USCIS confirmed using " Dates for Filing Chart " in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for April 2024 for family-based adjustment of status applications, and " Final Action Dates Chart " for employment-based adjustment of status applications.
Priority Dates ("PD") for family-based applications mostly remain the same at this time. Final Action PDs for F2A across all countries advanced. Dates for Filing PDs in the F4 category (brother and sisters of adult U.S. citizens) are moving forward for India-born applicants.
Good news! Priority Dates for employment-based applications are also moving forward for most categories and for all countries.
Below, please find the list updates to the following categories: all chargeability areas except those listed, China-mainland-born applicants, and Indian applicants.
- EB-1 PD All chargeability areas except those listed: still Current China-mainland born: moved forward to 09/01/2022 India: moved forward to 03/01/2021
- EB-2 All chargeability areas except those listed: moved forward to 01/15/2023 China-mainland born: moved forward to 02/01/2020 India: moved forward to 04/15/2012
- EB-3 All chargeability areas except those listed: moved forward to 11/22/2022 China-mainland born: remained same as 09/01/2020 India: moved forward to 08/15/2012
Check the DOS Visa Bulletin at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-april-2024.html#
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