Visa bulletin for November 2019: what changed
19 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with October 2019.
- EB-3 Philippines: October 15, 2017 → February 1, 2018 (advanced 4 months)
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines: October 15, 2017 → February 1, 2018 (advanced 4 months)
- EB-1 China (mainland-born): November 1, 2016 → February 1, 2017 (advanced 3 months)
- F1 Philippines: July 1, 2008 → September 15, 2008 (advanced 2 months)
- EB-2 China (mainland-born): January 1, 2015 → March 15, 2015 (advanced 2 months)
- F3 Philippines: April 1, 1998 → June 1, 1998 (advanced 2 months)
- F4 Philippines: July 8, 1998 → September 1, 1998 (advanced 2 months)
- F1 (all countries): January 15, 2013 → March 1, 2013 (advanced 1 month)
Source: Visa Bulletin for November 2019 (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 November 2019, 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 | 01MAR13Advanced 1 month | 01MAR13Advanced 1 month | 01MAR13Advanced 1 month | 08AUG97 | 15SEP08Advanced 2 months |
| F2A | C | C | C | C | C |
| F2B | 08JUL14Advanced 1 month | 08JUL14Advanced 1 month | 08JUL14Advanced 1 month | 22AUG98Advanced 1 month | 01OCT08Advanced 1 month |
| F3 | 15OCT07Advanced 1 month | 15OCT07Advanced 1 month | 15OCT07Advanced 1 month | 22FEB96 | 01JUN98Advanced 2 months |
| F4 | 01JAN07Advanced 1 month | 01JAN07Advanced 1 month | 15OCT04Advanced 14 days | 15DEC97 | 01SEP98Advanced 2 months |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01SEP13Advanced 2 months | 01SEP13Advanced 2 months | 01SEP13Advanced 2 months | 15NOV99 | 15MAR09Advanced 2 months |
| F2A | 01SEP19Advanced 1 month | 01SEP19Advanced 1 month | 01SEP19Advanced 1 month | 01SEP19Advanced 1 month | 01SEP19Advanced 1 month |
| F2B | 08JAN15Advanced 1 month | 08JAN15Advanced 1 month | 08JAN15Advanced 1 month | 22APR99Advanced 1 month | 01APR09Advanced 1 month |
| F3 | 15APR08Advanced 1 month | 15APR08Advanced 1 month | 15APR08Advanced 1 month | 15JUL00 | 01DEC98Advanced 2 months |
| F4 | 01JUL07Advanced 2 months | 01JUL07Advanced 2 months | 15JUN05Advanced 14 days | 01JAN99 | 01MAR99Advanced 2 months |
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Employment-based
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in November 2019, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for employment-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01JUN18Advanced 1 month | 01FEB17Advanced 3 months | 01JUN18Advanced 1 month | 01JAN15 | 01JUN18Advanced 1 month | 01JUN18Advanced 1 month | 01JUN18Advanced 1 month |
| EB-2 | C | 15MAR15Advanced 2 months | C | 13MAY09Advanced 1 day | C | C | C |
| EB-3 | C | 01NOV15 | C | 01JAN09 | C | 01FEB18Advanced 4 months | C |
| EB-3 Other Workers | C | 01FEB08Advanced 1 month | C | 01JAN09 | C | 01FEB18Advanced 4 months | C |
| EB-4 | C | C | 01JUL16 | C | 22JUL17Advanced 3 months | C | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | CBecame current | CBecame current | 01JUL16Available again | CBecame current | 22JUL17Available again | CBecame current | CBecame current |
| EB-5 | C | 01NOV14Advanced 10 days | C | 08DEC17Advanced 1 month | C | C | 15NOV16Advanced 1 month |
| EB-5 Regional Center | CBecame current | 01NOV14Available again | CBecame current | 08DEC17Available again | CBecame current | CBecame current | 15NOV16Available again |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01JUL19 | 01SEP17 | 01JUL19 | 15MAR17 | 01JUL19 | 01JUL19 | — |
| EB-2 | C | 01AUG16 | C | 01JUL09 | C | C | — |
| EB-3 | C | 01MAR17 | C | 01FEB10 | C | C | — |
| EB-3 Other Workers | C | 01AUG08 | C | 01FEB10 | C | C | — |
| EB-4 | C | C | 15AUG16 | C | C | C | — |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 15AUG16 | C | C | C | — |
| EB-5 | C | 01JAN15 | C | C | C | C | — |
| EB-5 Regional Center | C | 01JAN15 | C | C | C | C | — |
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