United States: December 2024 Visa Bulletin Update – USCIS to Honor Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Categories
November 13, 2024
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Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Dates for Filing listed in the State Department’s December 2024 Visa Bulletin.
Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for December 2024
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in December, foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
USCIS has chosen the Dates for Filing chart listed in next month’s State Department Visa Bulletin for employment-based applications.
Dates for Filing for December 2024
EB-1
China: January 1, 2023
India: April 15, 2022
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: October 1, 2020
India: January 1, 2013
All other countries: August 1, 2023
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: November 15, 2020
India: June 8, 2013
All other countries: March 1, 2023
EB-3 Other Workers
China: January 1, 2018
India: June 8, 2013
All other countries: May 22, 2021
EB-4
All countries: February 1, 2021
EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)
China: October 1, 2016
India: April 1, 2022
All other countries: Current
EB-5 Set-Asides
Rural: Current for all countries
High Unemployment: Current for all countries
Infrastructure: Current for all countries
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen.
