Visa Bulletin / History / May 2019
May 2019 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the April 2019 bulletin, 11 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 11 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-4 Mexico (+4 months); EB-3 Philippines (+3 months); EB-3 Other Workers Philippines (+3 months); EB-2 China (+44 days).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 16 Apr 2009, EB-3 India 01 Jul 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 April 2019. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 22 Feb 2017 | 22 Feb 2017 | — | 01 Mar 2018▲ 28 days | 01 Mar 2018▲ 28 days |
| EB-2 | 16 Apr 2009▲ 4 days | 15 May 2016▲ 44 days | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jul 2009▲ 9 days | 22 Aug 2015▲ 21 days | — | Current | 01 Jun 2018▲ 3 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jul 2009▲ 9 days | 01 Sep 2007▲ 10 days | — | Current | 01 Jun 2018▲ 3 months |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | 01 Aug 2018▲ 4 months | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Apr 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▲ 3 months | 01 Sep 2018▲ 3 months |
| EB-2 | 01 Jun 2009 | 01 Sep 2016▲ 2 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Apr 2010 | 01 Jan 2016 | — | Current | 01 Oct 2018▲ 3 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Apr 2010 | 01 Jun 2008 | — | Current | 01 Oct 2018▲ 3 months |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Apr 2019 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.