U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
April 2024
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for April 2024. Changes are against March 2024.
What changed from March 2024
Final Action Dates: 24 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 22 JUN 2020 to 08 SEP 2020.
- F2A China advanced 3 months, from 22 JUN 2020 to 08 SEP 2020.
- F2A India advanced 3 months, from 22 JUN 2020 to 08 SEP 2020.
- F2A Mexico advanced 2 months, from 15 JUN 2020 to 15 AUG 2020.
- F2A Philippines advanced 3 months, from 22 JUN 2020 to 08 SEP 2020.
- EB-1 China advanced 48 days, from 15 JUL 2022 to 01 SEP 2022.
- EB-1 India advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2020 to 01 MAR 2021.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 22 NOV 2022 to 15 JAN 2023.
- EB-2 China advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 FEB 2020.
- EB-2 India advanced 45 days, from 01 MAR 2012 to 15 APR 2012.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 54 days, from 22 NOV 2022 to 15 JAN 2023.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 54 days, from 22 NOV 2022 to 15 JAN 2023.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 08 SEP 2022 to 22 NOV 2022.
- EB-3 India advanced 45 days, from 01 JUL 2012 to 15 AUG 2012.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 08 SEP 2022 to 22 NOV 2022.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 08 SEP 2022 to 22 NOV 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 08 SEP 2020 to 08 OCT 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 45 days, from 01 JUL 2012 to 15 AUG 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 30 days, from 08 SEP 2020 to 08 OCT 2020.
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 11 months, from 01 DEC 2019 to 01 NOV 2020.
- EB-4 China advanced 11 months, from 01 DEC 2019 to 01 NOV 2020.
- EB-4 India advanced 11 months, from 01 DEC 2019 to 01 NOV 2020.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 11 months, from 01 DEC 2019 to 01 NOV 2020.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 11 months, from 01 DEC 2019 to 01 NOV 2020.
Dates for Filing: 10 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F4 India advanced 45 days, from 22 FEB 2006 to 08 APR 2006.
- F4 Philippines advanced 12 months, from 22 APR 2004 to 22 APR 2005.
- EB-1 India advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2021 to 01 APR 2021.
- EB-3 India advanced 45 days, from 01 AUG 2012 to 15 SEP 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 45 days, from 01 AUG 2012 to 15 SEP 2012.
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 11 months, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 DEC 2020.
- EB-4 China advanced 11 months, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 DEC 2020.
- EB-4 India advanced 11 months, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 DEC 2020.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 11 months, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 DEC 2020.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 11 months, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 DEC 2020.
Compared cell by cell with the March 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 April 2024 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 FEB 2015no change | 08 FEB 2015no change | 08 FEB 2015no change | 01 MAY 2001no change | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | 08 SEP 2020+3 mo | 08 SEP 2020+3 mo | 08 SEP 2020+3 mo | 15 AUG 2020+2 mo | 08 SEP 2020+3 mo |
| F2B | 22 NOV 2015no change | 22 NOV 2015no change | 22 NOV 2015no change | 22 OCT 2003no change | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 01 OCT 2009no change | 01 OCT 2009no change | 01 OCT 2009no change | 08 SEP 1998no change | 08 JUN 2002no change |
| F4 | 08 JUN 2007no change | 08 JUN 2007no change | 15 DEC 2005no change | 15 OCT 2000no change | 15 JUN 2003no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2022+48 d | 01 MAR 2021+5 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 JAN 2023+54 d | 01 FEB 2020+31 d | 15 APR 2012+45 d | 15 JAN 2023+54 d | 15 JAN 2023+54 d |
| EB-3 | 22 NOV 2022+2 mo | 01 SEP 2020no change | 15 AUG 2012+45 d | 22 NOV 2022+2 mo | 22 NOV 2022+2 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08 OCT 2020+30 d | 01 JAN 2017no change | 15 AUG 2012+45 d | 08 OCT 2020+30 d | 01 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 NOV 2020+11 mo | 01 NOV 2020+11 mo | 01 NOV 2020+11 mo | 01 NOV 2020+11 mo | 01 NOV 2020+11 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 | 08 APR 2006+45 d | 15 APR 2001no change | 22 APR 2005+12 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 APR 2021+3 mo | 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 | 15 SEP 2012+45 d | 01 FEB 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 DEC 2020no change | 01 JUN 2017no change | 15 SEP 2012+45 d | 15 DEC 2020no change | 15 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 DEC 2020+11 mo | 01 DEC 2020+11 mo | 01 DEC 2020+11 mo | 01 DEC 2020+11 mo | 01 DEC 2020+11 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for April 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.