Visa Bulletin / History / October 2024
October 2024 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the September 2024 bulletin, 10 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 9 moved forward and 1 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 Mexico (+23 months); EB-3 Philippines (+23 months); EB-5 unreserved India (+13 months); EB-3 Other Workers Philippines (+7 months).
Moved back: EB-3 China (−5 months).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 15 Jul 2012, EB-3 India 01 Nov 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 September 2024. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Feb 2022 | 08 Nov 2022▲ 7 days | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Jul 2012 | 22 Mar 2020▲ 21 days | — | 15 Mar 2023 | 15 Mar 2023 |
| EB-3 | 01 Nov 2012▲ 10 days | 01 Apr 2020▼ 5 months | — | 15 Nov 2022▲ 23 months | 15 Nov 2022▲ 23 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Nov 2012▲ 10 days | 01 Jan 2017 | — | 01 Dec 2020 | 01 Dec 2020▲ 7 months |
| EB-4 | 01 Jan 2021 | 01 Jan 2021 | — | 01 Jan 2021 | 01 Jan 2021 |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Jan 2022▲ 13 months | 15 Jul 2016▲ 7 months | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 2024 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 15 Apr 2022▲ 2 months | 01 Jan 2023 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Jan 2013▲ 5 months | 01 Oct 2020▲ 4 months | — | 01 Aug 2023▲ 4 months | 01 Aug 2023▲ 4 months |
| EB-3 | 08 Jun 2013▲ 7 months | 15 Nov 2020▼ 7 months | — | 01 Mar 2023▲ 28 days | 01 Mar 2023▲ 2 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08 Jun 2013▲ 7 months | 01 Jan 2018▲ 7 months | — | 22 May 2021▲ 4 months | 22 May 2021▲ 12 months |
| EB-4 | 01 Feb 2021 | 01 Feb 2021 | — | 01 Feb 2021 | 01 Feb 2021 |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Apr 2022 | 01 Oct 2016▼ 3 months | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 2024 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.