Visa Bulletin March 2020

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Updated information for the March 2020 Visa Bulletin is now available.

The new tables include the consular filing dates and final visa issuance action.

If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin tables on Filing for Adjustment of Status (immigrant visa applications filed within the U.S.) click here.

These are the tables of the Visa Bulletin for Marcho of 2020 for family or employment based cases:

Final Action Dates for Family-Based Case Requests

Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland 
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 08OCT13 08OCT13 08OCT13 15SEP97 01SEP09
F2A C C C C C
F2B 15SEP14 15SEP14 15SEP14 15OCT98 01OCT09
F3 15DEC07 15DEC07 15DEC07 08APR96 01OCT99
F4 01JUL06 01JUL06 08DEC04 15FEB98 01DEC99

Dates for Filing Family Based Case Applications

Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland 
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 08JUN14 08JUN14 08JUN14 22NOV99 01MAY10
F2A 01JAN20 01JAN20 01JAN20 01JAN20 01JAN20
F2B 15MAY15 15MAY15 15MAY15 22JUN99 01JUN10
F3 15AUG08 15AUG08 15AUG08 15JUL00 01JUN00
F4 22JUL07 22JUL07 08AUG05 08JAN99 01JUL00

Employment-Based Case Applications Final Action Dates

Employment-
based
All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland 
born
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES VIETNAM
1st 01MAR19 01JUN17 01MAR19 01MAR15 01MAR19 01MAR19 01MAR19
2nd C 15AUG15 C 22MAY09 C C C
3rd 01JAN17 22MAR16 01JAN17 15JAN09 01JAN17 01JAN17 01JAN17
Other Workers 01JAN17 01JUN08 01JAN17 15JAN09 01JAN17 01JAN17 01JAN17
4th C C 15JUL16 C 15NOV17 C C
Certain Religious Workers C C 15JUL16 C 15NOV17 C C
5th Non-Regional Center
(C5 and T5)
C 15MAY15 C 22OCT18 C C 15JAN17
5th Regional Center
(I5 and R5)
C 15MAY15 C 22OCT18 C C 15JAN17

Dates for Submitting Employment-Based Case Applications

Employment-
based
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland 
born
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIA MEXICO  PHILIPPINES 
1st C 01OCT17 C 15MAR17 C C
2nd C 01AUG16 C 01JUL09  C C
3rd 01JAN19 01MAR17 01JAN19 01FEB10 01JAN19 01JAN19
Other Workers 01JAN19 01AUG08 01JAN19 01FEB10 01JAN19 01JAN19
4th C C 15AUG16 C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C 15AUG16 C C C
5th Non-Regional Center
(C5 and T5)
C 15DEC15 C C C C
5th Regional Center
(I5 and R5)
C 15DEC15 C C C C

Remember that in October 2015, the process for submitting applications changed. Now, the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services publish two tables for each visa preference category with the following information: In the sections where a "C" is marked, it means that the category is current, and applications may be filed regardless of the applicant's priority date.

- Final Action Dates: dates on which immigrant visas can finally be issued.
- Dates for Filing: earliest date a person can file an application for an immigrant visa.

In order to determine when you can start the process to apply for an immigrant visa through consular channels or adjustment of status, you should check the lists every month.

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