U.S. Immigration Alerts

DOS: Annual Limit Reached in the EB-1 Category

• The Department of State (DOS) is pleased to announce the issuance of all available visas in the Employment-Based First Preference (EB-1) category for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
• The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) limits the number of employment-based preference immigrant visas that may be issued within a fiscal year. Specifically, INA 203(b)(1) provides that the annual limit for EB-1 visas is 28.6 percent of the worldwide employment limit.
• Since all available EB-1 visas for FY 2024 have been used, embassies and consulates may not issue visas in these categories for the remainder of the fiscal year.
• The annual limits will reset with the start of the new fiscal year (FY 2025) on October 1, 2024. At that point, embassies and consulates may resume issuing immigrant visas in these categories to qualified applicants.

SOURCE: US Department of States, U.S. Visas News, August 27, 2024: Annual Limit Reached in the EB-1 Category (state.gov)