Visa Bulletin / History / August 2020
August 2020 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the July 2020 bulletin, 11 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 11 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 Mexico (+12 months); EB-3 Philippines (+12 months); EB-3 Other Workers Mexico (+12 months); EB-3 Other Workers Philippines (+12 months).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 08 Jul 2009, EB-3 India 01 Oct 2009.
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 2020. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 08 Feb 2018▲ 9 months | 08 Feb 2018▲ 6 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 08 Jul 2009 | 15 Jan 2016▲ 2 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Oct 2009▲ 4 months | 15 Feb 2017▲ 8 months | — | 01 Apr 2019▲ 12 months | 01 Apr 2019▲ 12 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Oct 2009▲ 4 months | 01 Aug 2008▲ 10 days | — | 01 Apr 2019▲ 12 months | 01 Apr 2019▲ 12 months |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | 15 Jun 2018 | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jul 2020 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jul 2018▲ 11 months | 01 Jul 2018▲ 8 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Aug 2009 | 01 Aug 2016 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Feb 2010 | 01 May 2017▲ 2 months | — | 01 Apr 2020▲ 12 months | 01 Apr 2020▲ 12 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Feb 2010 | 01 Oct 2008▲ 2 months | — | 01 Apr 2020▲ 12 months | 01 Apr 2020▲ 12 months |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jul 2020 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.