The cut-off dates for the Dates of Filing Chart for July 2024 for the noted countries of chargeability are as follows4:
EB-1: All countries of chargeability except the People’s Republic of China (“China”) and India will remain current. The cut-off date for China remains at January 1, 2023. Notably, the cut-off date for India has moved forward by just over 10 months to February 8, 2022.
EB-2: The cut-off dates for all countries except China and India have moved forward by over one (1) month to March 22, 2023. The cut-off for China will stay at June 1, 2020. The cut-off for India has moved forward by a little more than one (1) month to June 22, 2012.
EB-3 Professional and Skilled Workers: The cut-off dates for all countries of chargeability except China, India, and the Philippines, remain February 1, 2023. China’s cut-off date will stay at July 1, 2021, and the Philippines’ cut-off date will stay at January 1, 2023. India’s cut-off date has moved forward by two (2) weeks to October 1, 2012.
EB-3 Other Workers: All countries of chargeability except China, India, and the Philippines have cut-off dates that have advanced by approximately three (3) weeks, to January 8, 2021. China’s cut-off date will remain June 1, 2017, and the Philippines’ cut-off date will remain at May 15, 2020. India’s cut-off date has advanced by two (2) weeks to October 1, 2012.
EB-4: The cut-off dates for all countries have moved forward by two (2) months to February 1, 2021.
Certain Religious workers: The cut-off dates for all countries have progressed by two (2) months to February 1, 2021.
EB-5: Cut-off dates are current for all countries, except for the C5, T5, I5, and R5 (i.e., 5th Unreserved) programs for China and India. The 5th Unreserved cut-off date for China remains at January 1, 2017, and the 5th Unreserved cut-off date for India remains at April 1, 2022.