May 2020 Visa Bulletin

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2020

May 2020 Visa Bulletin

The Department of State has released the May 2020 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for May 2020.

Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories this month:

Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases:

• EB1:
  • EB1 China moved forward 5 weeks from 06/08/2017 to 07/15/2017.
  • EB1 India moved forward 3 months from 05/01/2015 to 08/01/2015.
  • All other EB1 moved forward 11 months from 06/01/2019 to being current.
• EB2:
  • EB2 China moved forward 1 month from 09/01/2015 to 10/01/2015.
  • EB2 India moved forward 1 week from 05/25/2009 to 06/02/2009. 
  • All other EB2 remain current.
• EB3:
  • EB3 China moved forward 1 month from 04/15/2016 to 05/15/2016.
  • EB3 India moved forward 5 weeks from 01/22/2009 to 03/01/2009.
  • EB3 Philippines remains at 01/01/2017.
  • All other EB3 remain at 01/01/2017.
• EB5:
  • EB5 China moved forward 7 weeks from 05/15/2015 to 07/01/2015.
  • EB5 India moved forward 9 months from 01/01/2019 to 10/01/2019.
  • EB5 Vietnam moved forward 7 weeks from 02/08/2017 to 04/01/2017.
  • All other EB5 remain current.

Below are some key changes for the family-sponsored categories this month:

Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Cases:

• F1:
  • F1 for China and India moved forward 11 weeks from 09/01/2014 to 11/22/2014.
  • F1 Mexico moved forward 1 week from 12/01/1999 to 12/08/1999
  • F1 Philippines moved forward 7 months from 11/01/2010 to 06/01/2011.
  • All other F1 moved forward 11 weeks from 09/01/2014 to 11/22/2014.
• F2A: All F2A remain current. Although the Dates for Filing chart applies to family-sponsored categories, since the F2A category remains “current” on the Final Action Dates chart, F2A applicants may file using the Final Action Dates chart for May 2020 which is current.
• F2B:
  • F2B for China and India moved forward 12 weeks from 07/01/2015 to 09/22/2015.
  • F2B Mexico moved forward 5 weeks from 08/01/1999 to 09/08/1999.
  • F2B Philippines moved forward 4 months from 10/1/2010 to 02/01/2011.
  • All other F2B moved forward 12 weeks from 07/01/2015 to 09/22/2015.
• F3:
  • F3 for China and India moved forward 10 weeks from 10/01/2008 to 12/15/2008.
  • F3 Mexico remains at 07/15/2000.
  • F3 Philippines moved forward 7 months from 01/15/2001 to 08/22/2001.
  • All other F3 moved forward 10 weeks from 10/01/2008 to 12/15/2008.
• F4:
  • F4 China moved forward 3 days from 07/25/2007 to 07/28/2007.
  • F4 India moved forward 2 weeks from 08/22/2005 to 09/08/2005.
  • F4 Mexico moved forward 1 week from 01/15/1999 01/22/1999.
  • F4 Philippines moved forward 5 months from 01/01/2001 to 06/01/2001.
  • All other F4 moved forward 3 days from 07/25/2007 to 07/28/2007.

Updated 05/08/2020