U.S. Department of State finally released October 2020’s updated Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin is updated on a monthly basis and shows which green card applications are eligible to move forward based on your priority date – the date you filed your immigration petition. This priority date can be seen in typically in your I-797, Notice of Action. To promote the handling and processing of immigration petitions in a timely manner, U.S. Department of State implemented the Visa Bulletin to show based on an applicant’s country of birth, when it is their time to file their Adjustment of Status applications.

U.S. Department of State updated their Visa Bulletin to reflect changes made for October 2020:

In the family-based categories, U.S. Department of State announced that there is no backlog of cases for F2A or Second Preference and those who are seeking adjustment of status under this category may proceed to file their adjustment of status applications.

However good news for F1, F2B, F3, and F4 categories in that those applying under these categories are allowed to use their Dates of Filing as shown below.

There was positive movement as well in the employment categories. In the EB-3 category, all countries are current except for India and China. India and China however do move forward in their dates. India moves forward 3.5 months and China moves forward 4.5 months.

In the EB-1 category, China moves forward 3 months and India moves forward 3 months. In the EB-2 category, China moves forward 1.5 months and India moves forward 2 months.

Lastly, in the EB-5 category, no changes were made from September’s Visa Bulletin. Please see the chart below for more information and for a complete chart, here.

If you have any questions about opening a new case or have any immigration-related questions, please contact our knowledgeable staff at International Legal and Business Services Group, LLP.

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