US Visa Bulletin October 2024
By Published On: September 11, 2024Last Updated: September 11, 2024Categories: US Visa News0 Comments on US Visa Bulletin October 2024 Updates

Planet Wire PR – The Department of State has just released the October 2024 Visa Bulletin, and it demonstrates positive news for the new Reform and Integrity Act EB-3 program and Chinese and Indians waiting in line under the previous EB-3 program.

According to the State Department’s October Visa Bulletin, the Final Action cutoff dates for the issuance of an immigrant visa or the approval of an adjustment of status application are as follows:

  • EB-1: China will move forward to November 8, 2022, while India will remain on February 1, 2022. All other countries will stay the same.
  • EB-2: China will advance three weeks to March 22, 2020, and India will remain on July 15, 2012. All other countries will remain on March 15, 2023.
  • EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: China will move back five months to April 1, 2020, which is unusual because this change will happen at the beginning of the fiscal year when a new annual allotment of immigrant visas becomes available. The annual immigrant visa limits are reset. India will move forward by one week to November 1, 2012, and all other countries will move forward by almost two years to November 15, 2022.
  • EB3 Other Workers: The EB-3 Other Worker subcategory for the Philippines will advance by seven months to December 1, 2020, and India will advance by one week to November 1, 2012. Final action dates for all other countries will remain unchanged.
  • EB-5: The priority dates for the EB-5 Unreserved categories (C5, T5, I5, and R5) will advance for China by seven months to July 15, 2016, and for India by more than one year to January 1, 2022. For all other countries, the priority dates will remain current. The EB-5 set-aside categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure) will also remain current.

USCIS has announced that it will accept applications for adjustment of status based on the Visa Bulletin Dates for Filing chart in October. Some key dates for filing in the October bulletin are:

  • EB-1: India’s advancement to April 15, 2022, will be expedited by over two months, while China will remain on January 1, 2023, and all other countries will stay current.
  • EB-2: China will move forward to October 1, 2020, and India will jump to January 1, 2013, almost six months earlier. The other countries will progress to August 1, 2023, more than four months earlier than planned.
  • EB-3: Professionals and skilled workers: China will retrogress by about eight months to November 15, 2020. India will advance by over seven months to June 8, 2013, and all other countries will advance by one month to March 1, 2023.
  • EB-5:For the EB-5 Unreserved categories (C5, T5, I5, and R5), China will retrogress by three months to October 1, 2016, while India will remain at April 1, 2022. All other countries will remain current. The EB-5 set-aside categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure) will remain current.

A complete list of the October Visa Bulletin Action cutoff dates and Dates for Filing can be found below.

A.FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

Family-sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
F1 22OCT15 22OCT15 22OCT15 01JAN03 01MAR12
F2A 22NOV21 22NOV21 22NOV21 08MAR21 22NOV21
F2B 01MAY16 01MAY16 01MAY16 15JAN05 22OCT11
F3 01APR10 01APR10 01APR10 22AUG00 08SEP02
F4 01AUG07 01AUG07 01MAR06 22FEB01 01FEB04

B.DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS

Family-sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
F1 01SEP17 01SEP17 01SEP17 01OCT05 22APR15
F2A 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24
F2B 01JAN17 01JAN17 01JAN17 01AUG05 01OCT13
F3 01JAN11 01JUL11 01JUL11 15JUN01 08MAY04
F4 01MAR08 01MAR08 15JUN06 30APR01 01AUG06

A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

Employment- based All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland  born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C 08NOV22 01FEB22   C C
2nd 15MAR23 20MAR20 15JUL12 15MAR23 15MAR23
3rd 15NOV22 01APR20 01NOV12 15NOV22 15NOV22
Other Workers 01DEC20 01JAN17  01NOV12 01DEC20 01DEC20
4th 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21
Certain Religious Workers U U U U U
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) C 15JULY16 01JAN22 C C
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%) C C C C C
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%) C C C C C
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%) C C C C C

B.DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS

Employment- based All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland  born INDIA MEXICO  PHILIPPINES 
1st C 01JAN23 15APR22 C C
2nd 01AUG23 01OCT20 01JAN13 01AUG23 01AUG23
3rd 01MAR23 15NOV20 08JUN13 01MAR23 01MAR23
Other Workers 22MAY21 01JAN18 01JAN13 22MAY21 22MAY21
4th 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21
Certain Religious Workers 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) C 01OCT16 01APR22 C C
5th Set Aside: (Rural – 20%) C C C C C
5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment – 10%) C C C C C
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure – 2%) C C C C C

B.DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER

Region All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately  
AFRICA Current Except:  Algeria     74,900               Egypt        50,000               Morocco   70,000
ASIA 27,500 Except:  Iran     14,500               Nepal  12,000
EUROPE 50,000 Except:  Russia          29,500                Uzbekistan    12,500
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)  Current  
OCEANIA 2,700  
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 5,000  

B. THE DIVERSITY (DV) IMMIGRANT CATEGORY RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN NOVEMBER

Region All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately  
AFRICA 15,000 Except: Algeria     6,500               Egypt       8,250               Morocco 8,250
ASIA 3,000 Except:  Iran       2,950               Nepal  2,950
EUROPE 6,000 Except:  Russia          5,950               Uzbekistan    4,900
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)  2  
OCEANIA 500  
SOUTH AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN 825  

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