Key Points
- DOS has issued the January 2024 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS will use the Dates for Filing chart
- There are some changes in employment-based categories
NOTE: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Dates for Filing chart for the January 2024 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.
Overview
The Department of State (DOS) has released the January 2024 Visa Bulletin. As with December 2023, USCIS will use the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based categories. The updates below reflect changes in employment-based categories.
What are the Changes?
In January 2024, there were some changes to employment-based categories from the December 2023 Visa Bulletin, which also used the Dates for Filing chart.
EB-1
China will advance five months to January 1, 2023. India will advance one year and six months to January 1, 2021. All other countries will remain unchanged.
EB-2
Most countries will advance one month and 14 days except for India, which will remain unchanged. China will advance to June 1, 2020.
EB-3
China will advance ten months to July 1, 2021, and all other countries will remain unchanged.
Written by: Lucy Halse, Content Marketing Associate, Envoy Global
Source: Department of State (DOS)
