U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
April 2020
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for April 2020. Changes are against March 2020.
What changed from March 2020
Final Action Dates: 31 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 08 OCT 2013 to 01 JAN 2014.
- F1 China advanced 3 months, from 08 OCT 2013 to 01 JAN 2014.
- F1 India advanced 3 months, from 08 OCT 2013 to 01 JAN 2014.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 SEP 1997 to 22 SEP 1997.
- F1 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 SEP 2009 to 01 MAR 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 SEP 2014 to 01 NOV 2014.
- F2B China advanced 47 days, from 15 SEP 2014 to 01 NOV 2014.
- F2B India advanced 47 days, from 15 SEP 2014 to 01 NOV 2014.
- F2B Mexico advanced 47 days, from 15 OCT 1998 to 01 DEC 1998.
- F2B Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 OCT 2009 to 01 FEB 2010.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 2007 to 01 FEB 2008.
- F3 China advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 2007 to 01 FEB 2008.
- F3 India advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 2007 to 01 FEB 2008.
- F3 Mexico advanced 30 days, from 08 APR 1996 to 08 MAY 1996.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 OCT 1999 to 15 MAY 2000.
- F4 India advanced 14 days, from 08 DEC 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- F4 Mexico advanced 28 days, from 15 FEB 1998 to 15 MAR 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 DEC 1999 to 01 MAY 2000.
- EB-1 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 MAR 2019 to 01 JUN 2019.
- EB-1 China advanced 7 days, from 01 JUN 2017 to 08 JUN 2017.
- EB-1 India advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2015 to 01 MAY 2015.
- EB-1 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 MAR 2019 to 01 JUN 2019.
- EB-1 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 MAR 2019 to 01 JUN 2019.
- EB-2 China advanced 17 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 01 SEP 2015.
- EB-2 India advanced 3 days, from 22 MAY 2009 to 25 MAY 2009.
- EB-3 China advanced 24 days, from 22 MAR 2016 to 15 APR 2016.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 2009 to 22 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2008 to 01 JUL 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 2009 to 22 JAN 2009.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 15 NOV 2017 to 22 JAN 2018.
- EB-5 India advanced 2 months, from 22 OCT 2018 to 01 JAN 2019.
Dates for Filing: 24 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 08 JUN 2014 to 01 SEP 2014.
- F1 China advanced 3 months, from 08 JUN 2014 to 01 SEP 2014.
- F1 India advanced 3 months, from 08 JUN 2014 to 01 SEP 2014.
- F1 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 1999 to 01 DEC 1999.
- F1 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 MAY 2010 to 01 NOV 2010.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 FEB 2020.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 FEB 2020.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 FEB 2020.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 FEB 2020.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 FEB 2020.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 MAY 2015 to 01 JUL 2015.
- F2B China advanced 47 days, from 15 MAY 2015 to 01 JUL 2015.
- F2B India advanced 47 days, from 15 MAY 2015 to 01 JUL 2015.
- F2B Mexico advanced 40 days, from 22 JUN 1999 to 01 AUG 1999.
- F2B Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 JUN 2010 to 01 OCT 2010.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 2008 to 01 OCT 2008.
- F3 China advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 2008 to 01 OCT 2008.
- F3 India advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 2008 to 01 OCT 2008.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 2000 to 15 JAN 2001.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 3 days, from 22 JUL 2007 to 25 JUL 2007.
- F4 China advanced 3 days, from 22 JUL 2007 to 25 JUL 2007.
- F4 India advanced 14 days, from 08 AUG 2005 to 22 AUG 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 JAN 1999 to 15 JAN 1999.
- F4 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 JUL 2000 to 01 JAN 2001.
Compared cell by cell with the March 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 April 2020 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2014+3 mo | 01 JAN 2014+3 mo | 01 JAN 2014+3 mo | 22 SEP 1997+7 d | 01 MAR 2010+6 mo |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 01 NOV 2014+47 d | 01 NOV 2014+47 d | 01 NOV 2014+47 d | 01 DEC 1998+47 d | 01 FEB 2010+4 mo |
| F3 | 01 FEB 2008+48 d | 01 FEB 2008+48 d | 01 FEB 2008+48 d | 08 MAY 1996+30 d | 15 MAY 2000+7 mo |
| F4 | 01 JUL 2006no change | 01 JUL 2006no change | 22 DEC 2004+14 d | 15 MAR 1998+28 d | 01 MAY 2000+5 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 JUN 2019+3 mo | 08 JUN 2017+7 d | 01 MAY 2015+2 mo | 01 JUN 2019+3 mo | 01 JUN 2019+3 mo |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2015+17 d | 25 MAY 2009+3 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JAN 2017no change | 15 APR 2016+24 d | 22 JAN 2009+7 d | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JUL 2008+30 d | 22 JAN 2009+7 d | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 22 JAN 2018+2 mo | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 MAY 2015no change | 01 JAN 2019+2 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2014+3 mo | 01 SEP 2014+3 mo | 01 SEP 2014+3 mo | 01 DEC 1999+9 d | 01 NOV 2010+6 mo |
| F2A | 01 FEB 2020+31 d | 01 FEB 2020+31 d | 01 FEB 2020+31 d | 01 FEB 2020+31 d | 01 FEB 2020+31 d |
| F2B | 01 JUL 2015+47 d | 01 JUL 2015+47 d | 01 JUL 2015+47 d | 01 AUG 1999+40 d | 01 OCT 2010+4 mo |
| F3 | 01 OCT 2008+47 d | 01 OCT 2008+47 d | 01 OCT 2008+47 d | 15 JUL 2000no change | 15 JAN 2001+7 mo |
| F4 | 25 JUL 2007+3 d | 25 JUL 2007+3 d | 22 AUG 2005+14 d | 15 JAN 1999+7 d | 01 JAN 2001+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 2015no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for April 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.