U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2019
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2019. Changes are against June 2019.
What changed from June 2019
Final Action Dates: 29 moved forward, 5 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 22 days, from 15 FEB 2012 to 08 MAR 2012.
- F1 China advanced 22 days, from 15 FEB 2012 to 08 MAR 2012.
- F1 India advanced 22 days, from 15 FEB 2012 to 08 MAR 2012.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 JUN 2007 to 22 AUG 2007.
- F2A (all other countries) went from 15 JUL 2017 to CURRENT.
- F2A China went from 15 JUL 2017 to CURRENT.
- F2A India went from 15 JUL 2017 to CURRENT.
- F2A Mexico went from 01 JUL 2017 to CURRENT.
- F2A Philippines went from 15 JUL 2017 to CURRENT.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 15 MAY 2013 to 01 SEP 2013.
- F2B China advanced 4 months, from 15 MAY 2013 to 01 SEP 2013.
- F2B India advanced 4 months, from 15 MAY 2013 to 01 SEP 2013.
- F2B Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 MAR 1998 to 15 APR 1998.
- F2B Philippines advanced 47 days, from 15 NOV 2007 to 01 JAN 2008.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 22 DEC 2006 to 08 MAR 2007.
- F3 China advanced 2 months, from 22 DEC 2006 to 08 MAR 2007.
- F3 India advanced 2 months, from 22 DEC 2006 to 08 MAR 2007.
- F3 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 FEB 1997 to 01 AUG 1997.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2006 to 15 JUN 2006.
- F4 China advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2006 to 15 JUN 2006.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 15 AUG 2004 to 22 AUG 2004.
- F4 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 1997 to 01 JAN 1998.
- EB-1 China advanced 2 months, from 22 FEB 2017 to 08 MAY 2017.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 01 AUG 2016 to 01 NOV 2016.
- EB-2 India advanced 5 days, from 19 APR 2009 to 24 APR 2009.
- EB-3 China advanced 4 months, from 15 SEP 2015 to 01 JAN 2016.
- EB-3 Philippines went from 01 NOV 2018 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 3 months, from 01 SEP 2007 to 22 NOV 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from 01 NOV 2018 to CURRENT.
- F1 Mexico retrogressed 12 months, from 08 AUG 1997 to 01 AUG 1996.
- F3 Mexico retrogressed 8 months, from 22 FEB 1996 to 01 JUL 1995.
- F4 Mexico retrogressed 13 months, from 08 FEB 1998 to 01 JAN 1997.
- EB-4 Mexico retrogressed 27 months, from 01 OCT 2018 to 01 JUL 2016.
- EB-5 India went from CURRENT to 01 MAY 2017.
Dates for Filing: 24 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 08 OCT 2012 to 08 NOV 2012.
- F1 China advanced 31 days, from 08 OCT 2012 to 08 NOV 2012.
- F1 India advanced 31 days, from 08 OCT 2012 to 08 NOV 2012.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 OCT 1999 to 22 OCT 1999.
- F1 Philippines advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2008 to 01 MAY 2008.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 AUG 2014 to 15 AUG 2014.
- F2B China advanced 7 days, from 08 AUG 2014 to 15 AUG 2014.
- F2B India advanced 7 days, from 08 AUG 2014 to 15 AUG 2014.
- F2B Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 DEC 1998 to 22 DEC 1998.
- F2B Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2008 to 01 AUG 2008.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2007 to 08 SEP 2007.
- F3 China advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2007 to 08 SEP 2007.
- F3 India advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2007 to 08 SEP 2007.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 2000 to 08 JUL 2000.
- F3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 1997 to 01 FEB 1998.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 2006 to 15 DEC 2006.
- F4 China advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 2006 to 15 DEC 2006.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2005 to 22 APR 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 1998 to 08 DEC 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 MAR 1998 to 01 JUL 1998.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2016 to 01 FEB 2017.
- EB-3 China advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2016 to 01 JUN 2016.
- EB-3 Philippines went from 01 JAN 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from 01 JAN 2019 to CURRENT.
Compared cell by cell with the June 2019 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (81 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The July 2019 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 MAR 2012+22 d | 08 MAR 2012+22 d | 08 MAR 2012+22 d | 01 AUG 1996−12 mo | 22 AUG 2007+2 mo |
| F2A | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| F2B | 01 SEP 2013+4 mo | 01 SEP 2013+4 mo | 01 SEP 2013+4 mo | 15 APR 1998+31 d | 01 JAN 2008+47 d |
| F3 | 08 MAR 2007+2 mo | 08 MAR 2007+2 mo | 08 MAR 2007+2 mo | 01 JUL 1995−8 mo | 01 AUG 1997+6 mo |
| F4 | 15 JUN 2006+2 mo | 15 JUN 2006+2 mo | 22 AUG 2004+7 d | 01 JAN 1997−13 mo | 01 JAN 1998+7 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 22 APR 2018no change | 08 MAY 2017+2 mo | 01 JAN 2015no change | 22 APR 2018no change | 22 APR 2018no change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 NOV 2016+3 mo | 24 APR 2009+5 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016+4 mo | 01 JUL 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 22 NOV 2007+3 mo | 01 JUL 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2016−27 mo | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2014no change | 01 MAY 2017cutoff imposed | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 NOV 2012+31 d | 08 NOV 2012+31 d | 08 NOV 2012+31 d | 22 OCT 1999+7 d | 01 MAY 2008+9 d |
| F2A | 08 MAR 2019no change | 08 MAR 2019no change | 08 MAR 2019no change | 08 MAR 2019no change | 08 MAR 2019no change |
| F2B | 15 AUG 2014+7 d | 15 AUG 2014+7 d | 15 AUG 2014+7 d | 22 DEC 1998+7 d | 01 AUG 2008+31 d |
| F3 | 08 SEP 2007+17 d | 08 SEP 2007+17 d | 08 SEP 2007+17 d | 08 JUL 2000+7 d | 01 FEB 1998+3 mo |
| F4 | 15 DEC 2006+14 d | 15 DEC 2006+14 d | 22 APR 2005+7 d | 08 DEC 1998+7 d | 01 JUL 1998+4 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 SEP 2018no change | 01 OCT 2017no change | 01 OCT 2017no change | 01 SEP 2018no change | 01 SEP 2018no change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 FEB 2017+3 mo | 01 JUN 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2016+5 mo | 01 APR 2010no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 APR 2010no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 NOV 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for July 2019, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.