December 2024 Visa Bulletin – Modest Advancement for India EB-2 and EB-3; All Other Employment-Based Categories Remain Unchanged

According to the State Department’s December Visa Bulletin, Final Action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa or approval of an adjustment of status application will be as follows: 

• EB-1: China will remain at November 8, 2022, and India will remain at February 1, 2022. All other countries will continue to be current.
• EB-2: India will advance by two weeks, to August 1, 2012. China will remain at March 22, 2020, and all other countries will remain at March 15, 2023.
• EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: India will advance by one week, to November 8, 2012. China will remain at April 1, 2020, and all other countries will remain at November 15, 2022.
• EB-3 Other Workers: The EB-3 Other Worker subcategory for India will advance by one week, to November 8, 2012. China will remain at January 1, 2017, and all other countries will remain unchanged at December 1, 2020.
• EB-5: For the EB-5 Unreserved categories, China will remain at July 15, 2016, and India will remain at January 1, 2022. All other countries will remain current. The EB-5 set-aside categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure) will also remain current.

The December Dates for Filing are unchanged from November.

In the coming days, USCIS will announce on its own Visa Bulletin web page whether the agency will accept adjustment of status applications based on the Visa Bulletin Final Action Dates chart or the Dates for Filing chart in December.

Final Action Dates for December 2024

EB-1 
China: November 8, 2022
India: February 1, 2022
All other countries: Current             

EB-2  
China: March 22, 2020
India: August 1, 2012
All other countries: March 15, 2023

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers  
China: April 1, 2020
India: November 8, 2012
All other countries: November 15, 2022

EB-3 Other Workers  
China: January 1, 2017
India: November 8, 2012
All other countries: December 1, 2020

EB-4
All countries: January 1, 2021

EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)
China: July 15, 2016
India: January 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