November 2024 Visa Bulletin: Worldwide F2A Advances



In November, Employment visa categories hold steady.  Family 2A Worldwide advances. 

USCIS will honor Dates for Filing Applications for Employment-based I-485 applications.


AD: Dates for Final Action (Green Card Approval)  

FD: Dates for Filing Applications Only

Family-based   

Other Countries

China

India

Mexico

Philippines

F1

AD

10/22/2015

10/22/2015  

10/22/2015

11/22/2004

03/01/2012

FD

09/01/2017

09/01/2017

09/01/2017

10/01/2005

04/22/2015

F2A

AD

01/01/2022

01/01/2022

01/01/2022

04/15/2021

01/01/2022

FD

07/15/2024

07/15/2024

07/15/2024

07/15/2024

07/15/2024

F2B

AD

05/01/2016

05/01/2016

05/01/2016

07/01/2005

 10/22/2011

FD

01/01/2017

01/01/2017

01/01/2017

07/01/2006

10/01/2013

F3

AD

 04/15/2010 

04/15/2010

04/15/2010

10/22/2000

09/08/2002

FD

04/22/2012

04/22/2012

04/22/2012

06/15/2001

05/08/2004

F4

AD

08/01/2007

08/01/2007

03/08/2006

03/01/2001

02/01/2004

FD

03/01/2008

03/01/2008

08/01/2006

04/30/2001

07/22/2007


1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year).
2A: The 2 “A” preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.
2B: The 2 “B” Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.
3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year)
4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens. (about 65,000 per year)

Employment-based

Other Countries

China

India

Mexico

Philippines

EB-1

AD

C

11/08/2022

 02/01/2022

C

C

FD

C

01/01/2023

04/15/2022

C

C

EB-2

AD

03/15/2023

03/22/2020

07/15/2012

03/15/2023

03/15/2023

FD

08/01/2023

10/01/2020

01/01/2013

08/01/2023

08/01/2023

EB-3

AD

11/15/2022

04/01/2020

11/01/2012

11/15/2022

11/15/2022

FD

03/01/2023

11/15/2020

06/08/2013

03/01/2023

03/01/2023

Other Workers

AD

12/01/2020

01/01/2017

11/01/2012

12/01/2020

12/01/2020

FD

05/22/2021

01/01/2018

06/08/2013

05/22/2021

05/22/2021

EB-4*

AD

01/01/2021

01/01/2021

01/01/2021

01/01/2021

01/01/2021

FD

02/01/2021

02/01/2021

02/01/2021

  02/01/2021

02/01/2021

EB-5

AD

C

07/15/2016*

01/01/2022*

C

C

FD

C

10/01/2016

04/01/2022

C

C


1st: Priority Workers (Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies' executives/managers, outstanding prof./researchers)
2nd: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.
3rd: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers (Unskilled.)
4th: “Special Immigrants” (Religious & others)
*Visa numbers for Certain Religious Workers will be "Unavailable" in October.
5th: Employment Creation (Investors)
*China and India EB-5 visa numbers for rural, high unemployment & infrastructure areas/projects are current.

(Immigration laws and policies change regularly.  If you have any questions regarding this article, please visit www.1visa1.com to schedule a legal consultation.)  

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