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		 INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 22NOV15 22NOV15 22NOV15 22NOV04 08MAR12
F2A 01JAN22 01JAN22 01JAN22 15MAY21 01JAN22
F2B 22MAY16 22MAY16 22MAY16 01JUL05 22OCT11
F3 01JUL10 01JUL10 01JUL10 22NOV00 08NOV02
F4 01AUG07 01AUG07 08APR06 01MAR01 01MAY04

 

DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS

 

Family-
Sponsored 		 All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		 CHINA-
mainland
born		 INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 01SEP17 01SEP17 01SEP17 01OCT05 22APR15
F2A 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24
F2B 01JAN17 01JAN17 01JAN17 01OCT06 01OCT13
F3 22JUL12 22JUL12 22JUL12 15JUN01 08MAY04
F4 01MAR08 01MAR08 15AUG06 30APR01 01JAN08

 

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

 

Employment-
based		 All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		 CHINA-
mainland
born		 INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C 08NOV22 01FEB22 C C
2nd 01APR23 22APR20 15OCT12 01APR23 01APR23
3rd 01DEC22 01JUL20 15DEC12 01DEC22 01DEC22
Other Workers 08DEC20 01JAN17 15DEC12 08DEC20 08DEC20
4th 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21
Certain Religious Workers 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)		 C 15JUL16 01JAN22 C C
5th Set Aside:
Rural (20%, including NR, RR)		 C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)		 C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
Infrastructure (2%, including RI)		 C C C C C

 

DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS

Employment-
based		 All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		 CHINA-
mainland
born		 INDIA MEXICO  PHILIPPINES 
1st C 01JAN23 15APR22 C C
2nd 01AUG23 01OCT20 01JAN13 01AUG23 01AUG23
3rd 01MAR23 15NOV20 08JUN13 01MAR23 01MAR23
Other Workers 22MAY21 01JAN18 08JUN13 22MAY21 22MAY21
4th 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21
Certain Religious Workers 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)		 C 01OCT16 01APR22 C C
5th Set Aside:
(Rural: NR, RR – 20%)		 C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
(High Unemployment: NH, RH – 10%)		 C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
(Infrastructure: RI – 2%)		 C C C C C

 

DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY

Region All DV Chargeability Areas Except
Those Listed Separately		  
AFRICA 22,500 Except:  Algeria    22,000
Egypt        22,000
Morocco   22,000
ASIA 5,500 Except:  Iran     5,400
Nepal  3,500
EUROPE 12,000 Except:  Russia            11,750
Uzbekistan    7,750
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) 20  
OCEANIA 1,100  
SOUTH AMERICA,
and the CARIBBEAN		 1,750

 

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

Region All DV Chargeability Areas Except
Those Listed Separately		  
AFRICA 25,000 Except: Algeria    24,500
Egypt       23,000
Morocco  22,000
ASIA 6,000 Except:  Iran       5,400
Nepal    4,500
EUROPE 13,000 Except:  Russia           12,950
Uzbekistan    7,750
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) 20  
OCEANIA 1,125  
SOUTH AMERICA,
and the CARIBBEAN		 1,800
Published On: January 14th, 2025 / Categories: US Visa Bulletin News /

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