Oct 16 2024
NOVEMBER 2024 VISA BULLETIN
The Department of State has released the Nov 2024 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.
Note: USCIS has designated the Dates for Filing for Employment-Sponsored adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for November 2024.
Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories this month:
Dates for Filing for Employment-Sponsored Cases:
- EB1:
- EB1 China remains at 01/01/2023.
- EB1 India remains at 04/15/2022.
- All other EB1 remains current.
- EB2:
- EB2 China remains at 10/01/2020.
- EB2 India remains at 01/01/2013.
- EB2 Mexico remains at 08/01/2023.
- EB2 Philippines remains at 08/01/2023.
- All other EB2 remains at 08/01/2023.
- EB3:
- EB3 China remains at /15/2020.
- EB3 India remains at 06/08/2013.
- All other EB3 remains at 03/01/2013.
- EB5:
- EB5 China (Unreserved C5, T5, I5, R5) remains at /01/2016.
- EB5 India remains at 04/01/2022.
- 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 10/01/2005.
- F1 Philippines remains at 04/22/2015.
- All other F1 remains at 09/01/2017.
- F2A:
- F2A for China and India remains at 07/15/2024.
- F2A Mexico remains at 07/15/2024.
- F2A Philippines remains at 07/15/2024.
- All other F2A remains at 07/15/2024.
- F2B:
- F2B for China and India remains at 01/01/2017.
- F2B Mexico moves forward from 1 year from 08/01/2005 to 07/01/2006.
- F2B Philippines remains at 10/01/2013.
- All other F2B remain at 01/01/2017.
- F3:
- F3 for China and India moves forward from 1 year and 3.5months from 01/01/2011 to 04/22/2012.
- F3 Mexico remains at 06/15/2001.
- F3 Philippines remains at 05/08/2004.
- All other F3 moves forward from 1 year and 3.5months from 01/01/2011 to 04/22/2012.
- F4:
- F4 China remains at 03/01/2008.
- F4 India moves forward 1.5 months from 06/15/2006 to 08/01/2006.
- F4 Mexico remains at 04/30/2001.
- F4 Philippines moves forward 11.5 months from 08/01/2006 to 07/22/2005.
- All other F4 remains at 03/01/2008.
Updated 10/16/2024