Visa Bulletin / History / September 2019
September 2019 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the August 2019 bulletin, 14 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 5 moved forward and 9 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-1 Mexico (+15 months); EB-1 Philippines (+15 months); EB-2 Mexico (+12 months); EB-2 Philippines (+12 months).
Moved back: EB-1 India (made Unavailable); EB-1 China (−2.5 years); EB-3 India (−6 months); EB-3 China (−2.5 years); EB-3 Other Workers India (−6 months); EB-4 India (made Unavailable); and more.
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 08 May 2009, EB-3 India 01 Jul 2005.
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 August 2019. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | Unavailablemade Unavailable | 01 Jan 2014▼ 2.5 years | — | 01 Oct 2017▲ 15 months | 01 Oct 2017▲ 15 months |
| EB-2 | 08 May 2009▲ 6 days | 01 Jan 2017 | — | 01 Jan 2018▲ 12 months | 01 Jan 2018▲ 12 months |
| EB-3 | 01 Jul 2005▼ 6 months | 01 Jan 2014▼ 2.5 years | — | 01 Jul 2016 | 01 Jul 2016 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jul 2005▼ 6 months | 22 Nov 2007 | — | 01 Jul 2016 | 01 Jul 2016 |
| EB-4 | Unavailablemade Unavailable | Unavailablemade Unavailable | — | Unavailablemade Unavailable | Unavailablemade Unavailable |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Aug 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 Jun 2017▲ 4 months | — | 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 Aug 2019 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.