April 2020 Visa Bulletin: Philippines Family Categories Advance

In April's Visa Bulletin, there are moderate advancements in both Family and Employment visa categories.  EB-1 Worldwide and India advances 3 months and 2 months respectively.  EB-2 China advances 1 month. All Family categories advance for the Philippines.  Family 2nd is still current for all countries.

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AD: Dates for Final Action (Green Card Approval)              FD: Dates for Filing Applications Only

Family		Other Countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	AD	01/01/2014	01/01/2014	01/01/2014	09/22/1997	03/01/2010
	FD	09/01/2014	09/01/2014	09/01/2014	12/01/1999	11/01/2010
F2A	AD	C	C	C	C	C
	FD	02/01/2020	02/01/2020	02/01/2020	02/01/2020	02/01/2020
F2B	AD	11/01/2014	11/01/2014	11/01/2014	12/01/1998	02/01/2010
	FD	07/01/2015	07/01/2015	07/01/2015	08/01/1999	10/01/2010
F3	AD	02/01/2008	02/01/2008	02/01/2008	05/08/1996	05/15/2000
	FD	10/01/2008	10/01/2008	10/01/2008	07/15/2000	01/15/2001
F4	AD	07/01/2006	07/01/2006	12/22/2004	03/15/1998	05/01/2000
	FD	07/25/2007	07/25/2007	08/22/2005	01/15/1999	01/01/2001

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		Other Countries	China	El Salvador Guatemala Honduras	India	Mexico	Philippines	Vietnam
EB1	AD	06/01/2019	06/08/2017	06/01/2019	05/01/2015	06/01/2019	06/01/2019	06/01/2019
	FD	C	10/01/2017	C	03/15/2017	C	C	C
EB2	AD	C	09/01/2015	C	05/25/2009	C	C	C
	FD	C	08/01/2016	C	07/01/2009	C	C	C
EB3	AD	01/01/2017	04/15/2016	01/01/2017	01/22/2009	01/01/2017	01/01/2017	01/01/2017
	FD	01/01/2019	03/01/2017	01/01/2019	02/01/2010	01/01/2019	01/01/2019	01/01/2019
Other Workers	AD	01/01/2017	07/01/2008	01/01/2017	01/22/2009	01/01/2017	01/01/2017	01/01/2017
	FD	01/01/2019	08/01/2008	01/01/2019	02/01/2010	01/01/2019	01/01/2019	01/01/2019
EB4	AD	C	C	07/15/2016	C	01/22/2018	C	C
	FD	C	C	08/15/2016	C	C	C	C
EB5	AD	C	05/15/2015	C	01/01/2019	C	C	02/08/2017
	FD	C	12/15/2015	C	C	C	C	C

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)

What happens if the Final Action Date is "current" or later than the Filing Date? 
If this happens in a particular immigrant visa category, applicants in that visa category may file using the Final Action Dates chart during that month.

For Family-Sponsored Filings:
In the F2A category, there is a cutoff date on the Dates for Filing chart. However, the category is “current” on the Final Action Dates chart. This means that applicants in the F2A category may file using the Final Action Dates chart for April 2020.

For all the other family-based preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for April 2020.

For Employment-Based Preference Filings:
For all other employment-based preference categories, you must use the Dates for Final Action chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for April 2020.