The Department of State has just issued the September2019 Visa Bulletin. This is the final Visa Bulletin of Fiscal Year2019. This blog post analyzes this month’s Visa Bulletin.
September 2019 Visa Bulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates — Applications withthese dates may be approved for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) orImmigrant Visa appointment.
|
Employment-
based |
All Other
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CHINA
|
INDIA
|
PHILIPPINES
|
|
1st
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01OCT17
|
01JAN14
|
U
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01OCT17
|
|
2nd
|
01JAN18
|
01JAN17
|
08MAY09
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01JAN18
|
|
3rd
|
01JUL16
|
01JAN14
|
01JUL05
|
01JUL16
|
Table B: Dates for Filing — The DOS may work onapplications with these dates. But the Visa cannot be approved until the dateis current per Table A.
|
Employment-
based |
All Other
|
CHINA
|
INDIA
|
PHILIPPINES
|
|
1st
|
01SEP18
|
01OCT17
|
01OCT17
|
01SEP18
|
|
2nd
|
C
|
01JUN17
|
01JUN09
|
C
|
|
3rd
|
C
|
01JUN16
|
01APR10
|
C
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MULaw Analysis (all references are to Table A unless noted)
Asalways happens in August and September, the dates have retrogressed, oftenmaking the numbers effectively unavailable. This is common. The USCIS and DOSare making sure to use all available visa numbers, without exceeding the legalquotas.
Numbers will onceagain be available for applicants beginning October 1, 2019 under the FY-2020annual numerical limitations. ForOctober, the first month of fiscal year 2020, the DOS expects to return toreturn the final action dates to those which applied for July. Clickthis link to see the July dates.