Immigration Lawyer Blog
Did you know? The May 2024 Visa Bulletin was recently released by the Department of State. In this video, attorney Jacob Sapochnick talks about the exciting movement we are seeing in almost all the family-sponsored categories in the month of May, and what we can expect to see for the employment-based categories in the coming months.
Adjustment of Status Filing Chart May 2024
For the month of May 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will continue to use the Dates for Filing Chart for all family-sponsored preference categories, and the Final Action Dates Chart for all employment-based preference categories, when applying for adjustment of status to permanent residence in the United States.
What Can We Expect to see in the Month of May?
Family-sponsored categories
FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES
The Final Action Dates Chart for the family-sponsored categories advanced for nearly all categories as follows:
- F1 Mexico will advance by 5.5 months to October 15, 2001
- F1 Philippines will remain the same at March 1, 2012
- F1 All other countries will advance by 4.9 months to July 8, 2015
- F2A Mexico will advance by 2.8 months to November 8, 2020
- F2A Philippines will advance by 8.7 months to June 1, 2021
- F2A All other countries will advance by 8.7 months to June 1, 2021
- F2B Mexico will advance by 4.3 months to March 1, 2004
- F2B Philippines will remain at October 22, 2011
- F2B All other countries will advance by 4.3 months to April 1, 2016
- F3 Mexico will advance by 10.4 months to July 22, 1999
- F3 Philippines will advance by 1.8 months to August 1, 2002
- F3 All other countries will advance by 3 months to January 1, 2010
- F4 Worldwide and China will advance by 1.4 months to July 22, 2007
- F4 India will advance by 1 month to January 15, 2006
- F4 Mexico will advance by 3.3 months to January 22, 2001
- F4 Philippines will advance by 2.8 months to September 8, 2003