The Department of State has released the December 2024 Visa Bulletin. D&S provides a Monthly Summary of the employment-based priority dates. In December 2024, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications based on the Dates for Filing Employment-Based Preference chart. To be eligible to file an adjustment of status application in December 2024, foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than that listed on the Dates for Filing chart.
The EB-1 Final Action Date for India will remain at February 1, 2022, and the Final Action Date for China will remain at November 8, 2022. All other countries will remain current.
The EB-2 Final Action Date for India will advance by two weeks to August 1, 2012 and China will remain at March 22, 2020. All other countries will remain at March 15, 2023.
The EB-3 Professional/Skilled Worker Final Action Date for India will advance by one week to November 8, 2012, while China will remain at April 1, 2020. All other countries will remain at November 15, 2022.
The Final Action Dates for all EB-4 will remain at January 1, 2021 for all countries. In addition, with respect to the Final Action Date for the EB-5 Unreserved categories, India will remain at January 1, 2022, while China will remain at July 15, 2016. All other countries will remain current. The EB-5 “Set-Aside” categories (Rural, High unemployment, and Infrastructure) will remain current for all countries.
We note again that USCIS will accept adjustment of status applications under the Dates for Filing chart in December 2024. In order to be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment of status application, foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the Dates for Filing listed below:
EB-1
China: January 1, 2023
India: April 15, 2021
All Other Countries: Current
EB-2
China: October 1, 2020
India: January 1, 2013
All Other Countries: August 1, 2023
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: November 15, 2020
India: June 8, 2013
All Other Countries: March 1, 2023
EB-3 Other Workers
China: January 1, 2018
India: June 8, 2013
All Other Countries: May 22, 2021
EB-4
All Countries: February 1, 2021
EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)
China: October 1, 2016
India: April 1, 2022
All Other Countries: Current
EB-5 Set-Asides
Rural: Current for all countries
High Unemployment: Current for all countries
Infrastructure: Current for all countries