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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