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March 2020

Effective March 1, 2020 · Fiscal Year 2020 · data verified October 22, 2026

Across the whole bulletin
75moved
2moved back
79held
Bulletin day

What changed in the March 2020 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F1 the PhilippinesF1, the Philippines: advanced 5 months+5 mo Cutoff now September 1, 2009.
  2. F2B the PhilippinesF2B, the Philippines: advanced 5 months+5 moLargest in our archive Cutoff now October 1, 2009.
  3. F3 the PhilippinesF3, the Philippines: advanced 5 months+5 mo Cutoff now October 1, 1999.
  4. F4 the PhilippinesF4, the Philippines: advanced 5 months+5 mo Cutoff now December 1, 1999.
  5. F1 Most countries · China · IndiaF1, Most countries · China · India: advanced 2 months+2 mo The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  6. F4 MexicoF4, Mexico: advanced 1 month+1 mo Cutoff now February 15, 1998.

Employment-based

  1. EB-3 Most countries · Mexico · El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras · VietnamEB-3, Most countries · Mexico · El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras · Vietnam: no longer open to everyone; a cutoff date returned▼ was open to everyone A cutoff date returns.
  2. EB-3 Other Workers Most countries · Mexico · El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras · VietnamEB-3 Other Workers, Most countries · Mexico · El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras · Vietnam: no longer open to everyone; a cutoff date returned▼ was open to everyone A cutoff date returns.
  3. EB-3 the PhilippinesEB-3, the Philippines: moved back 17 months−17 mo Cutoff now January 1, 2017.
26 more approval date moves · 1 category unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged