Summary of Updates:

  • The EB-2 and EB-3 Final Action Dates for India will advance by two weeks in February.
  • The Final Action Date for EB-3 China Professional/Skilled Workers will shift forward by one month.
  • All other employment-based Final Action Dates will stay the same in February.
  • USCIS will accept adjustment of status applications from individuals with priority dates earlier than the Final Action Dates listed in the State Department’s February Visa Bulletin.

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

 

Family-
Sponsored 		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-mainland
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES 
F122NOV1522NOV1522NOV1522NOV0408MAR12
F2A01JAN2201JAN2201JAN2215MAY2101JAN22
F2B22MAY1622MAY1622MAY1601JUL0522OCT11
F301JUL1001JUL1001JUL1022NOV0008NOV02
F401AUG0701AUG0708APR0601MAR0101MAY04

 

DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS

 

Family-
Sponsored 		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES 
F101SEP1701SEP1701SEP1701OCT0522APR15
F2A15JUL2415JUL2415JUL2415JUL2415JUL24
F2B01JAN1701JAN1701JAN1701OCT0601OCT13
F322JUL1222JUL1222JUL1215JUN0108MAY04
F401MAR0801MAR0815AUG0630APR0101JAN08

 

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

 

Employment-
based		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1stC08NOV2201FEB22CC
2nd01APR2322APR2015OCT1201APR2301APR23
3rd01DEC2201JUL2015DEC1201DEC2201DEC22
Other Workers08DEC2001JAN1715DEC1208DEC2008DEC20
4th01JAN2101JAN2101JAN2101JAN2101JAN21
Certain Religious Workers01JAN2101JAN2101JAN2101JAN2101JAN21
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)		C15JUL1601JAN22CC
5th Set Aside:
Rural (20%, including NR, RR)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
Infrastructure (2%, including RI)		CCCCC

 

DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS

Employment-
based		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		INDIAMEXICO PHILIPPINES 
1stC01JAN2315APR22CC
2nd01AUG2301OCT2001JAN1301AUG2301AUG23
3rd01MAR2315NOV2008JUN1301MAR2301MAR23
Other Workers22MAY2101JAN1808JUN1322MAY2122MAY21
4th01FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB21
Certain Religious Workers01FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB21
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)		C01OCT1601APR22CC
5th Set Aside:
(Rural: NR, RR – 20%)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
(High Unemployment: NH, RH – 10%)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
(Infrastructure: RI – 2%)		CCCCC

 

DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY

RegionAll DV Chargeability Areas Except
Those Listed Separately		 
AFRICA22,500Except:  Algeria    22,000
Egypt        22,000
Morocco   22,000
ASIA5,500Except:  Iran     5,400
Nepal  3,500
EUROPE12,000Except:  Russia            11,750
Uzbekistan    7,750
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)20 
OCEANIA1,100 
SOUTH AMERICA,
and the CARIBBEAN		1,750

 

 THE DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN MARCH

RegionAll DV Chargeability Areas Except
Those Listed Separately		 
AFRICA25,000Except: Algeria    24,500
Egypt       23,000
Morocco  22,000
ASIA6,000Except:  Iran       5,400
Nepal    4,500
EUROPE13,000Except:  Russia           12,950
Uzbekistan    7,750
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)20 
OCEANIA1,125 
SOUTH AMERICA,
and the CARIBBEAN		1,800
Published On: January 14th, 2025 / Categories: US Visa Bulletin News /

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