The Department of State has just issued the March 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is the sixth Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year 2020. Thisblog post analyzes this month’s Visa Bulletin.
March2020 Visa Bulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates — Applications with these datesmay be approved for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) or ImmigrantVisa appointment.
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Employment-
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All Other
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CHINA
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INDIA
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PHILIPPINES
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1st
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01MAR19
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01JUN17
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01MAR15
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01MAR19
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2nd
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C
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15AUG15
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22MAY09
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C
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3rd
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01JAN17
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22MAR16
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15JAN09
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01JAN17
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MU LawAnalysis
All Other: TheAll Other EB-1 had a four-month progression and the EB-2 category remainedcurrent. Both should stay in theircurrent ranges for the foreseeable future. The EB-3 is retrogressed backto Jan 2017. This retrogression occurredin all categories, except for China and India, where the retrogression isworse. No forward movement is expectedin EB3 for the rest of the fiscal year. Demand in All Other EB-3 Adjustment of Status cases is responsible forthe retrogression.
China: All Chinese EBsimproved slightly. Chinese EB-3 will notprogress beyond the January 2017 retrogression date in all other EB-3 categories.
India: There was virtually no progress for India. We continue to expect very little progress ineither category in future months.
Philippines: The Philippine EB-3 number continues toconfound. We were encouraged by the three-monthprogression in EB-3 in February, only to be surprised by the retrogression backto January 2017. Adding to thecomplexity is that virtually no Philippine EB-3s have been issued at Manilasince the beginning of the year