U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
March 2020
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for March 2020. Changes are against February 2020.
What changed from February 2020
Final Action Dates: 32 moved forward, 6 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 22 AUG 2013 to 08 OCT 2013.
- F1 China advanced 47 days, from 22 AUG 2013 to 08 OCT 2013.
- F1 India advanced 47 days, from 22 AUG 2013 to 08 OCT 2013.
- F1 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 1997 to 15 SEP 1997.
- F1 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 APR 2009 to 01 SEP 2009.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 2014 to 15 SEP 2014.
- F2B China advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 2014 to 15 SEP 2014.
- F2B India advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 2014 to 15 SEP 2014.
- F2B Mexico advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 1998 to 15 OCT 1998.
- F2B Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 MAY 2009 to 01 OCT 2009.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 22 NOV 2007 to 15 DEC 2007.
- F3 China advanced 23 days, from 22 NOV 2007 to 15 DEC 2007.
- F3 India advanced 23 days, from 22 NOV 2007 to 15 DEC 2007.
- F3 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 22 MAR 1996 to 08 APR 1996.
- F3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 MAY 1999 to 01 OCT 1999.
- F4 India advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2004 to 08 DEC 2004.
- F4 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 JAN 1998 to 15 FEB 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JUL 1999 to 01 DEC 1999.
- EB-1 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 DEC 2018 to 01 MAR 2019.
- EB-1 China advanced 10 days, from 22 MAY 2017 to 01 JUN 2017.
- EB-1 India advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 2015 to 01 MAR 2015.
- EB-1 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 DEC 2018 to 01 MAR 2019.
- EB-1 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 DEC 2018 to 01 MAR 2019.
- EB-2 China advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 2015 to 15 AUG 2015.
- EB-2 India advanced 3 days, from 19 MAY 2009 to 22 MAY 2009.
- EB-3 China advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2016 to 22 MAR 2016.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 08 JAN 2009 to 15 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 2008 to 01 JUN 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 08 JAN 2009 to 15 JAN 2009.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 SEP 2017 to 15 NOV 2017.
- EB-5 China advanced 5 months, from 01 DEC 2014 to 15 MAY 2015.
- EB-5 India advanced 51 days, from 01 SEP 2018 to 22 OCT 2018.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2017.
- EB-3 Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2017.
- EB-3 Philippines retrogressed 17 months, from 01 JUN 2018 to 01 JAN 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines retrogressed 17 months, from 01 JUN 2018 to 01 JAN 2017.
Dates for Filing: 23 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 22 MAR 2014 to 08 JUN 2014.
- F1 China advanced 3 months, from 22 MAR 2014 to 08 JUN 2014.
- F1 India advanced 3 months, from 22 MAR 2014 to 08 JUN 2014.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 1999 to 22 NOV 1999.
- F1 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 OCT 2009 to 01 MAY 2010.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 22 APR 2015 to 15 MAY 2015.
- F2B China advanced 23 days, from 22 APR 2015 to 15 MAY 2015.
- F2B India advanced 23 days, from 22 APR 2015 to 15 MAY 2015.
- F2B Mexico advanced 38 days, from 15 MAY 1999 to 22 JUN 1999.
- F2B Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 NOV 2009 to 01 JUN 2010.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 JUL 2008 to 15 AUG 2008.
- F3 China advanced 24 days, from 22 JUL 2008 to 15 AUG 2008.
- F3 India advanced 24 days, from 22 JUL 2008 to 15 AUG 2008.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 NOV 1999 to 01 JUN 2000.
- F4 India advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2005 to 08 AUG 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 JAN 1999 to 08 JAN 1999.
- F4 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 2000 to 01 JUL 2000.
- EB-5 China advanced 7 months, from 15 MAY 2015 to 15 DEC 2015.
Compared cell by cell with the February 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 March 2020 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 OCT 2013+47 d | 08 OCT 2013+47 d | 08 OCT 2013+47 d | 15 SEP 1997+24 d | 01 SEP 2009+5 mo |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 15 SEP 2014+24 d | 15 SEP 2014+24 d | 15 SEP 2014+24 d | 15 OCT 1998+30 d | 01 OCT 2009+5 mo |
| F3 | 15 DEC 2007+23 d | 15 DEC 2007+23 d | 15 DEC 2007+23 d | 08 APR 1996+17 d | 01 OCT 1999+5 mo |
| F4 | 01 JUL 2006no change | 01 JUL 2006no change | 08 DEC 2004+16 d | 15 FEB 1998+31 d | 01 DEC 1999+5 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 MAR 2019+3 mo | 01 JUN 2017+10 d | 01 MAR 2015+59 d | 01 MAR 2019+3 mo | 01 MAR 2019+3 mo |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 15 AUG 2015+31 d | 22 MAY 2009+3 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JAN 2017cutoff imposed | 22 MAR 2016+3 mo | 15 JAN 2009+7 d | 01 JAN 2017cutoff imposed | 01 JAN 2017−17 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2017cutoff imposed | 01 JUN 2008+31 d | 15 JAN 2009+7 d | 01 JAN 2017cutoff imposed | 01 JAN 2017−17 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 15 NOV 2017+2 mo | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 MAY 2015+5 mo | 22 OCT 2018+51 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 JUN 2014+3 mo | 08 JUN 2014+3 mo | 08 JUN 2014+3 mo | 22 NOV 1999+7 d | 01 MAY 2010+7 mo |
| F2A | 01 JAN 2020+31 d | 01 JAN 2020+31 d | 01 JAN 2020+31 d | 01 JAN 2020+31 d | 01 JAN 2020+31 d |
| F2B | 15 MAY 2015+23 d | 15 MAY 2015+23 d | 15 MAY 2015+23 d | 22 JUN 1999+38 d | 01 JUN 2010+7 mo |
| F3 | 15 AUG 2008+24 d | 15 AUG 2008+24 d | 15 AUG 2008+24 d | 15 JUL 2000no change | 01 JUN 2000+7 mo |
| F4 | 22 JUL 2007no change | 22 JUL 2007no change | 08 AUG 2005+17 d | 08 JAN 1999+7 d | 01 JUL 2000+6 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 DEC 2015+7 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for March 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.