Visa Bulletin for September 2019
DOS posted the September 2019 visa bulletin. In addition to final action dates and dates for filing applications, the bulletin also includes notes on the availability of numbers in the Diversity Immigrant (DV) category, the availability of employment-based first, second, and fifth preference numbers, the retrogression or “unavailability” of several employment-based preference categories for the remainder of FY2019, and determination of the numerical limits on immigrants required under the terms of the INA.
Note:On August 15, 2019, USCIS determined that for September 2019, F2A applicants may file using the Final Action Dates chart for September 2019. Applicants in all other family-based preference must use the Dates for Filing chart and employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates charts.