U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
March 2024
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for March 2024. Changes are against February 2024.
What changed from February 2024
Final Action Dates: 34 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 2015 to 08 FEB 2015.
- F1 China advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 2015 to 08 FEB 2015.
- F1 India advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 2015 to 08 FEB 2015.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 08 FEB 2020 to 22 JUN 2020.
- F2A China advanced 4 months, from 08 FEB 2020 to 22 JUN 2020.
- F2A India advanced 4 months, from 08 FEB 2020 to 22 JUN 2020.
- F2A Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 FEB 2020 to 15 JUN 2020.
- F2A Philippines advanced 4 months, from 08 FEB 2020 to 22 JUN 2020.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 52 days, from 01 OCT 2015 to 22 NOV 2015.
- F2B China advanced 52 days, from 01 OCT 2015 to 22 NOV 2015.
- F2B India advanced 52 days, from 01 OCT 2015 to 22 NOV 2015.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 22 APR 2009 to 01 OCT 2009.
- F3 China advanced 5 months, from 22 APR 2009 to 01 OCT 2009.
- F3 India advanced 5 months, from 22 APR 2009 to 01 OCT 2009.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2007 to 08 JUN 2007.
- F4 China advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2007 to 08 JUN 2007.
- F4 India advanced 30 days, from 15 NOV 2005 to 15 DEC 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 2000 to 15 OCT 2000.
- F4 Philippines advanced 8 months, from 15 OCT 2002 to 15 JUN 2003.
- EB-1 China advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 2022 to 15 JUL 2022.
- EB-1 India advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2020 to 01 OCT 2020.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2022 to 22 NOV 2022.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2022 to 22 NOV 2022.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2022 to 22 NOV 2022.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 2022 to 08 SEP 2022.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 2022 to 08 SEP 2022.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 2022 to 08 SEP 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 2020 to 08 SEP 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 2020 to 08 SEP 2020.
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 7 months, from 15 MAY 2019 to 01 DEC 2019.
- EB-4 China advanced 7 months, from 15 MAY 2019 to 01 DEC 2019.
- EB-4 India advanced 7 months, from 15 MAY 2019 to 01 DEC 2019.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 7 months, from 15 MAY 2019 to 01 DEC 2019.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 15 MAY 2019 to 01 DEC 2019.
Dates for Filing: 5 moved forward, 0 moved back
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- EB-4 China advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- EB-4 India advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
Compared cell by cell with the February 2024 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (75 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The March 2024 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 FEB 2015+38 d | 08 FEB 2015+38 d | 08 FEB 2015+38 d | 01 MAY 2001no change | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | 22 JUN 2020+4 mo | 22 JUN 2020+4 mo | 22 JUN 2020+4 mo | 15 JUN 2020+4 mo | 22 JUN 2020+4 mo |
| F2B | 22 NOV 2015+52 d | 22 NOV 2015+52 d | 22 NOV 2015+52 d | 22 OCT 2003no change | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 01 OCT 2009+5 mo | 01 OCT 2009+5 mo | 01 OCT 2009+5 mo | 08 SEP 1998no change | 08 JUN 2002no change |
| F4 | 08 JUN 2007+17 d | 08 JUN 2007+17 d | 15 DEC 2005+30 d | 15 OCT 2000+30 d | 15 JUN 2003+8 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2022+14 d | 01 OCT 2020+30 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 22 NOV 2022+7 d | 01 JAN 2020no change | 01 MAR 2012no change | 22 NOV 2022+7 d | 22 NOV 2022+7 d |
| EB-3 | 08 SEP 2022+7 d | 01 SEP 2020no change | 01 JUL 2012no change | 08 SEP 2022+7 d | 08 SEP 2022+7 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08 SEP 2020+7 d | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JUL 2012no change | 08 SEP 2020+7 d | 01 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 DEC 2019+7 mo | 01 DEC 2019+7 mo | 01 DEC 2019+7 mo | 01 DEC 2019+7 mo | 01 DEC 2019+7 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 DEC 2015no change | 01 DEC 2020no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 APR 2005no change | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 AUG 2004no change | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 MAR 2010no change | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 NOV 2003no change |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2008no change | 01 MAR 2008no change | 22 FEB 2006no change | 15 APR 2001no change | 22 APR 2004no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 JAN 2021no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 FEB 2023no change | 01 JUN 2020no change | 15 MAY 2012no change | 15 FEB 2023no change | 15 FEB 2023no change |
| EB-3 | 01 FEB 2023no change | 01 JUL 2021no change | 01 AUG 2012no change | 01 FEB 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 DEC 2020no change | 01 JUN 2017no change | 01 AUG 2012no change | 15 DEC 2020no change | 15 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 JAN 2020+4 mo | 01 JAN 2020+4 mo | 01 JAN 2020+4 mo | 01 JAN 2020+4 mo | 01 JAN 2020+4 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for March 2024, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.