State Department Issues September Visa Bulletin

Key Points      

• The State Department has issued the September 2024 Visa Bulletin      

• USCIS will use the Final Action Dates chart     

• Retrogression will occur for most countries in EB-3 

NOTE:  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Final Action Dates chart for the September 2024 Visa Bulletin. Please check the USCIS website for more information.      

Overview        

The State Department has released the September 2024 Visa Bulletin.  USCIS will use the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based categories.  The updates below reflect changes in employment-based categories compared to last month.          

What are the Changes?        

In September 2024, there is primarily retrogression in most EB-3 employment-based categories compared to the August 2024 Visa Bulletin. As with August, September will use the Final Action Dates chart.   

EB-1           

There are no changes from August 2024.  

EB-2       

There are no changes from August 2024.   

EB-3             

India and China will stay the same as in the August 2024 Visa Bulletin.  

All other countries will retrogress by almost one year to Dec. 1, 2020.