U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2020
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2020. Changes are against September 2020.
What changed from September 2020
Final Action Dates: 15 moved forward, 0 moved back
- EB-1 China advanced 3 months, from 01 MAR 2018 to 01 JUN 2018.
- EB-1 India advanced 3 months, from 01 MAR 2018 to 01 JUN 2018.
- EB-2 China advanced 46 days, from 15 JAN 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- EB-2 India advanced 55 days, from 08 JUL 2009 to 01 SEP 2009.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from 01 APR 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 China advanced 4 months, from 15 FEB 2017 to 01 JUL 2017.
- EB-3 India advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2009 to 15 JAN 2010.
- EB-3 Mexico went from 01 APR 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Philippines went from 01 APR 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from 01 APR 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 4 months, from 01 AUG 2008 to 01 DEC 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2009 to 15 JAN 2010.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from 01 APR 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from 01 APR 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 15 JUN 2018 to 01 SEP 2018.
Dates for Filing: 13 moved forward, 0 moved back
- EB-1 China advanced 26 months, from 01 JUL 2018 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-1 India advanced 26 months, from 01 JUL 2018 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-2 China advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2016 to 01 OCT 2016.
- EB-2 India advanced 21 months, from 15 AUG 2009 to 15 MAY 2011.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from 01 APR 2020 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 China advanced 13 months, from 01 MAY 2017 to 01 JUN 2018.
- EB-3 India advanced 59 months, from 01 FEB 2010 to 01 JAN 2015.
- EB-3 Mexico went from 01 APR 2020 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Philippines went from 01 APR 2020 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from 01 APR 2020 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 59 months, from 01 FEB 2010 to 01 JAN 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from 01 APR 2020 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from 01 APR 2020 to CURRENT.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 October 2020 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 SEP 2014no change | 15 SEP 2014no change | 15 SEP 2014no change | 08 JAN 1998no change | 15 DEC 2011no change |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 08 JUL 2015no change | 08 JUL 2015no change | 08 JUL 2015no change | 08 APR 1999no change | 01 AUG 2011no change |
| F3 | 15 JUN 2008no change | 15 JUN 2008no change | 15 JUN 2008no change | 01 AUG 1996no change | 15 FEB 2002no change |
| F4 | 22 SEP 2006no change | 22 SEP 2006no change | 08 MAR 2005no change | 22 JUN 1998no change | 01 JAN 2002no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2018+3 mo | 01 JUN 2018+3 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2016+46 d | 01 SEP 2009+55 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTbecame current | 01 JUL 2017+4 mo | 15 JAN 2010+3 mo | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTbecame current | 01 DEC 2008+4 mo | 15 JAN 2010+3 mo | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2018+3 mo | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 AUG 2015no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 JUL 2015no change | 22 JUL 2015no change | 22 JUL 2015no change | 22 FEB 2000no change | 08 OCT 2012no change |
| F2A | 01 AUG 2020no change | 01 AUG 2020no change | 01 AUG 2020no change | 01 AUG 2020no change | 01 AUG 2020no change |
| F2B | 01 MAY 2016no change | 01 MAY 2016no change | 01 MAY 2016no change | 01 DEC 1999no change | 01 APR 2012no change |
| F3 | 01 JUN 2009no change | 01 JUN 2009no change | 01 JUN 2009no change | 15 AUG 2000no change | 22 DEC 2002no change |
| F4 | 15 SEP 2007no change | 15 SEP 2007no change | 22 NOV 2005no change | 22 APR 1999no change | 01 SEP 2002no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2020+26 mo | 01 SEP 2020+26 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2016+2 mo | 15 MAY 2011+21 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTbecame current | 01 JUN 2018+13 mo | 01 JAN 2015+59 mo | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTbecame current | 01 OCT 2008no change | 01 JAN 2015+59 mo | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| 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 October 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.