USCIS has confirmed that they will be looking at the final action dates chart for April. Based on the information provided from the State Department’s April Visa Bulletin, here’s a breakdown of the Final Action cutoff dates for various employment-based immigrant visa categories:

EB-1 Category:

  1. India: Advances by five months to March 1, 2021.
  2. China: Advances by six weeks to September 1, 2022.
  3. All other countries: Remain current.

EB-2 Category:

  1. India: Advances by six weeks to April 15, 2012.
  2. China: Advances by one month to February 1, 2020.
  3. All other countries: Advance by seven weeks to January 15, 2023.

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers:

  1. China: Remains at September 1, 2020.
  2. India: Advances by six weeks to August 15, 2012.
  3. All other countries: Advance by two and a half months to November 22, 2022.

EB-5 Category:

  1. EB-5 Unreserved Categories (C5, T5, I5, and R5):
  2. China: Remains on December 15, 2015.
  3. India: Remains on December 1, 2020.
  4. All other countries: Remain current.

EB-5 Set-Aside Categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure): Remain current.

These cutoff dates indicate the priority dates for which immigrant visa applications or adjustment of status applications will be processed for each category and country of chargeability.

USCIS has confirmed that they will be looking at the final action dates chart for April. Based on the information provided from the State Department’s April Visa Bulletin, here’s a breakdown of the Final Action cutoff dates for various employment-based immigrant visa categories:

EB-1 Category:

  1. India: Advances by five months to March 1, 2021.
  2. China: Advances by six weeks to September 1, 2022.
  3. All other countries: Remain current.

EB-2 Category:

  1. India: Advances by six weeks to April 15, 2012.
  2. China: Advances by one month to February 1, 2020.
  3. All other countries: Advance by seven weeks to January 15, 2023.

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers:

  1. China: Remains at September 1, 2020.
  2. India: Advances by six weeks to August 15, 2012.
  3. All other countries: Advance by two and a half months to November 22, 2022.

EB-5 Category:

  1. EB-5 Unreserved Categories (C5, T5, I5, and R5):
  2. China: Remains on December 15, 2015.
  3. India: Remains on December 1, 2020.
  4. All other countries: Remain current.

EB-5 Set-Aside Categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure): Remain current.

These cutoff dates indicate the priority dates for which immigrant visa applications or adjustment of status applications will be processed for each category and country of chargeability.

A. Final Action Dates for Family-Sponsored Preference Cases

Family-SponsoredAll Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-mainland
born		IndiaMexicoPhillippines
F108FEB1508FEB1508FEB1501MAY0101MAR12
F2A08SEP2008SEP2008SEP2015AUG2008SEP20
F2B22NOV1522NOV1522NOV1522OCT0322OCT11
F301OCT0901OCT0901OCT0908SEP9808JUN02
F408JUN0708JUN0715DEC0515OCT0015JUN03

B. Dates of Filing Family-Sponsored Visa Applications

Family-SponsoredAll Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-mainland
born		IndiaMexicoPhillippines
F101SEP1701SEP1701SEP1701APR0522APR15
F2A01SEP2301SEP2301SEP2301SEP2301SEP23
F2B01JAN1701JAN1701JAN1701AUG0401OCT13
F301MAR1001MAR1001MAR1015JUN0108NOV03
F401MAR0801MAR0808APR0615APR0122APR05

Employment-based Preferences

A. Final Action Dates for Employment-based Preference Cases

Employment-basedAll Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		IndiaMexicoPhilippines
1stC01SEP2201MAR21CC
2nd15JAN2301FEB2015APR1215JAN2315JAN23
3rd22NOV2201SEP2015AUG1222NOV2222NOV22
Other Workers08OCT2001JAN1715AUG1208OCT2001MAY20
4th01NOV2001NOV2001NOV2001NOV2001NOV20
Certain Religious WorkersUUUUU
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)		C15DEC1501DEC20CC
5th Set Aside:
Rural (20%)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
High Unemployment (10%)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
Infrastructure (2%)		CCCCC

B. Dates of Filing of Employment-based visa Applications

Employment-basedAll Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		IndiaMexicoPhilippines
1stC01JAN2301APR21CC
2nd15FEB2301JUN2015MAY1215FEB2315FEB23
3rd01FEB2301JUL2115SEP1201FEB2301JAN23
Other Workers15DEC2001JUN1715SEP1215DEC2015MAY20
4th01DEC2001DEC2001DEC2001DEC2001DEC20
Certain Religious Workers01DEC2001DEC2001DEC2001DEC2001DEC20
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)		C01JAN1701APR22CC
5th Set Aside:
Rural (20%)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
High Unemployment (10%)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
Infrastructure (2%)		CCCCC

B. Diversity Immigrant (DV) Category for the Month of April

RegionAll DV Chargeability Areas Except
Those Listed Separately
Africa45,000Except: Algeria 42,000, Egypt 30,000, Morocco 35,000
Asia7,200Except : Iran7,000, Nepal 6,000
Europe17,500Except: Russia 17,400, Uzbekistan 7,000
North America (Bahamas)13
Oceania1,250
South America and the Caribbean2,400

C. Diversity Immigrant (DV) Category Rank Cut-offs which will apply in May

RegionAll DV Chargeability Areas Except
Those Listed Separately
Africa52,000Except: Algeria 51,000, Egypt 32,000, Morocco 35,000
Asia8,000Except : Iran 7,1,00, Nepal 7,100
Europe18,000Except: Russia 17,750, Uzbekistan 8,000
North America (Bahamas)13
Oceania1,650
South America and the Caribbean2,600
Published On: March 15th, 2024 / Categories: Green Card updates and details /

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