Visa Bulletin for October 2024

Application 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 22MAR20 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 15JUL16 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


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 08JUN13 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

First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.

Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.

Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "*Other Workers".

Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.

Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, of which 32% are reserved as follows: 20% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a rural area; 10% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a high unemployment area; and 2% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in infrastructure projects. The remaining 68% are unreserved and are allotted for all other qualified immigrants.



Application 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


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 01JUL11 01JUL11 01JUL11 15JUN01 08MAY04
F4 01MAR08 01MAR08 15JUN06 30APR01 01AUG06

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents

A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents

B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents

Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens