Visa bulletin for August 2020: what changed
25 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with July 2020.
- EB-3 (all countries): April 15, 2018 → April 1, 2019 (advanced 1 year)
- EB-3 Philippines: April 15, 2018 → April 1, 2019 (advanced 1 year)
- EB-3 Other Workers (all countries): April 15, 2018 → April 1, 2019 (advanced 1 year)
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines: April 15, 2018 → April 1, 2019 (advanced 1 year)
- EB-1 India: May 8, 2017 → February 8, 2018 (advanced 9 months)
- EB-3 China (mainland-born): June 22, 2016 → February 15, 2017 (advanced 8 months)
- EB-1 China (mainland-born): August 22, 2017 → February 8, 2018 (advanced 6 months)
- EB-3 India: June 1, 2009 → October 1, 2009 (advanced 4 months)
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 2020 (U.S. Department of State) · Checked October 14, 2026. Always confirm with the official bulletin and USCIS. Independent site. Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State, USCIS or any government agency.
Dates are written as in the bulletin (22AUG25 = August 22, 2025). C = current, U = unavailable. ▲ moved forward and ▼ moved back since the previous bulletin; no symbol = no change.
Family-sponsored
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in August 2020, USCIS says to use the dates for filing and final action dates chart for family-based cases (depending on the category).
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15AUG14Advanced 1 month | 15AUG14Advanced 1 month | 15AUG14Advanced 1 month | 22DEC97Advanced 14 days | 01SEP11Advanced 3 months |
| F2A | C | C | C | C | C |
| F2B | 08JUN15Advanced 1 month | 08JUN15Advanced 1 month | 08JUN15Advanced 1 month | 22MAR99Advanced 14 days | 01APR11Advanced 3 months |
| F3 | 01JUN08Advanced 1 month | 01JUN08Advanced 1 month | 01JUN08Advanced 1 month | 15JUL96Advanced 7 days | 15NOV01Advanced 3 months |
| F4 | 08SEP06Advanced 1 month | 08SEP06Advanced 1 month | 22FEB05Advanced 14 days | 15JUN98Advanced 14 days | 01SEP01Advanced 3 months |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08JUN15Advanced 2 months | 08JUN15Advanced 2 months | 08JUN15Advanced 2 months | 01FEB00Advanced 1 month | 08JUN12Advanced 4 months |
| F2A | 01JUL20Advanced 1 month | 01JUL20Advanced 1 month | 01JUL20Advanced 1 month | 01JUL20Advanced 1 month | 01JUL20Advanced 1 month |
| F2B | 15MAR16Advanced 1 month | 15MAR16Advanced 1 month | 15MAR16Advanced 1 month | 08NOV99Advanced 1 month | 01DEC11Advanced 4 months |
| F3 | 08MAY09Advanced 1 month | 08MAY09Advanced 1 month | 08MAY09Advanced 1 month | 01AUG00Advanced 1 month | 22AUG02Advanced 4 months |
| F4 | 01SEP07Advanced 1 month | 01SEP07Advanced 1 month | 08NOV05Advanced 1 month | 01APR99Advanced 1 month | 08MAY02Advanced 4 months |
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Employment-based
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in August 2020, USCIS says to use the final action dates chart for employment-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | 08FEB18Advanced 6 months | C | 08FEB18Advanced 9 months | C | C | C |
| EB-2 | C | 15JAN16Advanced 2 months | C | 08JUL09 | C | C | C |
| EB-3 | 01APR19Advanced 1 year | 15FEB17Advanced 8 months | 01APR19Advanced 1 year | 01OCT09Advanced 4 months | 01APR19Advanced 1 year | 01APR19Advanced 1 year | 01APR19Advanced 1 year |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01APR19Advanced 1 year | 01AUG08Advanced 10 days | 01APR19Advanced 1 year | 01OCT09Advanced 4 months | 01APR19Advanced 1 year | 01APR19Advanced 1 year | 01APR19Advanced 1 year |
| EB-4 | C | C | 01APR17Advanced 2 months | C | 15JUN18 | C | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 01APR17Advanced 2 months | C | 15JUN18 | C | C |
| EB-5 | C | 08AUG15Advanced 1 month | C | C | C | C | 22JUL17Advanced 2 months |
| EB-5 Regional Center | C | 08AUG15Advanced 1 month | C | C | C | C | 22JUL17Advanced 2 months |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | 01JUL18Advanced 8 months | C | 01JUL18Advanced 11 months | C | C | — |
| EB-2 | C | 01AUG16 | C | 15AUG09 | C | C | — |
| EB-3 | 01APR20Advanced 1 year | 01MAY17Advanced 2 months | 01APR20Advanced 1 year | 01FEB10 | 01APR20Advanced 1 year | 01APR20Advanced 1 year | — |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01APR20Advanced 1 year | 01OCT08Advanced 2 months | 01APR20Advanced 1 year | 01FEB10 | 01APR20Advanced 1 year | 01APR20Advanced 1 year | — |
| EB-4 | C | C | 01OCT17Advanced 5 months | C | C | C | — |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 01OCT17Advanced 5 months | C | C | C | — |
| EB-5 | C | 15DEC15 | C | C | C | C | — |
| EB-5 Regional Center | C | 15DEC15 | C | C | C | C | — |
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