Key Points
- DOS has issued the September 2024 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS will use the Final Action Dates chart
- Retrogression will occur in EB-3
NOTE: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Final Action Dates chart for the September 2024 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.
Overview
The Department of State (DOS) has released the September 2024 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will use the Final Action Dates chart again in September for employment-based categories. The updates below reflect changes in employment-based categories compared to the previous month.
What are the Changes?
In September 2024, EB-1 and EB-2 will remain unchanged from the August 2024 Visa Bulletin. EB-3 will see some retrogression.
EB-1
All countries will stay the same
EB-2
All countries will stay the same
EB-3
India and China will stay the same
All other countries will retrogress nearly one year to December 1, 2020
Written by: Lucy Halse, Content Marketing Associate, Envoy Global
Edited by: Frank Fogelbach, Managing Attorney, Corporate Immigration Partners
Source: US Department of State (DOS)