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DOS Releases April 2024 Visa Bulletin

March 11, 2024

The DOS has posted its April 2024 Visa Bulletin. This latest visa bulletin shows little movement in priority dates with only modest progression across several categories and no movement in others. USCIS determined that for April 2024, adjustment of status applicants in all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart, and applicants in employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart.

This month’s charts appear below.  To discuss what the dates in April’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 08FEB15 08FEB15 08FEB15 01MAY01 01MAR12
F2A 08SEP20 08SEP20 08SEP20 15AUG20 08SEP20
F2B 22NOV15 22NOV15 22NOV15 22OCT03 22OCT11
F3 01OCT09 01OCT09 01OCT09 08SEP98 08JUN02
F4 08JUN07 08JUN07 15DEC05 15OCT00 15JUN03

 

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 01APR05 22APR15
F2A 01SEP23 01SEP23 01SEP23 01SEP23 01SEP23
F2B 01JAN17 01JAN17 01JAN17 01AUG04 01OCT13
F3 01MAR10 01MAR10 01MAR10 15JUN01 08NOV03
F4 01MAR08 01MAR08 08APR06 15APR01 22APR05

 

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

Employment-
based		 All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		 CHINA-
mainland
born		 INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C 01SEP22 01MAR21 C C
2nd 15JAN23 01FEB20 15APR12 15JAN23 15JAN23
3rd 22NOV22 01SEP20 15AUG12 22NOV22 22NOV22
Other Workers 08OCT20 01JAN17 15AUG12 08OCT20 01MAY20
4th 01NOV20 01NOV20 01NOV20 01NOV20 01NOV20
Certain Religious Workers U U U U U
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)		 C 15DEC15 01DEC20 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

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