The State Department of the United States has published the visa bulletin for November 2024. The November Visa Bulletin issued by the State Department outlines the Final Action deadlines for approving a change of status application or issuing an immigrant visa.

The November Final Action and Filing Dates for employment-based cases will stay the same and the dates for filing for employment-based categories in November will be honored by USCIS.

The November US Visa Bulletin shows no category retrogressed, there was no forward movement either, and a status quo was maintained from October.

The latest Visa Bulletin outlines the number of immigrant visas available in November for setting Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing Applications, showing when applicants for immigrant visas should be informed to gather and submit the necessary documents to the National Visa Center.

Individuals seeking to file applications for adjustment of status with USCIS will have to use the “Final Action Dates” to determine when they can file such applications. When USCIS determines that there are more immigrant visas available for the fiscal year than there are known applicants for such visas, then applicants may instead use the “Dates for Filing Visa Applications”.

The fiscal year 2025 limit for family-sponsored preference immigrants determined by Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is 226,000. The worldwide level for annual employment-based preference immigrants is at least 140,000. Section 202 prescribes that the per-country limit for preference immigrants is set at 7% of the total annual family-sponsored and employment-based preference limits, i.e., 25,620. The dependent area limit is set at 2%, or 7,320.

The State Department’s November Visa Bulletin outlines the final action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa or approval of an adjustment of status application.

EB-1: China will remain on November 8, 2022, and India at February 1, 2022, while all other countries will remain current.

EB-2: China will remain as March 22, 2020, and India on July 15, 2012, while all other countries will remain on March 15, 2023.

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: China will as April 1, 2020, India as November 1, 2012, and all other countries will remain at November 15, 2022.

EB-3 Other Workers: The EB-3 Other Worker subcategory for China will remain at January 1, 2017, and India will remain at November 1, 2012. Final action dates for all other countries will remain unchanged at December 1, 2020.

EB-5: For the EB-5 Unreserved categories (C5, T5, I5, and R5), China remains at July 15, 2016, and India remains at January 1, 2022. All other countries will remain current. The EB-5 set-aside categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure) will also remain current.

Allocations in the charts below were made, to the extent possible, in chronological order of reported priority dates, for demand received by October 3rd.

A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

B. DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS

A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

B. DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS