April 2024 Visa Bulletin Released

In the April 2024 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates for EB-2, and EB-3 Worldwide (All Other) advance. EB-1 and EB-2 China advance and EB-3 China remains unchanged. EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Final Action Dates for India advance.

PLEASE NOTE: USCIS has indicated they will accept adjustment of status applications pursuant to Final Action Dates (Chart A) for the employment based preference filings. For more information, please visit the USCIS website.

Final Action Dates (Chart A):

China:

  • EB-1: Advances 1 month and 18 days with a cut-off date of September 1, 2022.
  • EB-2: Advances 1 month with a cut-off date of February 1, 2020.
  • EB-3: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of September 1, 2020.

India:

  • EB-1: Advances 5 months with a cut-off date of March 1, 2021.
  • EB-2: Advances 1 month with a cut-off date of April 1, 2012.
  • EB-3: Advances 1 month  and 15 days with a cut-off date of August 15, 2012.

Others:

  • EB-1: Current for all countries except China and India.
  • EB-2: Worldwide (All Other) advances 1 month and 24 days with a cut-off date of January 15, 2023.
  • EB-3: Worldwide (All Other) advances 2 months and 15 days with a cut-off date of September 8, 2022
Dates for Filing (Chart B):

China:

  • EB-1: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of January 1, 2023.
  • EB-2: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of June 1, 2020.
  • EB-3: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of July 1, 2021.

India:

  • EB-1: Advances 4 months with a cut-off date of April 1, 2021.
  • EB-2: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of May 15, 2012.
  • EB-3: Advances 1 month and 15 days with a cut-off date of September 15, 2012.

Others:

  • EB-1: Current for all countries except China and India.
  • EB-2: Worldwide (All Other) remains unchanged with a cut-off date of February 15, 2023.
  • EB-3: Worldwide (All Other) remains unchanged with a cut-off date of February 1, 2023.

 

Looking Forward

Individuals who are current should contact EIG to begin work on their Adjustment of Status case(s). If you already have an AOS pending with USCIS, it will not be adjudicated until the Final Action date becomes current.

The EIG team closely monitors changes to the monthly visa bulletin and determines the best action plan for each case. We will reach out to individuals whose priority date will be current next month to initiate the next step of the green card process.

For more information about the Visa Bulletin, we’ve summarized and answered frequently asked questions here. We encourage you to read this article to better understand what your priority date means.

The complete Visa Bulletin for April 2024 can be found here.