U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2019
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2019. Changes are against September 2019.
What changed from September 2019
Final Action Dates: 42 moved forward, 1 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2013 to 15 JAN 2013.
- F1 China advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2013 to 15 JAN 2013.
- F1 India advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2013 to 15 JAN 2013.
- F1 Mexico advanced 12 months, from 01 AUG 1996 to 08 AUG 1997.
- F1 Philippines advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 2008 to 01 JUL 2008.
- F2B Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 1998 to 01 AUG 1998.
- F2B Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2008 to 01 SEP 2008.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 SEP 2007 to 15 SEP 2007.
- F3 China advanced 14 days, from 01 SEP 2007 to 15 SEP 2007.
- F3 India advanced 14 days, from 01 SEP 2007 to 15 SEP 2007.
- F3 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 DEC 1995 to 22 FEB 1996.
- F3 Philippines advanced 59 days, from 01 FEB 1998 to 01 APR 1998.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 NOV 2006 to 22 NOV 2006.
- F4 China advanced 21 days, from 01 NOV 2006 to 22 NOV 2006.
- F4 India advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 2004 to 01 OCT 2004.
- F4 Mexico advanced 11 months, from 01 JAN 1997 to 15 DEC 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 1998 to 08 JUL 1998.
- EB-1 (all other countries) advanced 7 months, from 01 OCT 2017 to 22 APR 2018.
- EB-1 China advanced 34 months, from 01 JAN 2014 to 01 NOV 2016.
- EB-1 India went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2015.
- EB-1 Mexico advanced 7 months, from 01 OCT 2017 to 22 APR 2018.
- EB-1 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 OCT 2017 to 22 APR 2018.
- EB-2 (all other countries) went from 01 JAN 2018 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 India advanced 4 days, from 08 MAY 2009 to 12 MAY 2009.
- EB-2 Mexico went from 01 JAN 2018 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 Philippines went from 01 JAN 2018 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from 01 JUL 2016 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 China advanced 22 months, from 01 JAN 2014 to 01 NOV 2015.
- EB-3 India advanced 42 months, from 01 JUL 2005 to 01 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 Mexico went from 01 JUL 2016 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 15 months, from 01 JUL 2016 to 15 OCT 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from 01 JUL 2016 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 2007 to 01 JAN 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 42 months, from 01 JUL 2005 to 01 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from 01 JUL 2016 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 15 months, from 01 JUL 2016 to 15 OCT 2017.
- EB-4 (all other countries) went from UNAVAILABLE to CURRENT.
- EB-4 China went from UNAVAILABLE to CURRENT.
- EB-4 India went from UNAVAILABLE to CURRENT.
- EB-4 Mexico went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 MAY 2017.
- EB-4 Philippines went from UNAVAILABLE to CURRENT.
- EB-5 India advanced 3 months, from 01 SEP 2017 to 22 NOV 2017.
Dates for Filing: 31 moved forward, 5 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2013 to 15 JUL 2013.
- F1 China advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2013 to 15 JUL 2013.
- F1 India advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2013 to 15 JUL 2013.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 1999 to 15 NOV 1999.
- F1 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2008 to 01 JAN 2009.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2019 to 01 AUG 2019.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2019 to 01 AUG 2019.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2019 to 01 AUG 2019.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2019 to 01 AUG 2019.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2019 to 01 AUG 2019.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 OCT 2014 to 01 DEC 2014.
- F2B China advanced 47 days, from 15 OCT 2014 to 01 DEC 2014.
- F2B India advanced 47 days, from 15 OCT 2014 to 01 DEC 2014.
- F2B Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 1999 to 01 APR 1999.
- F2B Philippines advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2009 to 01 MAR 2009.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 53 days, from 22 JAN 2008 to 15 MAR 2008.
- F3 China advanced 53 days, from 22 JAN 2008 to 15 MAR 2008.
- F3 India advanced 53 days, from 22 JAN 2008 to 15 MAR 2008.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 1998 to 01 OCT 1998.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 08 MAR 2007 to 15 MAY 2007.
- F4 China advanced 2 months, from 08 MAR 2007 to 15 MAY 2007.
- F4 India advanced 10 days, from 22 MAY 2005 to 01 JUN 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 1998 to 01 JAN 1999.
- F4 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 JAN 1999 to 08 JAN 1999.
- EB-1 (all other countries) advanced 10 months, from 01 SEP 2018 to 01 JUL 2019.
- EB-1 Mexico advanced 10 months, from 01 SEP 2018 to 01 JUL 2019.
- EB-1 Philippines advanced 10 months, from 01 SEP 2018 to 01 JUL 2019.
- EB-2 India advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2009 to 01 JUL 2009.
- EB-3 China advanced 9 months, from 01 JUN 2016 to 01 MAR 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 2008 to 01 AUG 2008.
- EB-5 China advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 2014 to 01 JAN 2015.
- EB-1 China retrogressed 30 days, from 01 OCT 2017 to 01 SEP 2017.
- EB-1 India retrogressed 7 months, from 01 OCT 2017 to 15 MAR 2017.
- EB-2 China retrogressed 10 months, from 01 JUN 2017 to 01 AUG 2016.
- EB-3 India retrogressed 59 days, from 01 APR 2010 to 01 FEB 2010.
- EB-3 Other Workers India retrogressed 59 days, from 01 APR 2010 to 01 FEB 2010.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 October 2019 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 JAN 2013+14 d | 15 JAN 2013+14 d | 15 JAN 2013+14 d | 08 AUG 1997+12 mo | 01 JUL 2008+9 d |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 01 JUN 2014no change | 01 JUN 2014no change | 01 JUN 2014no change | 01 AUG 1998+31 d | 01 SEP 2008+31 d |
| F3 | 15 SEP 2007+14 d | 15 SEP 2007+14 d | 15 SEP 2007+14 d | 22 FEB 1996+3 mo | 01 APR 1998+59 d |
| F4 | 22 NOV 2006+21 d | 22 NOV 2006+21 d | 01 OCT 2004+9 d | 15 DEC 1997+11 mo | 08 JUL 1998+7 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 22 APR 2018+7 mo | 01 NOV 2016+34 mo | 01 JAN 2015available again | 22 APR 2018+7 mo | 22 APR 2018+7 mo |
| EB-2 | CURRENTbecame current | 01 JAN 2015−24 mo | 12 MAY 2009+4 d | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-3 | CURRENTbecame current | 01 NOV 2015+22 mo | 01 JAN 2009+42 mo | CURRENTbecame current | 15 OCT 2017+15 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTbecame current | 01 JAN 2008+40 d | 01 JAN 2009+42 mo | CURRENTbecame current | 15 OCT 2017+15 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | 01 MAY 2017available again | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 22 OCT 2014no change | 22 NOV 2017+3 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 JUL 2013+2 mo | 15 JUL 2013+2 mo | 15 JUL 2013+2 mo | 15 NOV 1999+7 d | 01 JAN 2009+31 d |
| F2A | 01 AUG 2019+31 d | 01 AUG 2019+31 d | 01 AUG 2019+31 d | 01 AUG 2019+31 d | 01 AUG 2019+31 d |
| F2B | 01 DEC 2014+47 d | 01 DEC 2014+47 d | 01 DEC 2014+47 d | 01 APR 1999+31 d | 01 MAR 2009+28 d |
| F3 | 15 MAR 2008+53 d | 15 MAR 2008+53 d | 15 MAR 2008+53 d | 15 JUL 2000no change | 01 OCT 1998+2 mo |
| F4 | 15 MAY 2007+2 mo | 15 MAY 2007+2 mo | 01 JUN 2005+10 d | 01 JAN 1999+10 d | 08 JAN 1999+7 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 JUL 2019+10 mo | 01 SEP 2017−30 d | 15 MAR 2017−7 mo | 01 JUL 2019+10 mo | 01 JUL 2019+10 mo |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2016−10 mo | 01 JUL 2009+30 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2017+9 mo | 01 FEB 2010−59 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2008+2 mo | 01 FEB 2010−59 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2015+40 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 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.