Visa Bulletin / History / December 2019
December 2019 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the November 2019 bulletin, 8 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 8 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-1 China (+3 months); EB-2 China (+3 months); EB-1 Mexico (+44 days); EB-1 Philippines (+44 days).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 15 May 2009, EB-3 India 01 Jan 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 November 2019. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jan 2015 | 15 May 2017▲ 3 months | — | 15 Jul 2018▲ 44 days | 15 Jul 2018▲ 44 days |
| EB-2 | 15 May 2009▲ 2 days | 22 Jun 2015▲ 3 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jan 2009 | 01 Nov 2015 | — | Current | 01 Mar 2018▲ 28 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jan 2009 | 01 Mar 2008▲ 29 days | — | Current | 01 Mar 2018▲ 28 days |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | 22 Jul 2017 | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Nov 2019 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 15 Mar 2017 | 01 Sep 2017 | — | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Jul 2009 | 01 Aug 2016 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Feb 2010 | 01 Mar 2017 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Feb 2010 | 01 Aug 2008 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Nov 2019 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.