August 2024 Visa Bulletin Predictions

Change:
For official April 2024 Visa Bulletin and Analysis, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-april-2024.aspx

Please see August 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
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F115OCT1515OCT1515OCT1501JUL0115SEP12
F2A01DEC2001DEC2001DEC2008APR2101DEC20
F2B08MAY1608MAY1608MAY1601SEP0408MAR12
F315JAN1015JAN1015JAN1001JAN9915SEP02
F401SEP0701SEP0715JAN0608JAN0101OCT03
"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-
Sponsored
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland
born
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F101DEC1701DEC1701DEC1701FEB0601NOV15
F2A22NOV2322NOV2322NOV2322DEC2322NOV23
F2B15JUN1715JUN1715JUN1708JUL0515FEB14
F308MAY1008MAY1008MAY1022JUL0115FEB04
F422MAY0822MAY0801JUL0608JUL0101SEP05

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-
mainlandĀ 
born
INDIAMEXICO PHILIPPINES
1stC15NOV2222JUN21CC
2nd15MAY2301MAY2015SEP1215MAY2315MAY23
3rd22JAN2308MAR2108NOV1222JAN2322JAN23
Other Workers22JAN23TBD08NOV1222JAN2322JAN23
4th15AUG2115AUG2115AUG2115AUG2115AUG21
Certain Religious Workers15AUG2115AUG2115AUG2115AUG2115AUG21
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)
CCCCC
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)
CCCCC
"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-
mainlandĀ 
born
INDIAMEXICO PHILIPPINES
1stC22MAR2322JUL21CC
2nd08JUN2301OCT2022AUG1208JUN2308JUN23
3rd22MAY2301APR2208DEC1208JUN2315JUN24
Other Workers22MAY23TBD08DEC1208JUN2315JUN24
4th15SEP2115SEP2115SEP2115SEP2115SEP21
Certain Religious Workers15SEP2115SEP2115SEP2115SEP2115SEP21
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)
CCCCC
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)
CCCCC

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 click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/immigration/

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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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