Check-in with Department of State’s Charlie Oppenheim regarding the December 2019 Visa Bulletin

EB-1:

In December 2019 Final Action Dates for EB-1 Worldwide advances 6 weeks to July 15, 2018. EB-1 China advances 10 weeks to May 15, 2017, and EB-1 India’s Final Action Date holds at January 1, 2015. All of these movements are consistent with Charlie’s projections which were provided in the October 2019 Visa Bulletin.

In contrast to the unexpected and excessively high demand in EB-2 and EB-3, Charlie continues to see a normal, if not somewhat low, demand level in the EB-1 Worldwide category.

Therefore, he maintains his prediction that EB-1 Worldwide will continue to advance at a pace of up to 3 months for the foreseeable future.

EB-2:

As noted above, EB-2 Worldwide remains current for December, but could retrogress as early as January 2020.

Consistent with Charlie’s predictions, in December the Final Action Date for EB-2 India advances 2 days from May 13, 2009 to May 15, 2009.

EB-2 China advances about 2 months in December to June 22, 2015, with the gap between the final action dates for EB-3 China (November 1, 2015) and EB-2 China, narrowing to just over 4 months.

EB-3:

As noted above, although EB-3 Worldwide will remain current in December, there is a real possibility that this category could have a final action date imposed as early as January 2020.

EB-3 China continues to hold at November 1, 2015 for December, while EB-3 China Other Workers advances 1 month to March 1, 2008.

Both EB-3 India and EB-3 Other Workers India hold at January 1, 2009 for December.