Department of State Releases November 2024 Visa Bulletin

October 15, 2024

The DOS has released its November 2024 Visa Bulletin. USCIS determined that for November 2024, adjustment of status applicants in all family-sponsored preference categories as well as employment-based preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart. As a reminder, USCIS can approve the Form I-485 Application to Adjust Status (and DOS can approve the immigrant visa application if applying at a US Consulate) once the applicant’s priority date is past the cut-off date in the related family or employment-based preference category under the Final Action Dates chart.

Next month’s charts appear below. To discuss what the dates in November’s Visa Bulletin may mean for your case, please contact the attorney at LHSCD working on your case. Alternatively, you may set up a consultation with one of our attorneys by filling out our Consultation Request Form.

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	22OCT15	22OCT15	22OCT15	22NOV04	01MAR12
F2A	01JAN22	01JAN22	01JAN22	15APR21	01JAN22
F2B	01MAY16	01MAY16	01MAY16	01JUL05	22OCT11
F3	15APR10	15APR10	15APR10	22OCT00	08SEP02
F4	01AUG07	01AUG07	08MAR06	01MAR01	01FEB04

DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01SEP17	01SEP17	01SEP17	01OCT05	22APR15
F2A	15JUL24	15JUL24	15JUL24	15JUL24	15JUL24
F2B	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JUL06	01OCT13
F3	22APR12	22APR12	22APR12	15JUN01	08MAY04
F4	01MAR08	01MAR08	01AUG06	30APR01	22JUL07

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

Employment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	08NOV22	01FEB22	C	C
2nd	15MAR23	22MAR20	15JUL12	15MAR23	15MAR23
3rd	15NOV22	01APR20	01NOV12	15NOV22	15NOV22
Other Workers	01DEC20	01JAN17	01NOV12	01DEC20	01DEC20
4th	01JAN21	01JAN21	01JAN21	01JAN21	01JAN21
Certain Religious Workers	01JAN21	01JAN21	01JAN21	01JAN21	01JAN21
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)	C	15JUL16	01JAN22	C	C
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%)	C	C	C	C	C

DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS

Employment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	01JAN23	15APR22	C	C
2nd	01AUG23	01OCT20	01JAN13	01AUG23	01AUG23
3rd	01MAR23	15NOV20	08JUN13	01MAR23	01MAR23
Other Workers	22MAY21	01JAN18	08JUN13	22MAY21	22MAY21
4th	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21
Certain Religious Workers	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)	C	01OCT16	01APR22	C	C
5th Set Aside: (Rural – 20%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment – 10%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure – 2%)	C	C	C	C	C