• 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.