USCIS Visa Bulletin Feb 2020 Employment
USCIS Visa Bulletin Employment 2020 based Green card for India, China, Mexico. EB2 India ahead by 3 days. EB1, EB3 India move zero days.
Jan 2020 Visa Bulletin
| Final Action | Date of Filing | |
|---|---|---|
| EB1 | 22 May 17 +7 days | 1 Oct 17 +30 days |
| EB2 | 1 Jul 15 +9 days | 1 Aug 16 0 days |
| EB3 | 1 Dec 15 +30 days | 1 Mar 17 0 days |
| EB3 other workers | 1 Apr 08 +1 month 1 days | 1 Aug 08 0 days |
| EB4 | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB4 Certain religious workers | unauthorized - Infinity | current 0 days |
| EB5 Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | 22 Nov 14 +7 days | 15 May 15 0 days |
| EB5 Regional Center (I5 and R5) | unauthorized - Infinity | 15 May 15 0 days |
| Final Action | Date of Filing | |
|---|---|---|
| EB1 | 1 Oct 18 +2 month 18 days | current 0 days |
| EB2 | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB3 | current 0 days | 1 Jan 19 -1 year |
| EB3 other workers | current 0 days | 1 Jan 19 -1 year |
| EB4 | 1 Jul 16 0 days | 15 Aug 16 0 days |
| EB4 Certain religious workers | unauthorized - Infinity | 15 Aug 16 0 days |
| EB5 Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB5 Regional Center (I5 and R5) | unauthorized - Infinity | current 0 days |
| Final Action | Date of Filing | |
|---|---|---|
| EB1 | 1 Jan 15 0 days | 15 Mar 17 0 days |
| EB2 | 18 May 09 +3 days | 1 Jul 09 0 days |
| EB3 | 1 Jan 09 0 days | 1 Feb 10 0 days |
| EB3 other workers | 1 Jan 09 0 days | 1 Feb 10 0 days |
| EB4 | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB4 Certain religious workers | unauthorized - Infinity | current 0 days |
| EB5 Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | 1 May 18 +4 month | current 0 days |
| EB5 Regional Center (I5 and R5) | unauthorized - Infinity | current 0 days |
| Final Action | Date of Filing | |
|---|---|---|
| EB1 | 1 Oct 18 +2 month 18 days | current 0 days |
| EB2 | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB3 | current 0 days | 1 Jan 19 -1 year |
| EB3 other workers | current 0 days | 1 Jan 19 -1 year |
| EB4 | 8 Aug 17 +17 days | current 0 days |
| EB4 Certain religious workers | unauthorized - Infinity | current 0 days |
| EB5 Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB5 Regional Center (I5 and R5) | unauthorized - Infinity | current 0 days |
| Final Action | Date of Filing | |
|---|---|---|
| EB1 | 1 Oct 18 +2 month 18 days | current 0 days |
| EB2 | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB3 | current 0 days | 1 Jan 19 -1 year |
| EB3 other workers | current 0 days | 1 Jan 19 -1 year |
| EB4 | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB4 Certain religious workers | unauthorized - Infinity | current 0 days |
| EB5 Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB5 Regional Center (I5 and R5) | unauthorized - Infinity | current 0 days |
| Final Action | Date of Filing | |
|---|---|---|
| EB1 | 1 Oct 18 +2 month 18 days | current 0 days |
| EB2 | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB3 | 15 Mar 18 +14 days | 1 Jan 19 -1 year |
| EB3 other workers | 15 Mar 18 +14 days | 1 Jan 19 -1 year |
| EB4 | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB4 Certain religious workers | unauthorized - Infinity | current 0 days |
| EB5 Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | current 0 days | current 0 days |
| EB5 Regional Center (I5 and R5) | unauthorized - Infinity | current 0 days |
| Final Action | Date of Filing | |
|---|---|---|
| EB1 | 1 Oct 18 +2 month 18 days | NA NA |
| EB2 | current 0 days | NA NA |
| EB3 | current 0 days | NA NA |
| EB3 other workers | current 0 days | NA NA |
| EB4 | current 0 days | NA NA |
| EB4 Certain religious workers | unauthorized - Infinity | NA NA |
| EB5 Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | 8 Dec 16 +7 days | NA NA |
| EB5 Regional Center (I5 and R5) | unauthorized - Infinity | NA NA |
You can file your i485 application for green card if your GC priority date is older than these dates for your country of birth.
USCIS Visa Bulletin is used to find your US green card priority date. The dates can move forward and go back each month.
Check the USCIS Visa Bulletin for Family Based Green Cards.
There are two types of chart for employment based and family based US green cards:
- Date of Filing Chart – You can file form i485 for green card and get EAD + AP.
- Final Action Date Chart – Your green card can only be approved if PD date is current in Final action chart.
EB2 to EB3 downgrade
If your EB2 priority date is current in EB3 final action chart, we recommend to file a downgrade to EB3 with new i140 and i485 and get your green card faster.
Currently, EB3 India is ahead of EB2 and many people are filing their adjustment of status applications in EB3.
Use Spouse country of Birth for faster Green card
You can use the spouse country of birth for whole family’s employment based green card filing if that country’s queue is moving faster.
Example:
You are from India and working in US on H1B visa. Your US green card application has been filed by your employer in EB2 category with priority date as August 2014 which currently has a waiting time of more than 20 years.
You get married to a girl from Pakistan and both are now living in USA. You are in luck and can use Rest of world’s employment based final action date, which is CURRENT to file your green card. You immediately get into fast track green card lane just because of your lucky wife who was born outside India.
Country of Birth vs Country of Passport
You have Chinese passport but were born in Dubai. You come to US on H1B work visa and then are eligible to file your Green card application in ‘non chinese’ queue due to your country of birth being Dubai. You skip the Chinese long green card queues.
Employment Based Green Card Categories
#1 First preference (EB-1) – priority workers
Foreign nationals with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics are part of EB1-A.
Outstanding professors and researchers are counted in EB1-B.
Certain multinational managers and executives are in EB1-C pool.
#2 Second preference (EB-2)
If you are a member of the professions holding advanced degrees or who have exceptional ability (including requests for national interest waivers), then you fall in EB2 category.
Example: Most H1B workers file their employment based green cards using EB2.
#3 Third preference (EB-3)
Skilled workers, professionals, or other workers that are not covered in EB1 or EB2 above file their green card in EB3 category.
Example: An H1B workers with only a bachelor degree will qualify for EB3 but can upgrade to EB2 after 5 years of work experience.
Reference: Travel.State.Gov
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homefoodlovers 15 Jan, 20 at 9:29 am
Hi Anil,
For Eb2 India May 21, 2010. Do you think of any chance to file EAD this year or early next year? or is that worse than EB3 India?
Anil Gupta 15 Jan, 20 at 9:29 am
As per my opinion, it will take another 3-4 years to reach 2010.
Ram 11 Dec, 19 at 10:38 am
Hi Anil,
My PD in Eb3 is Nov 2012; Can I use my priority date if I file through Eb1 now?
Thanks
Ram
Anil Gupta 16 Dec, 19 at 2:38 pm
You should be able to port the PD date if your have approved i140.
Saaransh Jain 11 Nov, 19 at 3:20 pm
Hi Anil,
I received Eb1A (E11) approval on 8th November 2019. Is this my priority date?
Thanks!
Saaransh Jain 13 Nov, 19 at 3:55 pm
I think I have the answer, priority date is the date when USCIS received my I-140 petition. Isn’t it?
Thanks anyways!
Anil Gupta 11 Dec, 19 at 10:38 am
Priority date is when the PERM is filed with DOL.
Saaransh Jain 8 Jan, 20 at 1:41 pm
In my case there was no PERM.
Eb5 6 Nov, 19 at 1:46 pm
Hi
If I file EB5 regional center for green card under India, how long will it take to get even provisional green card with current backlog.
Ravi Tripath 6 Nov, 19 at 1:46 pm
Hi Anil
My PD is September 1, 2011 EB2 India. When can I expect my date to be current?
Mrs. Shelly 6 Nov, 19 at 1:46 pm
Oops 11 Dec 2018 from india
Mrs. Shelly 6 Nov, 19 at 1:46 pm
Hi Anil…..my priority date is 11Dec 2019 for eb-5….acc to you when I can expect my approval…
Anil Gupta 6 Nov, 19 at 1:46 pm
Is it EB5? Are you sure?
Waitng4GC 1 Nov, 19 at 10:45 am
Hi Anil, Thanks for the work you are doing. So my Priority Date is 13 November 2009 EB2 India. Based on your estimate when do you think my date will become current ?
Anil Gupta 1 Nov, 19 at 10:45 am
It can take another 1-2 year or more to get your date current at current rate.
Ankit 6 Aug, 19 at 2:36 pm
Hi Anil,
Hope all is well.
This month my employer has filled my I-140 (EB1-C category). I just wanted to understand the process and approx processing time as per current scenario to get green card.
For your information right now I am on L1-A visa and I am in USA.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Ankit
Rocky 29 Jul, 19 at 2:03 pm
Hi Anil,
Is it possible EB2 ROW to be current in September 2019 bulletin? CO did not really specified anything certain on his last check in regaridng the EB2 even though he mentioned that EB3 definitely retrogressed
Anil Gupta 29 Jul, 19 at 5:22 pm
As per my estimate, EB2 ROW will not get currrent until October 2019.
RR 24 Jul, 19 at 12:20 pm
Hi Anil,
I fall under EB3 category and currently waiting for PERM approval (PD: June 17). I see June 11 cases are getting certified so hoping for a decision soon. However, EB3 date of filing is current and filing action is backdated 3 years. Does this mean I can still file for i485 with EAD/AP but won’t i485 wouldnt get approved till Final action is current? Assuming EB3 final action gets current again in october. it shouldnt really affect i485 processing time. Is that a good interpretation of my case?
Anil Gupta 24 Jul, 19 at 9:01 pm
At this time, the ‘date of filing’ chart is closed for filing by USCIS.
So, you can only choose ‘Final action’ chart until USCIS reopens it.
Your i485 cannot be approved until the PD is current in Final action chart.
What is your country of birth?
RR 25 Jul, 19 at 7:31 am
Hi Anil,
My country of birth is UAE
Anil Gupta 25 Jul, 19 at 8:27 am
Ok good. So, you just need to wait for the date to get currrent in Final action chart.