The Department of State has
just issued the January 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is the fourth Visa
Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2020. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa
Bulletin.
January 2020 Visa Bulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates
-- Applications with these dates may be approved for their Green Card
(Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment.
|
Employment-
based |
All Other
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CHINA
|
INDIA
|
PHILIPPINES
|
|
1st
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15OCT18
|
22MAY17
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01JAN15
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01OCT18
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2nd
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C
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01JUL15
|
18MAY09
|
C
|
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3rd
|
C
|
01DEC15
|
01JAN09
|
15MAR18
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MU Law Analysis
All Other: Although All Other EB-1
has a slight retrogression, the EB-2 and EB-3 categories remained current and
are expected to remain current for the foreseeable future.
China: EB-2 did progress by three
months. The EB-2 and EB-3 each
progressed about one month. Over the
course of FY2020 we expect EB-2 to catch up to EB-3 and the two categories to
stay roughly equal.
India: As with China, the EB-2
and EB-3 dates remain inverted. There
was just three days’ progress in EB-2 and no progress in EB-3. We continue to expect very little progress in
either category in future months.
Philippines: We
remain surprised by the slow progress of EB-3. The DOS indicates that the Philippine EB-3
will only be moving one month at a time for the next 3 calendar months, which
is slower than our internal metric indicate should be happening. We are no longer predicting as rosy
progressions in early 2020.
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ReplyDeleteWhen do you think July 16 2018 PD will be current? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteApril/May 2020
DeleteGood day!
ReplyDeleteI just want to get some insight about my case. My priority date will finally be current next month (jan. 2020) and I already get a notice of documetary qualified or case complete from NVC last June 2019, but since retrogression hits in August I was not given interview appointmnet. But now that my priority date will be current again by January, what are the chances that I can finally get an interview notice by January? Is that possible?
Thank you and hoping for your kind response.
Yes- it is possible that you have an interview notice in January. Good luck.
DeleteThank you for the response MU.
ReplyDeleteGood day! Do you think that the whole year of 2018 will become current in the fiscal year 2020? And also regarding the Table B, does that mean it will not move forward until the next fiscal year 2021?
ReplyDeleteI would like to think that it will become current, but I am less confident than I was a month or two ago.
DeleteHi musillo, my PD is June 2019 EB3 Philippines. Based on the movement, do you think that this may be current, sadly, on late 2022 or 2023?
ReplyDeleteYes.
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DeleteHow about PD Feb 2019?
ReplyDeleteI would think before the end of FY20, or early FY 21.
Deletedo you think impeachment of trump will effect the movement of EB3 especialy in PH? will it progress the next VB? thanks
ReplyDeleteThe impeachment will not have any impact at all.
DeleteHow about January 2019? Thnx
ReplyDeleteI would think before the end of FY20, or early FY 21.
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ReplyDeletehi Atty. i would just like to ask if it is possible for those whose PD is November 2018 for EB3 Philippinesto become current in the fiscal year 2020? Thank you in advance.
ReplyDeleteI would think before the end of FY20, or early FY 21.
DeleteHi. My PD is November 15 2018 EB3 Philippines. When do you think will I become current?
ReplyDeleteSee above.
DeleteHi Atty! Table B is in retrogression. Do you think it will move forward this current fiscal year?
ReplyDeleteHi Atty! Do you think there will be a retrogression in EB 3 Philippines in the coming months of this FY? thanks
ReplyDeleteNo retrogression. just slow movement. Hopefully!
DeleteHi. How about PD Aug 2018?
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ReplyDeleteSame question here for PD august 2018?
ReplyDeleteI think before the end of FY20
DeleteSir, my priority date is April 2, 2018. Do you think there is any chance that my visa status will become current this coming February? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThere is a chance.
DeleteHow about june 18, 2018?
ReplyDeleteHopefully before the end of FY20.
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