8 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with October 2020.
Source: Visa Bulletin for November 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.
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in November 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 | 15SEP14 | 15SEP14 | 15SEP14 | 08JAN98 | 15DEC11 |
| F2A | C | C | C | C | C |
| F2B | 08JUL15 | 08JUL15 | 08JUL15 | 08APR99 | 01AUG11 |
| F3 | 15JUN08 | 15JUN08 | 15JUN08 | 01AUG96 | 15FEB02 |
| F4 | 22SEP06 | 22SEP06 | 08MAR05 | 22JUN98 | 01JAN02 |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22JUL15 | 22JUL15 | 22JUL15 | 22FEB00 | 08OCT12 |
| F2A | 01AUG20 | 01AUG20 | 01AUG20 | 01AUG20 | 01AUG20 |
| F2B | 01MAY16 | 01MAY16 | 01MAY16 | 01DEC99 | 01APR12 |
| F3 | 01JUN09 | 01JUN09 | 01JUN09 | 15AUG00 | 22DEC02 |
| F4 | 15SEP07 | 15SEP07 | 22NOV05 | 22APR99 | 01SEP02 |
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For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in November 2020, 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 | C | 01DEC18Advanced 6 months | C | 01DEC18Advanced 6 months | C | C | C |
| EB-2 | C | 22APR16Advanced 2 months | C | 22SEP09Advanced 1 month | C | C | C |
| EB-3 | C | 01OCT17Advanced 3 months | C | 01MAR10Advanced 1 month | C | C | C |
| EB-3 Other Workers | C | 01JAN09Advanced 1 month | C | 01MAR10Advanced 1 month | C | C | C |
| EB-4 | C | C | 01NOV17Advanced 3 months | C | 15OCT18Advanced 1 month | C | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | CBecame current | CBecame current | 01NOV17Available again | CBecame current | 15OCT18Available again | CBecame current | CBecame current |
| EB-5 | C | 15AUG15 | C | C | C | C | 15AUG17Advanced 14 days |
| EB-5 Regional Center | CBecame current | 15AUG15Available again | CBecame current | CBecame current | CBecame current | CBecame current | 15AUG17Available again |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | 01SEP20 | C | 01SEP20 | C | C | — |
| EB-2 | C | 01OCT16 | C | 15MAY11 | C | C | — |
| EB-3 | C | 01JUN18 | C | 01JAN15 | C | C | — |
| EB-3 Other Workers | C | 01MAY09Advanced 7 months | C | 01JAN15 | C | C | — |
| EB-4 | C | C | 01FEB18 | C | C | C | — |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 01FEB18 | 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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Official notes published with the bulletin, quoted as written. They describe what the State Department expects, not a guarantee.
H.R. 8337 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159) extends both the Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers (SR) and Employment Fifth Preference Pilot (I5 and R5) Categories until December 11, 2020.