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October 2024 Visa Bulletin

Every category and country of chargeability this bulletin published, reproduced exactly as printed. Nothing here is estimated or filled in; Current and Unavailable are the bulletin's own designations.

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Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherOct 22, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1ChinaOct 22, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1IndiaOct 22, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1MexicoJan 1, 2003Oct 1, 2005
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherNov 22, 2021Jul 15, 2024
F2AChinaNov 22, 2021Jul 15, 2024
F2AIndiaNov 22, 2021Jul 15, 2024
F2AMexicoMar 8, 2021Jul 15, 2024
F2APhilippinesNov 22, 2021Jul 15, 2024
F2BAll OtherMay 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaMay 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaMay 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoJan 15, 2005Aug 1, 2005
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherApr 1, 2010Jul 1, 2011
F3ChinaApr 1, 2010Jul 1, 2011
F3IndiaApr 1, 2010Jul 1, 2011
F3MexicoAug 22, 2000Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesSep 8, 2002May 8, 2004
F4All OtherAug 1, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4ChinaAug 1, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4IndiaMar 1, 2006Jun 15, 2006
F4MexicoFeb 22, 2001Apr 30, 2001
F4PhilippinesFeb 1, 2004Aug 1, 2006

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaNov 8, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-1IndiaFeb 1, 2022Apr 15, 2022
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherMar 15, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-2ChinaMar 22, 2020Oct 1, 2020
EB-2IndiaJul 15, 2012Jan 1, 2013
EB-2MexicoMar 15, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-2PhilippinesMar 15, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-3All OtherNov 15, 2022Mar 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaApr 1, 2020Nov 15, 2020
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2012Jun 8, 2013
EB-3MexicoNov 15, 2022Mar 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesNov 15, 2022Mar 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherDec 1, 2020May 22, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 1, 2012Jun 8, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoDec 1, 2020May 22, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesDec 1, 2020May 22, 2021
EB-4All OtherJan 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
EB-4ChinaJan 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
EB-4IndiaJan 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
EB-4MexicoJan 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
EB-4PhilippinesJan 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-5 High UnemploymentAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructurePhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedChinaJul 15, 2016Oct 1, 2016
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaJan 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since September 2024

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1MexicoMay 8, 2002Jan 1, 2003+238 days
F2AAll OtherNov 15, 2021Nov 22, 2021+7 days
F2AChinaNov 15, 2021Nov 22, 2021+7 days
F2AIndiaNov 15, 2021Nov 22, 2021+7 days
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2021Mar 8, 2021+35 days
F2APhilippinesNov 15, 2021Nov 22, 2021+7 days
F2BMexicoJul 15, 2004Jan 15, 2005+184 days
F3MexicoMar 1, 2000Aug 22, 2000+174 days
F4IndiaJan 22, 2006Mar 1, 2006+38 days
F4MexicoFeb 8, 2001Feb 22, 2001+14 days
EB-1ChinaNov 1, 2022Nov 8, 2022+7 days
EB-2ChinaMar 1, 2020Mar 22, 2020+21 days
EB-3All OtherDec 1, 2020Nov 15, 2022+714 days
EB-3ChinaSep 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020-153 days
EB-3IndiaOct 22, 2012Nov 1, 2012+10 days
EB-3MexicoDec 1, 2020Nov 15, 2022+714 days
EB-3PhilippinesDec 1, 2020Nov 15, 2022+714 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 22, 2012Nov 1, 2012+10 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020+214 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2021Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaJan 1, 2021Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2021Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2021Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2021Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 UnreservedChinaDec 15, 2015Jul 15, 2016+213 days
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaDec 1, 2020Jan 1, 2022+396 days

49 rows unchanged, 6 retrogressions. Dates for filing movement is not shown here; both charts are in the tables above.

Where these numbers come from

Final action dates and dates for filing are taken from the October 2024 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. This page reproduces that bulletin's own record for every category and country it printed; for the full history of a single category and country, see its green card wait time page.

Source

Every date on this page comes from the October 2024 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Nothing here is estimated, interpolated or filled in, and the designations Current and Unavailable are reproduced exactly as printed.

This bulletin as published, archived copy of the page.

These figures were recovered from an archived capture of the bulletin rather than read from the live State Department page.

Backlog years, pace and projections are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page. Corrections: [email protected].

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