Visa bulletin for January 2020: what changed
19 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with December 2019.
- F3 Philippines: September 1, 1998 → January 1, 1999 (advanced 4 months)
- EB-5 India: January 1, 2018 → May 1, 2018 (advanced 4 months)
- EB-1 (all countries): July 15, 2018 → October 1, 2018 (advanced 3 months)
- F4 Philippines: December 15, 1998 → March 1, 1999 (advanced 2 months)
- F1 Philippines: November 1, 2008 → January 15, 2009 (advanced 2 months)
- F2B Philippines: December 1, 2008 → February 1, 2009 (advanced 2 months)
- F1 (all countries): May 15, 2013 → July 15, 2013 (advanced 2 months)
- EB-3 Other Workers China (mainland-born): March 1, 2008 → April 1, 2008 (advanced 1 month)
Source: Visa Bulletin for January 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 January 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 | 15JUL13Advanced 2 months | 15JUL13Advanced 2 months | 15JUL13Advanced 2 months | 08AUG97 | 15JAN09Advanced 2 months |
| F2A | C | C | C | C | C |
| F2B | 08AUG14 | 08AUG14 | 08AUG14 | 22AUG98 | 01FEB09Advanced 2 months |
| F3 | 15NOV07Advanced 7 days | 15NOV07Advanced 7 days | 15NOV07Advanced 7 days | 01MAR96Advanced 8 days | 01JAN99Advanced 4 months |
| F4 | 01FEB07 | 01FEB07 | 08NOV04Advanced 7 days | 08JAN98Advanced 1 month | 01MAR99Advanced 2 months |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15MAR14Advanced 4 months | 15MAR14Advanced 4 months | 15MAR14Advanced 4 months | 15NOV99 | 15SEP09Advanced 5 months |
| F2A | 01NOV19Advanced 1 month | 01NOV19Advanced 1 month | 01NOV19Advanced 1 month | 01NOV19Advanced 1 month | 01NOV19Advanced 1 month |
| F2B | 08APR15Advanced 2 months | 08APR15Advanced 2 months | 08APR15Advanced 2 months | 22APR99 | 01OCT09Advanced 4 months |
| F3 | 15JUL08Advanced 2 months | 15JUL08Advanced 2 months | 15JUL08Advanced 2 months | 15JUL00 | 01SEP99Advanced 6 months |
| F4 | 22JUL07 | 22JUL07 | 08JUL05Advanced 7 days | 01JAN99 | 01NOV99Advanced 5 months |
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Employment-based
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in January 2020, USCIS says to use the dates for filing and final action dates chart for employment-based cases (depending on the category).
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01OCT18Advanced 3 months | 22MAY17Advanced 7 days | 01OCT18Advanced 3 months | 01JAN15 | 01OCT18Advanced 3 months | 01OCT18Advanced 3 months | 01OCT18Advanced 3 months |
| EB-2 | C | 01JUL15Advanced 9 days | C | 18MAY09Advanced 3 days | C | C | C |
| EB-3 | C | 01DEC15Advanced 1 month | C | 01JAN09 | C | 15MAR18Advanced 14 days | C |
| EB-3 Other Workers | C | 01APR08Advanced 1 month | C | 01JAN09 | C | 15MAR18Advanced 14 days | C |
| EB-4 | C | C | 01JUL16 | C | 08AUG17Advanced 1 month | C | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
| EB-5 | C | 22NOV14Advanced 7 days | C | 01MAY18Advanced 4 months | C | C | 08DEC16Advanced 7 days |
| EB-5 Regional Center | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | 01OCT17Advanced 1 month | C | 15MAR17 | C | C | — |
| EB-2 | C | 01AUG16 | C | 01JUL09 | C | C | — |
| EB-3 | 01JAN19No longer current | 01MAR17 | 01JAN19No longer current | 01FEB10 | 01JAN19No longer current | 01JAN19No longer current | — |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01JAN19No longer current | 01AUG08 | 01JAN19No longer current | 01FEB10 | 01JAN19No longer current | 01JAN19No longer current | — |
| EB-4 | C | C | 15AUG16 | C | C | C | — |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 15AUG16 | C | C | C | — |
| EB-5 | C | 15MAY15 | C | C | C | C | — |
| EB-5 Regional Center | C | 15MAY15 | C | C | C | C | — |
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