Visa bulletin for October 2024: what changed

16 final action dates moved forward and 1 moved back compared with September 2024.

Source: Visa Bulletin for October 2024 (U.S. Department of State) · Checked October 14, 2026. Always confirm with the official bulletin and USCIS. Independent site. Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State, USCIS or any government agency.

Dates are written as in the bulletin (22AUG25 = August 22, 2025). C = current, U = unavailable. ▲ moved forward and ▼ moved back since the previous bulletin; no symbol = no change.

Family-sponsored

For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in October 2024, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.

Family-sponsored: final action date · October 2024
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F122OCT1522OCT1522OCT1501JAN0301MAR12
F2A22NOV2122NOV2122NOV2108MAR2122NOV21
F2B01MAY1601MAY1601MAY1615JAN0522OCT11
F301APR1001APR1001APR1022AUG0008SEP02
F401AUG0701AUG0701MAR0622FEB0101FEB04

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Family-sponsored: date for filing · October 2024
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F101SEP1701SEP1701SEP1701OCT0522APR15
F2A15JUL2415JUL2415JUL2415JUL2415JUL24
F2B01JAN1701JAN1701JAN1701AUG0501OCT13
F301JUL1101JUL1101JUL1115JUN0108MAY04
F401MAR0801MAR0815JUN0630APR0101AUG06

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Employment-based

For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in October 2024, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for employment-based cases.

Employment-based: final action date · October 2024
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1C08NOV2201FEB22CC
EB-215MAR2322MAR2015JUL1215MAR2315MAR23
EB-315NOV2201APR2001NOV1215NOV2215NOV22
EB-3 Other Workers01DEC2001JAN1701NOV1201DEC2001DEC20
EB-401JAN2101JAN2101JAN2101JAN2101JAN21
EB-4 Certain Religious WorkersUUUUU
EB-5C15JUL1601JAN22CC
EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%)CCCCC

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Employment-based: date for filing · October 2024
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1C01JAN2315APR22CC
EB-201AUG2301OCT2001JAN1301AUG2301AUG23
EB-301MAR2315NOV2008JUN1301MAR2301MAR23
EB-3 Other Workers22MAY2101JAN1808JUN1322MAY2122MAY21
EB-401FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB21
EB-4 Certain Religious Workers01FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB21
EB-5C01OCT1601APR22CC
EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%)CCCCC

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What the State Department says

Official notes published with the bulletin, quoted as written. They describe what the State Department expects, not a guarantee.

Scheduled expiration of the employment fourth preference religious workers (SR) category

H.R. 2882, signed on March 23, 2024, extended the Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers (SR) category until September 30, 2024. No SR visas may be issued overseas, or final action taken on adjustment of status cases, after midnight September 29, 2024. Visas issued prior to that date will be valid only until September 29, 2024, and all individuals seeking admission in the non-minister special immigrant category must be admitted (repeat admitted) into the United States no later than midnight September 29, 2024.

The SR category is listed as “Unavailable” for all countries for October. In the event there is legislative action extending the category, it is likely it will become available effective immediately. If extended, the category will be subject to the same final action dates as the other Employment Fourth Preference categories per applicable foreign state of chargeability.