United States | EB-4 visa reaches annual limit for FY 2024

The State Department announced that the annual limit of EB-4 visas has been reached for fiscal year 2024.

Key Points:

• All visas available in the Employment-Based Fourth Preference (EB-4) category for FY 2024 have been issued.
• The Immigration and Nationality Act limits the number of EB-4 visas issued annually to 7.1% of the worldwide employment limit.
• Embassies and consulates may no longer issue EB-4 visas for the rest of FY 2024. The annual limit resets on Oct. 1, the start of FY 2025, and issuance of EB-4 visas may resume at that time.

Additional Information: EB-4 visas allow a wide variety of special immigrants, including religious workers, special immigrant juveniles, certain U.S. government employees, certain international organization retirees and certain international broadcasting employees, among others, to legally reside and work in the United States.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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