The U.S. Department of State has released its June 2024 Visa Bulletin which summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications” for June to notify the immigrant visa applicants to submit their required documentation to the National Visa Center (NVC).
Final Action Cut-off Dates
The recent visa bulletin shows minimal changes. All mentioned cutoff dates pertain to the final action chart, commonly known as Chart A, unless stated differently.
Employment-Based
All Chargeability Areas Except those listed
China-Mainland born
India
Mexico
Philippines
1st (EB-1: Extraordinary People, Outstanding Researchers and Professors, and Multinational Executives, and Managers)
C
01SEP22
01MAR21
C
C
2nd (EB-2: Exceptional People and Advanced Degree Holders)
15JAN23
01FEB20
15APR12
15JAN23
15JAN23
3rd (EB-3: Bachelor’s Degree Holders, Skilled Workers, and Unskilled Workers)
22NOV22
01SEP20
22AUG12
22NOV22
22NOV22
Other Workers
08OCT20
01JAN17
22AUG12
08OCT20
01MAY20
Employment-Based First Preference (EB1)
The EB1 cut off for China and India remains September 1, 2022 and March 1, 2021, while all other chargeable countries are currently up-to-date in the EB1 category.
Employment-Based Second Preference (EB2)
The EB2 cutoff for China and India remains February 1, 2020 and April 15, 2012. In addition, the cutoff dates for EB2 in other chargeable countries, Mexico, and the Philippines, remain January 15, 2023.
Employment-Based Third Preference (EB3)
The EB-3 cut off for China remains September 1, 2020 while India moves forward to August 22, 2012 while for other chargeable countries, Mexico, and Philippines, the EB3 cut off remains November 22, 2022.
Other Workers
China remains January 1, 2017 while India moves forward to August 22, 2012. Likewise, the cut off dates for the Philippines, Mexico and other chargeable countries will stay at May 1, 2020 and October 8, 2020.
Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications
To be eligible to file an EB adjustment application for June 2024, a foreign individual should possess a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their designated country and category. The “C” listing denotes a current category, thus allowing submissions without concern for the priority date of the individual. The listing of a date for any category indicates that only applicants with a priority date that is earlier than the listed date may file their applications.
Employment-Based
All Chargeability Areas Except those listed
China-Mainland born
India
Mexico
Philippines
1st (EB-1: Extraordinary People, Outstanding Researchers and Professors, and Multinational Executives, and Managers)
C
01JAN23
01APR21
C
C
2nd (EB-2: Exceptional People and Advanced Degree Holders)
15FEB23
01JUN20
15MAY12
15FEB23
15FEB23
3rd (EB-3: Bachelor’s Degree Holders, Skilled Workers, and Unskilled Workers)
01FEB23
01JUL21
15SEP12
01FEB23
01JAN23
Other Workers
15DEC20
01JUN17
15SEP12
15DEC20
15MAY20
Employment-Based First Preference (EB-1)
All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and Philippines’ EB-1 remain current while China will remain January 1, 2023. In addition, India will remain April 1, 2021. This means that all applicants who are chargeable to these areas whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before January 1, 2023 and April 1, 2021 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2)
The EB-2 cutoff application date for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines will remain February 15, 2023 which means that all applicants who are chargeable to these areas whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before February 15, 2023 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
Further, EB-2 cut off dates for India and China remain May 15, 2012 and June 1, 2020, respectively.
Employment-Based Third Preference (EB-3)
The EB-3 cutoff dates for All Chargeability Areas and Mexico remain February 1, 2023 which means that all applicants who are chargeable to these areas whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before February 1, 2023 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
In addition, the EB3 cut-off dates for the Philippines and China remain January 1, 2023 and July 1, 2021, while India remains September 15, 2012.
Other Workers
All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines whose applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before December 15, 2020 and May 15, 2020, respectively can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
The Other Workers cutoff dates for China will remain June 1, 2017 while the cut off date for India will stay at September 15, 2012.
