- Next month, USCIS will accept any employment-based adjustment of status (AOS) applications from foreign nationals whose I-140 priority dates are earlier than the corresponding Dates for Filing listed in the State Department’s October 2024 Visa Bulletin.
- In October, the Final Action Dates for EB-3 will advance for most countries, except for China, which will retrogress by five months.
- The Final Action Dates for China under EB-2 and EB-3 categories will see modest advancement.
- There will be no advancement in the Final Action Dates for family-sponsored categories under China.
Employment-Based Final Action Dates for October 2024:
- EB-1
- China: November 8, 2022
- India: February 1, 2022
- All other countries: Current (applications may be filed regardless of the applicant’s priority date.)
- EB-2
- China: March 22, 2020
- India: July 15, 2012
- All other countries: March 15, 2023
- EB-3
- China: April 1, 2020
- India: November 1, 2012
- All other countries: November 15, 2022
Employment-Based Dates for Filing for October 2024:
To be eligible to file an employment-based AOS application in October, foreign nationals must have an I-140 priority date that is earlier than the Dates for Filing listed below for their preference category and country:
- EB-1
- China: January 1, 2023
- India: April 15, 2022
- All other countries: Current (applications may be filed regardless of the applicant’s priority date.)
- EB-2
- China: October 1, 2020
- India: January 1, 2013
- All other countries: August 1, 2023
- EB-3
- China: November 15, 2020
- India: June 8, 2013
- All other countries: March 01, 2023
For more details, please visit the State Department’s October 2024 Visa Bulletin.