Visa Bulletin / History / January 2024
January 2024 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the December 2023 bulletin, 19 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 19 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-1 India (+3.7 years); EB-5 unreserved India (+2 years); EB-3 Other Workers China (+12 months); EB-3 Mexico (+8 months).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 01 Mar 2012, EB-3 India 01 Jun 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 December 2023. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Sep 2020▲ 3.7 years | 01 Jul 2022▲ 4 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Mar 2012▲ 2 months | 01 Jan 2020▲ 2 months | — | 01 Nov 2022▲ 4 months | 01 Nov 2022▲ 4 months |
| EB-3 | 01 Jun 2012▲ 31 days | 01 Sep 2020▲ 7 months | — | 01 Aug 2022▲ 8 months | 01 Aug 2022▲ 8 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jun 2012▲ 31 days | 01 Jan 2017▲ 12 months | — | 01 Sep 2020▲ 31 days | 01 May 2020 |
| EB-4 | 15 May 2019▲ 4 months | 15 May 2019▲ 4 months | — | 15 May 2019▲ 4 months | 15 May 2019▲ 4 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Dec 2020▲ 2 years | 08 Dec 2015▲ 2 months | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Dec 2023 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jan 2021▲ 18 months | 01 Jan 2023▲ 5 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 May 2012 | 01 Jun 2020▲ 5 months | — | 15 Feb 2023▲ 1 month | 15 Feb 2023▲ 1 month |
| EB-3 | 01 Aug 2012 | 01 Jul 2021▲ 10 months | — | 01 Feb 2023 | 01 Jan 2023 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Aug 2012 | 01 Jun 2017 | — | 15 Dec 2020 | 15 May 2020 |
| EB-4 | 01 Sep 2019▲ 6 months | 01 Sep 2019▲ 6 months | — | 01 Sep 2019▲ 6 months | 01 Sep 2019▲ 6 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Apr 2022 | 01 Jan 2017 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Dec 2023 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.