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DOS released the February 2024 Visa Bulletin on 10th January, 2024. We see modest forward movement in some categories. USCIS will use the Dates for filing tables in February.
Here are some key takeaways to consider:
- In February, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications as per the Dates for Filing Table.
- The Dates for Filing table remains unchanged from January.
- The EB-2 Final Action Date for all countries except India and China moved forward by two weeks, to November 15, 2022.
- The EB-3 Professional/Skilled Worker Final Action Date for India will advance by one month, to July 1, 2012. Final Action Dates for the other countries will advance by one month, to September 1, 2022. No Movement for China.
- The EB-5 China Unreserved Final Action Date will move forward by one week, to December 15, 2015.
A. Final Action Dates for Family-Sponsored Preference Cases
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B. Dates of Filing Family-Sponsered Visa Applications
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Employment-based Preferences
A. Final Action Dates for Employment-based Preference cases
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B. Dates of filing for Employment-based Preference cases
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C. Diversity Immigrant (DV) Category for the month of January
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately |
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| Africa | 22,000 | Except: Algeria   15,000 Egypt    15,000 Morocco  20,000 |
| Asia | 5,500 | Except: Iran   5,450 Nepal 3,000 |
| Europe | 12,000 | Except: Russia     11,500 Uzbekistan  4,750 |
| North America ( Bahamas) | 5 | |
| Oceania | 650 | |
| South America and the Caribbean | 1,000 |
D. Diversity Immigrant (DV) Category Rank Cut-offs which will apply in February
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately |
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| Africa | 26,500 | Except: Algeria   26,000 Egypt    25,000 Morocco  25,000 |
| Asia | 5,500 | Except: Iran   5,450 Nepal 4,500 |
| Europe | 13,500 | Except: Russia     13,250 Uzbekistan  5,550 |
| North America ( Bahamas) | 5 | |
| Oceania | 875 | |
| South America and the Caribbean | 1,600 |
The Law Offices of Prashanthi Reddy PLLC will keep updating their Immigration blog with new information as it arises.
