Visa Bulletin / History / August 2019
August 2019 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the July 2019 bulletin, 14 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 3 moved forward and 11 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 China (+6 months); EB-2 China (+2 months); EB-2 India (+8 days).
Moved back: EB-1 China (−10 months); EB-1 Mexico (−22 months); EB-1 Philippines (−22 months); EB-2 Mexico (retrogressed from Current); EB-2 Philippines (retrogressed from Current); EB-3 India (−3.5 years); and more.
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 02 May 2009, EB-3 India 01 Jan 2006.
Written automatically from the bulletin dates below; nothing here is a prediction. Not legal advice. Months marked Secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked; the official bulletin always wins.
Released in July 2019. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jan 2015 | 01 Jul 2016▼ 10 months | — | 01 Jul 2016▼ 22 months | 01 Jul 2016▼ 22 months |
| EB-2 | 02 May 2009▲ 8 days | 01 Jan 2017▲ 2 months | — | 01 Jan 2017retrogressed from Current | 01 Jan 2017retrogressed from Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jan 2006▼ 3.5 years | 01 Jul 2016▲ 6 months | — | 01 Jul 2016retrogressed from Current | 01 Jul 2016retrogressed from Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jan 2006▼ 3.5 years | 22 Nov 2007 | — | 01 Jul 2016retrogressed from Current | 01 Jul 2016retrogressed from Current |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | 01 Jul 2016 | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jul 2019 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Oct 2017 | 01 Oct 2017 | — | 01 Sep 2018 | 01 Sep 2018 |
| EB-2 | 01 Jun 2009 | 01 Feb 2017 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Apr 2010 | 01 Jun 2016 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Apr 2010 | 01 Jun 2008 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jul 2019 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.