MARCH 2024 VISA BULLETIN: ANALYSIS

The Department of State has just issued the March 2024 Visa Bulletin, which is the sixth of the 2024 US fiscal year.  This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.

Visa Bulletin

Table A: Final Action Dates -- Applications with these dates may be approved for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment.

Employment-based	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	15JUL22	01OCT20	C	C
2nd	22NOV22	01JAN20	01MAR12	22NOV22	22NOV22
3rd	08SEP22	01SEP20	01JUL12	08SEP22	08SEP22

Table B: Dates of Filing

The USCIS is expected to use the Table a Final Action chart for I-485 employment-based filings. See: USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates

MU Law Analysis

Philippines and All Other EB-3 continued slow, although uninspiring, progress by one week to September 8, 2022. China and India EB-3 remained at their February Visa Bulletin dates, September 1, 2020 and July 1, 2012, respectively.  

There is a similar story in EB-2.  China and India EB-2 remained at their February Visa Bulletin dates, January 1, 2020 and March 1, 2012.  Philippines and All Other EB-2 advanced one week to November 22, 2022.

MU Law expects similar progress in the next few months, followed by a slowdown and we get closer to the end of the fiscal year.