U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2020
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2020. Changes are against January 2020.
What changed from January 2020
Final Action Dates: 32 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 2013 to 22 AUG 2013.
- F1 China advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 2013 to 22 AUG 2013.
- F1 India advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 2013 to 22 AUG 2013.
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 AUG 1997 to 22 AUG 1997.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 15 JAN 2009 to 01 APR 2009.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 AUG 2014 to 22 AUG 2014.
- F2B China advanced 14 days, from 08 AUG 2014 to 22 AUG 2014.
- F2B India advanced 14 days, from 08 AUG 2014 to 22 AUG 2014.
- F2B Mexico advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 1998 to 15 SEP 1998.
- F2B Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 FEB 2009 to 01 MAY 2009.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2007 to 22 NOV 2007.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2007 to 22 NOV 2007.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2007 to 22 NOV 2007.
- F3 Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 1996 to 22 MAR 1996.
- F3 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 1999 to 01 MAY 1999.
- F4 India advanced 14 days, from 08 NOV 2004 to 22 NOV 2004.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 JAN 1998 to 15 JAN 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 MAR 1999 to 01 JUL 1999.
- EB-1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2018 to 01 DEC 2018.
- EB-1 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2018 to 01 DEC 2018.
- EB-1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2018 to 01 DEC 2018.
- EB-2 China advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 2015 to 15 JUL 2015.
- EB-2 India advanced 1 days, from 18 MAY 2009 to 19 MAY 2009.
- EB-3 China advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2015 to 01 JAN 2016.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 01 JAN 2009 to 08 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 15 MAR 2018 to 01 JUN 2018.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 30 days, from 01 APR 2008 to 01 MAY 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 01 JAN 2009 to 08 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 3 months, from 15 MAR 2018 to 01 JUN 2018.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 08 AUG 2017 to 01 SEP 2017.
- EB-5 China advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 2014 to 01 DEC 2014.
- EB-5 India advanced 4 months, from 01 MAY 2018 to 01 SEP 2018.
- F4 (all other countries) retrogressed 7 months, from 01 FEB 2007 to 01 JUL 2006.
- F4 China retrogressed 7 months, from 01 FEB 2007 to 01 JUL 2006.
Dates for Filing: 20 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 MAR 2014 to 22 MAR 2014.
- F1 China advanced 7 days, from 15 MAR 2014 to 22 MAR 2014.
- F1 India advanced 7 days, from 15 MAR 2014 to 22 MAR 2014.
- F1 Philippines advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 2009 to 01 OCT 2009.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2019 to 01 DEC 2019.
- F2A China advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2019 to 01 DEC 2019.
- F2A India advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2019 to 01 DEC 2019.
- F2A Mexico advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2019 to 01 DEC 2019.
- F2A Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2019 to 01 DEC 2019.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2015 to 22 APR 2015.
- F2B China advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2015 to 22 APR 2015.
- F2B India advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2015 to 22 APR 2015.
- F2B Mexico advanced 23 days, from 22 APR 1999 to 15 MAY 1999.
- F2B Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 2009 to 01 NOV 2009.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 2008 to 22 JUL 2008.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 2008 to 22 JUL 2008.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 2008 to 22 JUL 2008.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 SEP 1999 to 01 NOV 1999.
- F4 India advanced 14 days, from 08 JUL 2005 to 22 JUL 2005.
- F4 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 NOV 1999 to 01 JAN 2000.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2020 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 February 2020 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 AUG 2013+38 d | 22 AUG 2013+38 d | 22 AUG 2013+38 d | 22 AUG 1997+14 d | 01 APR 2009+2 mo |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 22 AUG 2014+14 d | 22 AUG 2014+14 d | 22 AUG 2014+14 d | 15 SEP 1998+24 d | 01 MAY 2009+3 mo |
| F3 | 22 NOV 2007+7 d | 22 NOV 2007+7 d | 22 NOV 2007+7 d | 22 MAR 1996+21 d | 01 MAY 1999+4 mo |
| F4 | 01 JUL 2006−7 mo | 01 JUL 2006−7 mo | 22 NOV 2004+14 d | 15 JAN 1998+7 d | 01 JUL 1999+4 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 DEC 2018+2 mo | 22 MAY 2017no change | 01 JAN 2015no change | 01 DEC 2018+2 mo | 01 DEC 2018+2 mo |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2015+14 d | 19 MAY 2009+1 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016+31 d | 08 JAN 2009+7 d | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2018+3 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2008+30 d | 08 JAN 2009+7 d | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2018+3 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2017+24 d | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 DEC 2014+9 d | 01 SEP 2018+4 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 MAR 2014+7 d | 22 MAR 2014+7 d | 22 MAR 2014+7 d | 15 NOV 1999no change | 01 OCT 2009+16 d |
| F2A | 01 DEC 2019+30 d | 01 DEC 2019+30 d | 01 DEC 2019+30 d | 01 DEC 2019+30 d | 01 DEC 2019+30 d |
| F2B | 22 APR 2015+14 d | 22 APR 2015+14 d | 22 APR 2015+14 d | 15 MAY 1999+23 d | 01 NOV 2009+31 d |
| F3 | 22 JUL 2008+7 d | 22 JUL 2008+7 d | 22 JUL 2008+7 d | 15 JUL 2000no change | 01 NOV 1999+2 mo |
| F4 | 22 JUL 2007no change | 22 JUL 2007no change | 22 JUL 2005+14 d | 01 JAN 1999no change | 01 JAN 2000+2 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2017no change | 15 MAR 2017no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2016no change | 01 JUL 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JAN 2019no change | 01 MAR 2017no change | 01 FEB 2010no change | 01 JAN 2019no change | 01 JAN 2019no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2019no change | 01 AUG 2008no change | 01 FEB 2010no change | 01 JAN 2019no change | 01 JAN 2019no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 MAY 2015no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for February 2020, 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.