine eligibility for adjustment of status filing based on the more restrictive Final Action Dates Chart.
