December 2024 Visa Bulletin Shows Final Action Date Advances for India Under EB-2 and EB-3 Categories

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The U.S. Department of State’s December 2024 Visa Bulletin shows advances in the final action dates for India under categories EB-2 and EB-3, while the dates for filing of employment-based visa applications remain unchanged.

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  • The final action date for India under category EB-2 advanced by two weeks to August 1, 2012.
  • The final action date for India under category EB-3 advanced by one week to November 8, 2012.
  • All employment-based dates for filing remain unchanged.

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 15MAR23 22MAR20 01AUG12 15MAR23 15MAR23
3rd 15NOV22 01APR20 08NOV12 15NOV22 15NOV22
Other Workers 01DEC20 01JAN17 08NOV12 01DEC20 01DEC20
4th 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21
Certain Religious Workers 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)		 C 15JUL16 01JAN22 C C
5th Set Aside:
Rural (20%)		 C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
High Unemployment (10%)		 C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
Infrastructure (2%)		 C C C C C

Source: U.S. Department of State, December 2024 Visa Bulletin

The December dates for filing will remain the same as in the November 2024 Visa Bulletin.

With regard to the adjustment of status filing chart, USCIS determined that for all employment-based preference categories, the dates for filing chart in the Visa Bulletin for December 2024 must be used.

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