November 2019 Visa Bulletin Update

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will once again use the Dates for Filing chart from the November 2019 Visa Bulletin to determine which applicants may file their adjustment of status applications. These dates are more advantageous for green card applicants for whom a green card number is not yet available, as they allow those applicants to apply for benefits such as employment authorization, travel permission, and access to potential green card portability provisions.

Below is a summary of the Dates for Filing chart.

Category	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	China	El Salvador Guatemala Honduras	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	July 1, 2019	September 1, 2017	July 1, 2019	March 15, 2017	July 1, 2019	July 1, 2019
EB-2	Current	August 1, 2016	Current	July 1, 2009	Current	Current
EB-3	Current	March 1, 2017	Current	February 1, 2010	Current	Current

Ogletree Deakins’ Immigration Practice Group will continue to monitor developments with respect to the Visa Bulletin and will post updates on the Immigration blog as additional information becomes available.