Thursday, October 10, 2024

November 2024 Visa Bulletin

For October 2024 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-october-2024.aspx

For analysis of November 2024 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-analysis-november-2024.aspx

November 2024 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from November 1 to November 30 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:
Final Action Dates
Dates For Filing Applications
"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland 
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 22OCT15 22OCT15 22OCT15 22NOV04 01MAR12
F2A 01JAN22 01JAN22 01JAN22 15APR21 01JAN22
F2B 01MAY16 01MAY16 01MAY16 01JUL05 22OCT11
F3 15APR10 15APR10 15APR10 22OCT00 08SEP02
F4 01AUG07 01AUG07 08MAR06 01MAR01 01FEB04
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland 
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 01SEP17 01SEP17 01SEP17 01OCT05 22APR15
F2A 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24
F2B 01JAN17 01JAN17 01JAN17 01JUL06 01OCT13
F3 22APR12 22APR12 22APR12 15JUN01 08MAY04
F4 01MAR08 01MAR08 01AUG06 30APR01 22JUL07

November 2024 Visa Bulletin Analysis

For November 2024 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-november-2024.aspx

Please see below analysis of November 2024 Visa Bulletin:

Family Based:
Final Action Dates
Dates For Filing Applications
"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland
born
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F1No ChangeNo ChangeNo Change+1 Year 10 Months 21 DaysNo Change
F2A+1 Month 9 Days+1 Month 9 Days+1 Month 9 Days+1 Month 7 Days+1 Month 9 Days
F2BNo ChangeNo ChangeNo Change+5 Months 17 DaysNo Change
F3+14 Days+14 Days+14 Days+2 MonthsNo Change
F4No ChangeNo Change+7 Days+7 DaysNo Change
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland
born
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F1No ChangeNo ChangeNo ChangeNo ChangeNo Change
F2ANo ChangeNo ChangeNo ChangeNo ChangeNo Change
F2BNo ChangeNo ChangeNo Change+11 MonthsNo Change
F3+9 Months 21 Days+9 Months 21 Days+9 Months 21 DaysNo ChangeNo Change
F4No ChangeNo Change+1 Month 16 DaysNo Change+11 Months 21 Days

USCIS Announces Employment Authorization Procedures for Liberians Covered by Deferred Enforced Departure

Eligible Liberians can now apply for an EAD valid through June 30, 2026

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today posted a Federal Register notice establishing procedures for Liberians covered by Deferred Enforced Departure to apply for Employment Authorization Documents that will be valid through June 30, 2026.

President Joe Biden issued a <a target='_blank' href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-relea

Thursday, October 3, 2024

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2025

We have received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2025. Sept. 18 was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2025. We will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions we receive after Sept. 18 that request an employment start date before April 1, 2025.

We are still accepting H-2B petitions that are exempt from the congressionally mandated cap, including:

  • Current H-2B workers in the United States who extend their stay, change employers, or change the terms and conditions of their employment;
  • Fish roe processors, fish roe technicians, and/or supervisors of fish roe processing; and
  • Workers performing labor or services in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and/or

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 36 Months for Green Card Renewals

Effective Sept. 10, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.  

Lawful permanent residents who properly file Form I-90 to renew an expiring or expired Green Card may receive this extension. Form I-90 receipt notices had previously provided a 24-month extension of the validity of a Green Card. 

USCIS has updated the language on Form I-90 receipt notices to extend the validity of a Green Card for 36 months from the expiration

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Visa Bulletin November 2024 Predictions

For official October 2024 Visa Bulletin & Analysis, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-october-2024.aspx

Please see November 2024 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based categories for all countries):

Family Based:
Final Action Dates
Dates For Filing Applications
"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland
born
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F115NOV1515NOV1515NOV1522FEB0322APR12
F2A22FEB2222FEB2222FEB2215MAY2122FEB22
F2B22MAY1622MAY1622MAY1615APR0501DEC11
F308MAY1008MAY1008MAY1008NOV0015SEP02
F408AUG0708AUG0715MAR0608MAR0122MAR04
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland
born
INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F101NOV1701NOV1701NOV1715OCT0508JUN15
F2A15AUG2415AUG2415AUG2415AUG2415AUG24
F2B15FEB1715FEB1715FEB1701SEP0508NOV13
F315AUG1115AUG1115AUG1122JUN0122MAY04
F422MAR0822MAR0822JUN0622MAY0115OCT06

Thursday, September 19, 2024

USCIS to Celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

WASHINGTON — On Sept. 17, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day as part of Constitution Week (Sept. 17 to 23). The commemoration honors both the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and an observance that began in 1940 as "I Am an American Day." Citizenship Day began in 1952, signed into law by President Harry Truman and, in 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower proclaimed the first Constitution Week.

"We continue to work in communities to raise awareness about citizenship in line with our mission to uphold America's promise as a nation of welcome and possibility with fairness, integrity, and respect, and Constitution Week provides the opportunity to highlight this mission," said USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou. "We are committed to removing barriers to immigration benefits and ensuring that