• 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 Final Action Dates listed in the State Department’s September 2024 Visa Bulletin.
• In September, the Final Action dates for EB-3 will retrogress by one year for most countries, except for China and India.
• All employment-based Final Action dates under China will remain unchanged.
• There will be no advancement for any Family-Sponsored categories in September.

Employment-Based Final Action Dates for September 2024

To be eligible to file an employment-based AOS application in September, foreign nationals must have an I-140 priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country:

• EB-1
• China: November 1, 2022
• India: February 1, 2022
• All other countries: Current (applications may be filed regardless of the applicant’s priority date.)
• EB-2
• China: March 1, 2020
• India: July 15, 2012
• All other countries: March 15, 2023
• EB-3
• China: September 1, 2020  
• India: October 22, 2012 
• All other countries: December 01, 2020

For more details, please visit the State Department’s September 2024 Visa Bulletin.