April 2020 Visa Bulletin

For March 2020 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2020/visa-bulletin-march-2020.aspx

For analysis of April 2020 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2020/visa-bulletin-analysis-april-2020.aspx

April 2020 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from April 1 to April 30 only). Please see below for more details.

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	01JAN14	01JAN14	01JAN14	22SEP97	01MAR10
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	01NOV14	01NOV14	01NOV14	01DEC98	01FEB10
F3	01FEB08	01FEB08	01FEB08	08MAY96	15MAY00
F4	01JUL06	01JUL06	22DEC04	15MAR98	01MAY00

"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	01SEP14	01SEP14	01SEP14	01DEC99	01NOV10
F2A	01FEB20	01FEB20	01FEB20	01FEB20	01FEB20
F2B	01JUL15	01JUL15	01JUL15	01AUG99	01OCT10
F3	01OCT08	01OCT08	01OCT08	15JUL00	15JAN01
F4	25JUL07	25JUL07	22AUG05	15JAN99	01JAN01

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	EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES	VIETNAM
1st	01JUN19	08JUN17	01JUN19	01MAY15	01JUN19	01JUN19	01JUN19
2nd	C	01SEP15	C	25MAY09	C	C	C
3rd	01JAN17	15APR16	01JAN17	22JAN09	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN17
Other Workers	01JAN17	01JUL08	01JAN17	22JAN09	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN17
4th	C	C	15JUL16	C	22JAN18	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	15JUL16	C	22JAN18	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	15MAY15	C	01JAN19	C	C	08FEB17
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	15MAY15	C	01JAN19	C	C	08FEB17

"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	EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	01OCT17	C	15MAR17	C	C
2nd	C	01AUG16	C	01JUL09	C	C
3rd	01JAN19	01MAR17	01JAN19	01FEB10	01JAN19	01JAN19
Other Workers	01JAN19	01AUG08	01JAN19	01FEB10	01JAN19	01JAN19
4th	C	C	15AUG16	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	15AUG16	C	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	15DEC15	C	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	15DEC15	C	C	C	C

Link: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2020/visa-bulletin-for-april-2020.html

Also See:

• Immigration News (updated every 15 minutes): https://www.mygcvisa.com/news/

• View all I-130/NVC/I-140/I-485 cases in the GC Tracker: https://www.mygcvisa.com/tracker/

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

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