July 2024 Visa Bulletin Predictions
For official May 2024 Visa Bulletin and Analysis, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-may-2024.aspxPlease see July 2024 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based categories for all countries): Family Based: Final Action Dates Dates For Filing Applications "Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date. Family-
Sponsored | All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed | CHINA-mainland
born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES | | F1 | 15AUG15 | 15AUG15 | 15AUG15 | 22NOV01 | 08JUN12 | | F2A | 22JUL21 | 22JUL21 | 22JUL21 | 22MAR21 | 22JUL21 | | F2B | 08MAY16 | 08MAY16 | 08MAY16 | 01SEP04 | 01JAN12 | | F3 | 15MAR10 | 15MAR10 | 15MAR10 | 15NOV99 | 22SEP02 | | F4 | 08AUG07 | 08AUG07 | 08FEB06 | 22FEB01 | 15NOV03 |
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date. Family-
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Areas Except
Those Listed | CHINA-mainland
born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES | | F1 | 15OCT17 | 15OCT17 | 15OCT17 | 01SEP05 | 01AUG15 | | F2A | 15OCT23 | 15OCT23 | 15OCT23 | 01NOV23 | 15OCT23 | | F2B | 01APR17 | 01APR17 | 01APR17 | 22FEB05 | 08DEC13 | | F3 | 22JUN10 | 22JUN10 | 22JUN10 | 01JUL01 | 01JAN04 | | F4 | 15APR08 | 15APR08 | 08JUL06 | 01JUN01 | 15AUG05 |
Employment Based: Final Action Dates Dates For Filing Applications "Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date. Employment-
based | All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed | CHINA-
mainland
born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES | | 1st | C | 08OCT22 | 01MAY21 | C | C | | 2nd | 15MAR23 | 15MAR20 | 08JUL12 | 15MAR23 | 15MAR23 | | 3rd | 22DEC22 | 01DEC20 | 01OCT12 | 22DEC22 | 22DEC22 | | Other Workers | 22DEC22 | TBD | 01OCT12 | 22DEC22 | 22DEC22 | | 4th | 22MAR21 | 22MAR21 | 22MAR21 | 22MAR21 | 22MAR21 | | Certain Religious Workers | 22MAR21 | 22MAR21 | 22MAR21 | 22MAR21 | 22MAR21 | 5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5) | C | C | C | C | C | 5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5) | C | C | C | C | C |
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date. Employment-
based | All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed | CHINA-
mainland
born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES | | 1st | C | 08FEB23 | 01JUN21 | C | C | | 2nd | 15APR23 | 01AUG20 | 01JUL12 | 15APR23 | 15APR23 | | 3rd | 01APR23 | 15NOV21 | 01NOV12 | 08APR23 | 22SEP23 | | Other Workers | 01APR23 | TBD | 01NOV12 | 08APR23 | 22SEP23 | | 4th | 22APR21 | 22APR21 | 22APR21 | 22APR21 | 22APR21 | | Certain Religious Workers | 22APR21 | 22APR21 | 22APR21 | 22APR21 | 22APR21 | 5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5) | C | C | C | C | C | 5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5) | C | C | C | C | C |
The dates above have been calculated from data provided by USCIS/DOS. It does not include future demand (which can increase or decrease anytime). Hence data will keep changing every month.
We will update these tables as we get more data from USCIS or DOS.
Similar to EB3 category movement, we have previously added a blog post
for EB2 category forward movement.
Please click here for FB category.
If you have not done it, please remember to add or update your I-130 / NVC / I-140 / I-485 case in the free GC
tracker (which has thousands of cases):
https://www.mygcvisa.com/ tracker/
It would be very useful to understand how USCIS is currently processing these cases in each category. It would also help in estimating date movements in future visa bulletin.
More Options: If you are new to immigration process or would like to see what other immigration options are available, please
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When Can I Get My Green Card: Get step-by-step details on when you can expect to
get your green card (including latest timeframe for each step of GC process for both EB and FB categories).
USCIS/NVC Timeframe: Please click here to see how long it currently takes to process application.
Current Step: If your priority date is not current, then you can calculate when it may become current, check your case status, case processing time,
etc: https://www.mygcvisa.com/calculator
Next Steps: If priority date is current and
1. If applicant is inside US, they will have to file I-485: https://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/04/how-to-file-i-485-application.html
2. If applicant is outside US, it will be sent to NVC: https://www.mygcvisa.com/nvc/overview-after-nvc-petition-approved.aspx
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