Key Points
- DOS has issued the July 2024 Visa Bulletin
- USCIS will use the Final Action Dates chart for Employment-Based Preference Filings
- Advancement and retrogression will occur in employment-based categories
Note: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Final Action Dates chart for the July 2024 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.
Overview
The Department of State (DOS) has released the July 2024 Visa Bulletin. USCIS will use the Final Action Dates chart again in July for employment-based categories. The updates below reflect changes in employment-based categories compared to the previous month.
What are the Changes?
Most employment-based categories will advance from the June 2024 Visa Bulletin in July 2024. The exception is EB-3, which will see retrogression in most countries instead.
EB-1
- China will move ahead two months to November 1, 2022
- India will move ahead 11 months to February 1, 2022
- All other countries will stay current
EB-2
- China will move ahead by one month to March 1, 2020
- India will move ahead by two months to June 15, 2012
- All other countries will advance by two months to March 15, 2023
EB-3
- China will remain the same
- India will move ahead by one month to September 22, 2012
- All other countries will retrogress by nearly one year to December 1, 2021
Written by: Lucy Halse, Content Marketing Associate, Envoy Global
Edited by: Dmitri Pikman, Partner, Corporate Immigration Partners
Source: US Department of State (DOS)
