The October Visa Bulletin - the first one in FY2020 - brings a new batch of visa numbers and some nice advancements for employment-based categories. Importantly, USCIS has decided to use the Filing Date Chart for employment-based categories.
EB-1 Other countries' filing date moves forward to 07/01/2019.
EB-1 India is no longer unavailable and has a cutoff of 01/01/2015. The filing date retrogresses 6.5 months.
EB-1 China jumps forward 30 months. However, the filing date retrogresses a month.
EB-2 China retrogresses by 2 years to 01/01/2015. The filing date also retrogresses almost a year to 08/01/2016.
EB-3 China moves forward almost two years to 11/01/2015. The filing date moves forward to 03/01/2017.
EB-3 India leaps forward 3.5 years to 01/01/2009. The filing date retrogresses 2 months.
F2A remains current for all countries, with the filing date advancing 1 month to 08/01/2019. The rest of the FB categories continue to advance, with Mexico F1 advancing 1 year to 08/08/1997.
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AD: Dates for Final Action (Green Card Approval) FD: Dates for Filing Applications Only
Family
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Other Countries
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China
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India
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Mexico
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Philippines
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F1
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AD
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01/15/2013
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01/15/2013
| 01/15/2013 |
08/08/1997
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07/01/2008
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FD
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07/15/2013
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07/15/2013
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07/15/2013
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11/15/1999
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01/01/2009
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F2A
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AD
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C
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C
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C
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C
| C |
FD
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08/01/2019
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08/01/2019
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08/01/2019
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08/01/2019
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08/01/2019
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F2B
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AD
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06/01/2014
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06/01/2014
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06/01/2014
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08/01/1998
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09/01/2008
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FD
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12/01/2014
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12/01/2014
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12/01/2014
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04/01/1999
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03/01/2009
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F3
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AD
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09/15/2007
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09/15/2007
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09/15/2007
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02/22/1996
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04/01/1998
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FD
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03/15/2008
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03/15/2008
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03/15/2008
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07/15/2000
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10/01/1998
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F4
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AD
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11/22/2006
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11/22/2006
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10/01/2004
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12/15/1997
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07/08/1998
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FD
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05/15/2007
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05/15/2007
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06/01/2005
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01/01/1999
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01/08/1999
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1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year).
2A: The 2 "A" preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.
2B: The 2 "B" Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.
3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year)
4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens. (about 65,000 per year)
Employment
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Other Countries
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China
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El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
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India
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Mexico
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Philippines
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Vietnam
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EB1
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AD
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04/22/2018
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11/01/2016
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04/22/2018
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01/01/2015
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04/22/2018
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04/22/2018
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04/22/2018
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FD
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07/01/2019
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09/01/2017
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07/01/2019
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03/15/2017
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07/01/2019
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07/01/2019
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C
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EB2
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AD
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C
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01/01/2015
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C
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05/12/2009
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C
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C
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C
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FD
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C
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08/01/2016
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C
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07/01/2009
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C
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C
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C
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EB3
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AD
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C
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11/01/2015
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C
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01/01/2009
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C
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10/15/2017
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C
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FD
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C
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03/01/2017
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C
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02/01/2010
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C
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C
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C
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Other Workers
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AD
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C
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01/01/2008
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C
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01/01/2009
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C
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10/15/2017
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C
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FD
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C
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08/01/2008
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C
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02/01/2010
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C
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C
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C
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EB4
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AD
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C
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C
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07/01/2016
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C
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05/01/2017
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C
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C
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FD
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C
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C
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08/15/2016
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C
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C
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C
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C
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EB5
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AD
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C
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10/22/2014
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C
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11/22/2017
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C
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C
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10/15/2016
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FD
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C
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01/01/2015
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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1st: Priority Workers (Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies executives/managers, outstanding
prof./researchers)
2nd: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.
3rd: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers (Unskilled.)
4th: "Special Immigrants" (Religious & others)
5th: Employment Creation (Investors)
Notes: The following two categories' (not listed above) AD have become "unavailable" in October 2019:- Certain Religious Workers for all countries.- 5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)
5th: Employment Creation (Investors)
Notes: The following two categories' (not listed above) AD have become "unavailable" in October 2019:- Certain Religious Workers for all countries.- 5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)
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