Visa Bulletin April 2024

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Scroll down this page to see the April 2024 Visa Bulletin Final Action Dates and Filing Dates Charts.

When will your priority date become current? See our Visa Bulletin Predictions page.

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Persons applying for Adjustment of Status in April 2024 must rely on the Final Action Dates Charts.

In April 2024, the family categories will remain frozen with the exception of the 2A category (spouses and unmarried children of green card holders) which will advance by 2 1/2 months to September 8, 2020.

The employment categories will advance as follows in April 2024:

EB-1 – China EB-1 will move ahead by 6 weeks to September 1, 2022 while India EB-1 will jump forward by 5 months to March 1, 2021. All other countries will remain current.

EB-2 – China EB-2 will advance by 1 month to February 1, 2020 while India EB-2 will move forward to April 15, 2012. All other countries will advance by 7 weeks to January 15, 2023.

EB-3 for Professional and Skilled Workers – China EB-3 will remain frozen while India EB-3 will advance by 6 weeks to August 15, 2012. All other countries will jump ahead by 2 1/2 months to November 22, 2022.

The State Department projects little or no movement in the employment-based priority dates for the remainder of the fiscal year which ends on September 30, 2024.

 

 

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State Department Visa Bulletin April 2024

EMPLOYMENT-BASED CATEGORIES

 

The employment-based (EB) categories in the Visa Bulletin are as follows:

An applicant’s priority date is the day that the government receives the employer’s PERM application. If a PERM application is not required, the priority date is the date the government receives an EB visa petition (Form I-140 or Form I-526).

Watch our EB videos to see various methods of shortening your waiting time for a green card.

State Department Visa Bulletin April 2024

EMPLOYMENT-BASED FINAL ACTION DATE CHART

 

Category World China India Mexico Philippines
1st Current 9-01-22 3-01-21 Current Current
2nd 1-15-23 2-01-20 4-15-12 1-15-23 1-15-23
3rd 11-22-22 9-01-20 8-15-12 11-22-22 11-22-22
Unskilled 10-08-20 1-01-17 8-15-12 10-08-20 5-01-20
4th 11-01-20 11-01-20 11-01-20 11-01-20 11-01-20
EB-5 Unreserved Current 12-15-15 12-01-20 Current Current
EB-5 Set Aside Current Current Current Current Current

 

State Department Visa Bulletin April 2024

EMPLOYMENT-BASED FILING DATE CHART

Category World China India Mexico Philippines
1st Current 1-01-23 4-01-21 Current Current
2nd 2-15-23 6-01-20 5-15-12 2-15-23 2-15-23
3rd 2-01-23 7-01-21 9-15-12 2-01-23 1-01-23
Unskilled 12-15-20 6-01-17 9-15-12 12-15-20 5-15-20
4th 12-01-20 12-01-20 12-01-20 12-01-20 12-01-20
EB-5 Unreserved Current 1-01-17 4-01-22 Current Current
EB-5 Set Aside Current Current Current Current Current

State Department Visa Bulletin April 2024

FAMILY CATEGORIES

The family-based categories in the visa bulletin are as follows:

An applicant’s priority date is the day that the government receives the I-130 Petition. Watch our family-based video to see various methods of shortening your waiting time for a green card.

The word “Current” in the Visa Bulletin indicates that no backlog presently exists in a particular category. Alternately, “U” or the word “Unavailable” indicates that it is not possible to apply for permanent residence in that category.

Below are how the FB numbers will move in April 2024:

 

 

State Department Visa Bulletin April 2024

FAMILY-BASED FINAL ACTION DATE CHART

Category World China India Mexico Philippines
1st 2-08-15 2-08-15 2-08-15 5-01-01 3-01-12
2A 9-08-20 9-08-20 9-08-20 8-15-20 9-08-20
2B 11-22-15  11-22-15  11-22-15 10-22-03 10-22-11
3rd 10-01-09  10-01-09  10-01-09 9-08-98 6-08-02
4th 6-08-07 6-08-07 12-15-05 10-15-00 6-15-03

B. FAMILY-SPONSORED FILING DATE CHART – The chart below reflects dates for filing visa applications within a time frame justifying immediate action in the application process. Applicants for immigrant visas who have a priority date earlier than the application date in the chart may assemble and submit required documents to the Department of State’s National Visa Center, following receipt of notification from the National Visa Center containing detailed instructions.

The application date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who cannot submit documentation to the National Visa Center for an immigrant visa.

State Department Visa Bulletin April 2024

FAMILY-BASED FILING DATE CHART

 

Category World China India Mexico Philippines
1st 9-01-17 9-01-17 9-01-17 4-01-05 4-22-15
2A 9-01-23  9-01-23  9-01-23  9-01-23  9-01-23
2B 1-01-17  1-01-17  1-01-17 8-01-04 10-01-13
3rd 3-01-10 3-01-10 3-01-10 6-15-01 11-08-03
4th 3-01-08 3-01-08 4-08-06 4-15-01 4-22-05

 

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