Visa Bulletin February 2019 Predictions

For official January 2019 Visa Bulletin and analysis, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-january-2019.aspx

Please see February 2019 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based):

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01SEP11	01SEP11	01SEP11	08SEP97	08MAY07
F2A	01DEC16	01DEC16	01DEC16	08NOV16	01DEC16
F2B	22APR12	22APR12	22APR12	01JUL97	22JUL07
F3	08SEP06	08SEP06	08SEP06	08JAN96	01AUG95
F4	15JUN05	15JUN05	01JUL04	15FEB98	01OCT95

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	08MAY12	08MAY12	08MAY12	15NOV99	01MAR08
F2A	01JAN18	01JAN18	01JAN18	01JAN18	01JAN18
F2B	08JUN14	08JUN14	08JUN14	01OCT97	22DEC07
F3	08FEB07	08FEB07	08FEB07	15SEP00	01AUG97
F4	01JUL06	01JUL06	15JAN05	01NOV98	01JUL97

Employment Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Employment- based	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	01NOV17	15JAN17	15JAN17	01NOV17	01NOV17
2nd	C	01OCT15	08APR09	C	C
3rd	C	15JUL15	08MAY09	C	01AUG17
Other Workers	C	TBD	08MAY09	C	01AUG17
4th	C	C	C	08MAY17	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	08MAY17	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Employment- based	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	01JUL18	01NOV17	01NOV17	01JUL18	01JUL18
2nd	C	01NOV15	01JUN09	C	C
3rd	C	08JAN16	08JUN10	C	01SEP17
Other Workers	C	TBD	08JUN10	C	01SEP17
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	01NOV14	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	01NOV14	C	C	C

Visa Bulletin Predictions

If you have not done it, please remember to add or update your I-130/NVC/I-140/I-485 case in the free GC tracker: https://www.mygcvisa.com/tracker/

It would be very useful to understand how USCIS is currently processing these cases. It would also help in estimating date movements in future visa bulletin.

The dates above have been calculated from data provided by USCIS/DOS. It does not include future demand (which can increase or decrease anytime). Hence data will keep changing every month.We will update these tables as we get more data from USCIS or DOS.

Similar to EB3 category movement, we have previously added a blog post for EB2 category forward movement. Please click here for FB category.

Next Steps: If priority date is current and

1. If applicant is inside US, they will have to file I-485: https://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/04/how-to-file-i-485-application.html

2. If applicant is outside US, it will be sent to NVC: https://www.mygcvisa.com/nvc/overview-after-nvc-petition-approved.aspx

Recommended Reading:

• Frequently Asked Questions: USCIS Visa Bulletin
• Frequently Asked Questions: I-485 Pending Inventory

More Reading:

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