U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
December 2019
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for December 2019. Changes are against November 2019.
What changed from November 2019
Final Action Dates: 27 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2013 to 15 MAY 2013.
- F1 China advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2013 to 15 MAY 2013.
- F1 India advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2013 to 15 MAY 2013.
- F1 Philippines advanced 47 days, from 15 SEP 2008 to 01 NOV 2008.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 08 JUL 2014 to 08 AUG 2014.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 08 JUL 2014 to 08 AUG 2014.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 08 JUL 2014 to 08 AUG 2014.
- F2B Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2008 to 01 DEC 2008.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 15 OCT 2007 to 08 NOV 2007.
- F3 China advanced 24 days, from 15 OCT 2007 to 08 NOV 2007.
- F3 India advanced 24 days, from 15 OCT 2007 to 08 NOV 2007.
- F3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 JUN 1998 to 01 SEP 1998.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2007 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F4 China advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2007 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F4 India advanced 17 days, from 15 OCT 2004 to 01 NOV 2004.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 SEP 1998 to 15 DEC 1998.
- EB-1 (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 01 JUN 2018 to 15 JUL 2018.
- EB-1 China advanced 3 months, from 01 FEB 2017 to 15 MAY 2017.
- EB-1 Mexico advanced 44 days, from 01 JUN 2018 to 15 JUL 2018.
- EB-1 Philippines advanced 44 days, from 01 JUN 2018 to 15 JUL 2018.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 15 MAR 2015 to 22 JUN 2015.
- EB-2 India advanced 2 days, from 13 MAY 2009 to 15 MAY 2009.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2018 to 01 MAR 2018.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2008 to 01 MAR 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2018 to 01 MAR 2018.
- EB-5 China advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 2014 to 15 NOV 2014.
- EB-5 India advanced 24 days, from 08 DEC 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
Dates for Filing: 25 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 SEP 2013 to 15 NOV 2013.
- F1 China advanced 2 months, from 01 SEP 2013 to 15 NOV 2013.
- F1 India advanced 2 months, from 01 SEP 2013 to 15 NOV 2013.
- F1 Philippines advanced 47 days, from 15 MAR 2009 to 01 MAY 2009.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 OCT 2019.
- F2A China advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 OCT 2019.
- F2A India advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 OCT 2019.
- F2A Mexico advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 OCT 2019.
- F2A Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 OCT 2019.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 08 JAN 2015 to 08 FEB 2015.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 08 JAN 2015 to 08 FEB 2015.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 08 JAN 2015 to 08 FEB 2015.
- F2B Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2009 to 01 JUN 2009.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2008 to 15 MAY 2008.
- F3 China advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2008 to 15 MAY 2008.
- F3 India advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2008 to 15 MAY 2008.
- F3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 DEC 1998 to 01 MAR 1999.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 JUL 2007 to 22 JUL 2007.
- F4 China advanced 21 days, from 01 JUL 2007 to 22 JUL 2007.
- F4 India advanced 16 days, from 15 JUN 2005 to 01 JUL 2005.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 MAR 1999 to 15 JUN 1999.
- EB-1 (all other countries) went from 01 JUL 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 Mexico went from 01 JUL 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 Philippines went from 01 JUL 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-5 China advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2015 to 15 MAY 2015.
Compared cell by cell with the November 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 December 2019 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 MAY 2013+2 mo | 15 MAY 2013+2 mo | 15 MAY 2013+2 mo | 08 AUG 1997no change | 01 NOV 2008+47 d |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 08 AUG 2014+31 d | 08 AUG 2014+31 d | 08 AUG 2014+31 d | 22 AUG 1998no change | 01 DEC 2008+2 mo |
| F3 | 08 NOV 2007+24 d | 08 NOV 2007+24 d | 08 NOV 2007+24 d | 22 FEB 1996no change | 01 SEP 1998+3 mo |
| F4 | 01 FEB 2007+31 d | 01 FEB 2007+31 d | 01 NOV 2004+17 d | 15 DEC 1997no change | 15 DEC 1998+3 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 15 JUL 2018+44 d | 15 MAY 2017+3 mo | 01 JAN 2015no change | 15 JUL 2018+44 d | 15 JUL 2018+44 d |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 22 JUN 2015+3 mo | 15 MAY 2009+2 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 NOV 2015no change | 01 JAN 2009no change | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2018+28 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2008+29 d | 01 JAN 2009no change | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2018+28 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 22 JUL 2017no change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 NOV 2014+14 d | 01 JAN 2018+24 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 NOV 2013+2 mo | 15 NOV 2013+2 mo | 15 NOV 2013+2 mo | 15 NOV 1999no change | 01 MAY 2009+47 d |
| F2A | 01 OCT 2019+30 d | 01 OCT 2019+30 d | 01 OCT 2019+30 d | 01 OCT 2019+30 d | 01 OCT 2019+30 d |
| F2B | 08 FEB 2015+31 d | 08 FEB 2015+31 d | 08 FEB 2015+31 d | 22 APR 1999no change | 01 JUN 2009+2 mo |
| F3 | 15 MAY 2008+30 d | 15 MAY 2008+30 d | 15 MAY 2008+30 d | 15 JUL 2000no change | 01 MAR 1999+3 mo |
| F4 | 22 JUL 2007+21 d | 22 JUL 2007+21 d | 01 JUL 2005+16 d | 01 JAN 1999no change | 15 JUN 1999+3 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTbecame current | 01 SEP 2017no change | 15 MAR 2017no change | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2016no change | 01 JUL 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2017no change | 01 FEB 2010no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2008no change | 01 FEB 2010no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 MAY 2015+4 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for December 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.