In a Welcome development for all Foreign Nationals/Immigrants waiting for Employment-based green cards in the United States, more Visas will be available under high priority categories this fiscal year FY21-22.
As per US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) news alert ( Release Date: Feb 18, 2022),
“U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services urges eligible employment-based green card applicants to consider transferring their pending adjustment of status (I-485) applications to the first (priority workers) or second (noncitizens in professions with advanced degrees or with exceptional ability) employment-based preference categories, as there is an exceptionally high number of employment-based immigrant visas available in these categories during this fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022)”.
If you are a Ph.D., Ph.D. student, Postdoc, or even a Master student, you can apply for a U.S. Green Card yourself (Self-Petition) under Extraordinary Ability Criteria (EB1-EA) or EB2-NIW (National Interest Waiver).
Under the March 2022 Visa Bulletin, the first employment-based categories, EB-1, remain “current” for all chargeability areas (China, India, Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, Central America, and the rest of the world). This means that all applicants chargeable to this allocation may continue to file adjustment status applications in March 2022.