Jun 25 2020

June 2020 Visa Bulletin

The Department of State has released the June 2020 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for June 2020.

Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories this month:

Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases:

  • EB1:
    • EB1 China moved forward 1 month from 07/15/2017 to 08/15/2017.
    • EB1 India moved forward 10 months and 1 week from to 08/01/2015 to 06/08/2016.
    • All other EB1 remain current.
  • EB2:
    • EB2 China moved forward 1 month from 10/01/2015 to 11/01/2015.
    • EB2 India moved forward 10 days from 06/02/2009 to 06/12/2009. 
    • All other EB2 remain current.
  • EB3:
    • EB3 China moved forward 1 month from 05/15/2016 to 06/15/2016.
    • EB3 India moved forward 1 month from 03/01/2009 04/01/2009.
    • EB3 Philippines moved forward 10 months and 1 week from 01/01/2017 to 11/08/2017.
    • All other EB3 moved forward 10 months and 1 week from 01/01/2017 to 11/08/2017.
  • EB5:
    • EB5 China moved forward 2 weeks from 07/01/2015 07/15/2015.
    • EB5 India moved forward 3 months from 10/01/2019 01/01/2020.
    • EB5 Vietnam moved forward 3 weeks from 04/01/2017 to 04/22/2017.
    • All other EB5 remain current.

Below are some key changes for the family-sponsored categories this month:

Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Cases:

  • F1:
    • F1 for China and India moved forward 12 weeks from 11/22/2014 to 02/15/2015.
    • F1 Mexico moved forward 2 weeks from 12/08/1999 to 12/22/1999.
    • F1 Philippines moved forward 3 months from 06/01/2011 to 09/01/2011.
    • All other F1 moved forward 12 weeks from 11/22/2014 to 02/15/2015.
  • F2A: All F2A remain current. Although the Dates for Filing chart applies to family-sponsored categories, since the F2A category remains “current” on the Final Action Dates chart, F2A applicants may file using the Final Action Dates chart for June 2020 which is current.
  • F2B:
    • F2B for China and India moved forward 10 weeks from 09/22/2015 to 12/01/2015.
    • F2B Mexico moved forward 2 weeks from 09/08/1999 to 09/22/1999.
    • F2B Philippines moved forward 3 months from 02/01/2011 to 05/01/2011.
    • All other F2B moved forward 10 weeks from 09/22/2015 to 12/01/2015.
  • F3:
    • F3 for China and India moved forward 3 months from 12/15/2008 to 03/15/2009.
    • F3 Mexico remains at 07/15/2000.
    • F3 Philippines moved forward 12 weeks from 08/22/2001 to 11/15/2001.
    • All other F3 moved forward 3 months from 12/15/2008 to 03/15/2009.
  • F4:
    • F4 China moved forward 3 days from 07/28/2007 to 07/31/2007.
    • F4 India moved forward 3 weeks from 09/08/2005 to 10/01/2005.
    • F4 Mexico moved forward 3 weeks from 01/22/1999 to 02/08/1999.
    • F4 Philippines moved forward 3 months from 06/01/2001 to 09/01/2001.
    • All other F4 moved forward 3 days from 07/28/2007 to 07/31/2007.

Updated 06/25/2020