Visa Bulletin / History / April 2024
April 2024 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the March 2024 bulletin, 15 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 15 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-4 India (+11 months); EB-4 China (+11 months); EB-4 Mexico (+11 months); EB-4 Philippines (+11 months).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 15 Apr 2012, EB-3 India 15 Aug 2012.
Written automatically from the bulletin dates below; nothing here is a prediction. Not legal advice. Months marked Secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked; the official bulletin always wins.
Released in March 2024. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Mar 2021▲ 5 months | 01 Sep 2022▲ 2 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Apr 2012▲ 1 month | 01 Feb 2020▲ 31 days | — | 15 Jan 2023▲ 2 months | 15 Jan 2023▲ 2 months |
| EB-3 | 15 Aug 2012▲ 1 month | 01 Sep 2020 | — | 22 Nov 2022▲ 2 months | 22 Nov 2022▲ 2 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Aug 2012▲ 1 month | 01 Jan 2017 | — | 08 Oct 2020▲ 30 days | 01 May 2020 |
| EB-4 | 01 Nov 2020▲ 11 months | 01 Nov 2020▲ 11 months | — | 01 Nov 2020▲ 11 months | 01 Nov 2020▲ 11 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Dec 2020 | 15 Dec 2015 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Mar 2024 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Apr 2021▲ 3 months | 01 Jan 2023 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 May 2012 | 01 Jun 2020 | — | 15 Feb 2023 | 15 Feb 2023 |
| EB-3 | 15 Sep 2012▲ 1 month | 01 Jul 2021 | — | 01 Feb 2023 | 01 Jan 2023 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Sep 2012▲ 1 month | 01 Jun 2017 | — | 15 Dec 2020 | 15 May 2020 |
| EB-4 | 01 Dec 2020▲ 11 months | 01 Dec 2020▲ 11 months | — | 01 Dec 2020▲ 11 months | 01 Dec 2020▲ 11 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Apr 2022 | 01 Jan 2017 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Mar 2024 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.