U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2024
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2024. Changes are against September 2024.
What changed from September 2024
Final Action Dates: 20 moved forward, 1 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 8 months, from 08 MAY 2002 to 01 JAN 2003.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2021 to 22 NOV 2021.
- F2A China advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2021 to 22 NOV 2021.
- F2A India advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2021 to 22 NOV 2021.
- F2A Mexico advanced 35 days, from 01 FEB 2021 to 08 MAR 2021.
- F2A Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2021 to 22 NOV 2021.
- F2B Mexico advanced 6 months, from 15 JUL 2004 to 15 JAN 2005.
- F3 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 MAR 2000 to 22 AUG 2000.
- F4 India advanced 38 days, from 22 JAN 2006 to 01 MAR 2006.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 2001 to 22 FEB 2001.
- EB-1 China advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2022 to 08 NOV 2022.
- EB-2 China advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2020 to 22 MAR 2020.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 23 months, from 01 DEC 2020 to 15 NOV 2022.
- EB-3 India advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2012 to 01 NOV 2012.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 23 months, from 01 DEC 2020 to 15 NOV 2022.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 23 months, from 01 DEC 2020 to 15 NOV 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2012 to 01 NOV 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 MAY 2020 to 01 DEC 2020.
- EB-5 China advanced 7 months, from 15 DEC 2015 to 15 JUL 2016.
- EB-5 India advanced 13 months, from 01 DEC 2020 to 01 JAN 2022.
Dates for Filing: 27 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 APR 2005 to 01 OCT 2005.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 15 JUN 2024 to 15 JUL 2024.
- F2A China advanced 30 days, from 15 JUN 2024 to 15 JUL 2024.
- F2A India advanced 30 days, from 15 JUN 2024 to 15 JUL 2024.
- F2A Mexico advanced 30 days, from 15 JUN 2024 to 15 JUL 2024.
- F2A Philippines advanced 30 days, from 15 JUN 2024 to 15 JUL 2024.
- F2B Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 2011 to 01 JUL 2011.
- F3 China advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 2011 to 01 JUL 2011.
- F3 India advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 2011 to 01 JUL 2011.
- F3 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 08 NOV 2003 to 08 MAY 2004.
- F4 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 APR 2006 to 01 AUG 2006.
- EB-1 India advanced 2 months, from 08 FEB 2022 to 15 APR 2022.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 22 MAR 2023 to 01 AUG 2023.
- EB-2 China advanced 4 months, from 01 JUN 2020 to 01 OCT 2020.
- EB-2 India advanced 5 months, from 22 JUL 2012 to 01 JAN 2013.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 4 months, from 22 MAR 2023 to 01 AUG 2023.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 22 MAR 2023 to 01 AUG 2023.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2023 to 01 MAR 2023.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 months, from 01 NOV 2012 to 08 JUN 2013.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2023 to 01 MAR 2023.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 2023 to 01 MAR 2023.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 08 JAN 2021 to 22 MAY 2021.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 months, from 01 NOV 2012 to 08 JUN 2013.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 4 months, from 08 JAN 2021 to 22 MAY 2021.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 12 months, from 15 MAY 2020 to 22 MAY 2021.
- EB-3 China retrogressed 7 months, from 01 JUL 2021 to 15 NOV 2020.
- EB-5 China retrogressed 3 months, from 01 JAN 2017 to 01 OCT 2016.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 October 2024 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 OCT 2015no change | 22 OCT 2015no change | 22 OCT 2015no change | 01 JAN 2003+8 mo | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | 22 NOV 2021+7 d | 22 NOV 2021+7 d | 22 NOV 2021+7 d | 08 MAR 2021+35 d | 22 NOV 2021+7 d |
| F2B | 01 MAY 2016no change | 01 MAY 2016no change | 01 MAY 2016no change | 15 JAN 2005+6 mo | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 01 APR 2010no change | 01 APR 2010no change | 01 APR 2010no change | 22 AUG 2000+6 mo | 08 SEP 2002no change |
| F4 | 01 AUG 2007no change | 01 AUG 2007no change | 01 MAR 2006+38 d | 22 FEB 2001+14 d | 01 FEB 2004no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 08 NOV 2022+7 d | 01 FEB 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 MAR 2023no change | 22 MAR 2020+21 d | 15 JUL 2012no change | 15 MAR 2023no change | 15 MAR 2023no change |
| EB-3 | 15 NOV 2022+23 mo | 01 APR 2020−5 mo | 01 NOV 2012+10 d | 15 NOV 2022+23 mo | 15 NOV 2022+23 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 DEC 2020no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 NOV 2012+10 d | 01 DEC 2020no change | 01 DEC 2020+7 mo |
| EB-4 | 01 JAN 2021no change | 01 JAN 2021no change | 01 JAN 2021no change | 01 JAN 2021no change | 01 JAN 2021no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2016+7 mo | 01 JAN 2022+13 mo | 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 OCT 2005+6 mo | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | 15 JUL 2024+30 d | 15 JUL 2024+30 d | 15 JUL 2024+30 d | 15 JUL 2024+30 d | 15 JUL 2024+30 d |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 AUG 2005+3 mo | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 01 JUL 2011+6 mo | 01 JUL 2011+6 mo | 01 JUL 2011+6 mo | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 MAY 2004+6 mo |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2008no change | 01 MAR 2008no change | 15 JUN 2006no change | 30 APR 2001no change | 01 AUG 2006+4 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 15 APR 2022+2 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 AUG 2023+4 mo | 01 OCT 2020+4 mo | 01 JAN 2013+5 mo | 01 AUG 2023+4 mo | 01 AUG 2023+4 mo |
| EB-3 | 01 MAR 2023+28 d | 15 NOV 2020−7 mo | 08 JUN 2013+7 mo | 01 MAR 2023+28 d | 01 MAR 2023+59 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 MAY 2021+4 mo | 01 JAN 2018+7 mo | 08 JUN 2013+7 mo | 22 MAY 2021+4 mo | 22 MAY 2021+12 mo |
| EB-4 | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2016−3 mo | 01 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 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.