USCIS determined that for July 2024, applicants in all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart and all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart. According to the July 2024 visa bulletin, the priority date for the Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children (unmarried and under 21 years of age) of lawful permanent residents is November 1, 2023. Final Action Dates indicates that visa numbers are current for EB-1 and EB-5 petitions. The priority date for EB-2 is March 15, 2023, for EB-3 (skilled workers and professionals) is December 01, 2021 and for EB-3 (other workers) is January 1, 2021. Additionally, this month’s visa bulletin provides the Diversity Immigrant category Rank cut-off number for Europe in August as 30,000.
Remzi Guvenc Kulen, Esq.
Kulen Law Firm, P.C.
