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January 2024

Effective January 1, 2024 · Fiscal Year 2024 · data verified October 22, 2026

Across the whole bulletin
62moved
0moved back
88held
Bulletin day

What changed in the January 2024 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F2B MexicoF2B, Mexico: advanced 18 months+18 moLargest in our archive Cutoff now October 22, 2003.
  2. F2A All countriesF2A, All countries: advanced 9 months+9 mo The same move for every country listed.
  3. F3 MexicoF3, Mexico: advanced 6 months+6 moLargest in our archive Cutoff now September 8, 1998.
  4. F3 Most countries · China · IndiaF3, Most countries · China · India: advanced 3 months+3 moLargest since 2019 The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  5. F4 the PhilippinesF4, the Philippines: advanced 2 months+2 mo Cutoff now October 15, 2002.
  6. F4 Most countries · China · IndiaF4, Most countries · China · India: advanced 1 month+1 mo The same move for most countries, China, and India.

Employment-based

  1. EB-4 Religious Workers All countriesEB-4 Religious Workers, All countries: numbers available again▲ Reopened Numbers available again.
  2. EB-1 IndiaEB-1, India: advanced 3 years 8 months+3 yr 8 mo Cutoff now September 1, 2020.
  3. EB-5 IndiaEB-5, India: advanced 2 years+2 yrLargest since 2019 Cutoff now December 1, 2020.
11 more approval date moves · 4 categories unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged