Jun 20 2024

JULY 2024 VISA BULLETIN

The Department of State has released the July 2024 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for July 2024.

Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories this month:

Final Action Dates chart for Employment-Based Preference Cases:

  • EB1:
    • EB1 China moves forward 2 months from 09/01/2022 to 11/01/2022.
    • EB1 India moves forward 11 months from 03/01/2021 to 02/01/2022.
    • All other EB1 remains current.
  • EB2:
    • EB2 China moves forward 1 months from 02/01/2020 to 03/01/2020.
    • EB2 India moves forward 2 months from 04/15/2012 to 06/15/2012.
    • EB2 Mexico moves forward 2 months from 01/15/2023 to 03/15/2023.
    • EB2 Philippines moves forward 2 months from 01/15/2023 to 03/15/2023.
    • All other EB2 moves forward 2 months from 01/15/2023 to 03/15/2023.
  • EB3:
    • EB3 China remains at 09/01/2020.
    • EB3 India moves forward 1 month from 08/15/2012 to 09/22/2012.
    • All other EB3 retrogresses 1 year from 11/22/2022 to 12/01/2021.
  • EB5:
    • EB5 China (Unreserved C5, T5, I5, R5) remains at 12/15/2015.
    • EB5 India remains at 12/01/2020.
    • All EB5 (Set Aside Rural – 20%) remain current.
    • All EB5 (Set Aside High Unemployment – 10%) remains current.
    • All EB5 (Set Aside Infrastructure – 2%) remain current.

Below are some key changes for the family-sponsored categories this month:

Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Cases:

  • F1:
    • F1 for China and India remains at 09/01/2017.
    • F1 Mexico remains at 04/01/2005.
    • F1 Philippines remains at 04/22/2015.
    • All other F1 remains at 09/01/2017.
  • F2A:
    • F2A for China and India moves forward 2 months from 09/01/2023 to 11/01/2023.
    • F2A Mexico remains at moves forward 2 months from 09/01/2023 to 11/01/2023.
    • F2A Philippines moves forward 2 months from 09/01/2023 to 11/01/2023.
    • All other F2A moves forward 2 months from 09/01/2023 to 11/01/2023.
  • F2B:
    • F2B for China and India remains at 01/01/2017.
    • F2B Mexico moves forward 6 months from 11/01/2004 to 05/01/2005.
    • F2B Philippines remains at 10/01/2013.
    • All other F2B remain at 01/01/2017.
  • F3:
    • F3 for China and India moves forward 1 month from 09/01/2010 to 10/01/2010.
    • F3 Mexico remains at 06/15/2001.
    • F3 Philippines remains at 11/08/2003.
    • All other F3 moves forward 1 month from 09/01/2010 to 10/01/2010.
  • F4:
    • F4 China remains at 03/01/2008.
    • F4 India remains at 06/15/2006.
    • F4 Mexico moves forward 1 day from 04/27/2001 to 04/28/2001.
    • F4 Philippines remains at 06/01/2005.
    • All other F4 remains at 03/01/2008.

Updated 06/19/2024