TheDepartment of State has just issued the January2024 Visa Bulletin, which is the third of the 2024 US fiscal year. This blog post analyzes this month’s Visa Bulletin.
VisaBulletin
TableA: Final Action Dates– Applications with these dates may be approved for their Green Card(Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment.
|
Employment- |
All Chargeability |
CHINA- |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
|
1st |
C |
01JUL22 |
01SEP20 |
C |
C |
|
2nd |
01NOV22 |
01JAN20 |
01MAR12 |
01NOV22 |
01NOV22 |
|
3rd |
01AUG22 |
01SEP20 |
01JUN12 |
01AUG22 |
01AUG22 |
TableB: Dates of Filing
TheUSCIS is expected to use the Table B Dates of Filing chart for I-485employment-based filings. See: USCISVisa Bulletin Dates
MULaw Analysis
Thiswas a very positive Visa Bulletin. Nearlyevery category advanced. Philippineand All Other EB-3 leaped forward eight months, allowing thousands toobtain green cards. China EB-3advanced seven months. Even IndiaEB-3 moved forward by one month.
Similaradvancements happened in EB-2, with India and China EB-2 (each twomonths), and Philippine and All Other EB-2 (three and a half months) allprogressing. We even saw EB-1advancements in India and China. IndiaEB-1 jumped three and a half years, and China moved ahead by four and a halfmonths.
MUexpected advancements. We expect slowprogress in the near future, with occasional bursts like in this January VisaBulletin. We still believe that there issome slack in the EB-3 numbers (non-India and China) and would not be surprisedto see the EB-3 dates advance into late 2022 or even 2023 before the end of thesummer.