Visa Bulletin / History / March 2024
March 2024 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the February 2024 bulletin, 11 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 11 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-4 India (+7 months); EB-4 China (+7 months); EB-4 Mexico (+7 months); EB-4 Philippines (+7 months).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 01 Mar 2012, EB-3 India 01 Jul 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 February 2024. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Oct 2020▲ 30 days | 15 Jul 2022▲ 14 days | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Mar 2012 | 01 Jan 2020 | — | 22 Nov 2022▲ 7 days | 22 Nov 2022▲ 7 days |
| EB-3 | 01 Jul 2012 | 01 Sep 2020 | — | 08 Sep 2022▲ 7 days | 08 Sep 2022▲ 7 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jul 2012 | 01 Jan 2017 | — | 08 Sep 2020▲ 7 days | 01 May 2020 |
| EB-4 | 01 Dec 2019▲ 7 months | 01 Dec 2019▲ 7 months | — | 01 Dec 2019▲ 7 months | 01 Dec 2019▲ 7 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Dec 2020 | 15 Dec 2015 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Feb 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 Jan 2021 | 01 Jan 2023 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 May 2012 | 01 Jun 2020 | — | 15 Feb 2023 | 15 Feb 2023 |
| EB-3 | 01 Aug 2012 | 01 Jul 2021 | — | 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 Jan 2020▲ 4 months | 01 Jan 2020▲ 4 months | — | 01 Jan 2020▲ 4 months | 01 Jan 2020▲ 4 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Apr 2022 | 01 Jan 2017 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Feb 2024 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.