Visa Bulletin / History / October 2020
October 2020 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the September 2020 bulletin, 13 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 13 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 Mexico (became Current); EB-3 Philippines (became Current); EB-3 Other Workers Mexico (became Current); EB-3 Other Workers Philippines (became Current).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 01 Sep 2009, EB-3 India 15 Jan 2010.
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 September 2020. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jun 2018▲ 3 months | 01 Jun 2018▲ 3 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Sep 2009▲ 2 months | 01 Mar 2016▲ 2 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 15 Jan 2010▲ 3 months | 01 Jul 2017▲ 4 months | — | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Jan 2010▲ 3 months | 01 Dec 2008▲ 4 months | — | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | 01 Sep 2018▲ 3 months | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 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 Sep 2020▲ 2.2 years | 01 Sep 2020▲ 2.2 years | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 May 2011▲ 21 months | 01 Oct 2016▲ 2 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jan 2015▲ 4.9 years | 01 Jun 2018▲ 13 months | — | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jan 2015▲ 4.9 years | 01 Oct 2008 | — | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 2020 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.