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December 2020 Visa Bulletin: Official Cutoff Dates & USCIS Chart

Official December 2020 Visa Bulletin cutoff dates for employment and family categories: Chart A vs Chart B, USCIS filing-chart guidance, FAQ, and DOS source links.

Issue: December 2020Data updated: USCIS filing chart

December 2020 Visa Bulletin gathers the release status, official sources, key cutoff lines, and filing-chart context for December 2020.

It gives the month its own crawlable page instead of hiding the current answer behind homepage filters.

Chart comparison

Chart A vs Chart B difference

Chart B usually controls early filing eligibility; final approval still depends on Chart A and visa-number availability.

CategoryChart AChart BChart B vs A
EB-1 IndiaCurrentCurrentNot comparable
EB-2 IndiaCurrentCurrentNot comparable
EB-3 IndiaCurrentCurrentNot comparable
EB-1 ChinaApr 1, 2019Nov 1, 2020Chart B is 580 days ahead
EB-2 ChinaMay 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016Chart B is 153 days ahead
EB-3 ChinaNov 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018Chart B is 212 days ahead
F2A WorldwideCurrentAug 1, 2020Not comparable

FAQ

Common questions

Has the December 2020 Visa Bulletin been published?

This page prioritizes the official DOS bulletin for December 2020. If that month is not available yet, it clearly falls back to the latest published official bulletin instead of treating an unpublished month as final.

Which USCIS filing chart applies for December 2020?

The page includes the current USCIS filing-chart source when available. For I-485 filing, use USCIS monthly guidance for the relevant employment-based or family-sponsored chart, not DOS Chart B alone.

Where does this page get its cutoff data?

Cutoffs, movement history, and source links are organized from DOS Visa Bulletin data and USCIS Adjustment of Status filing-chart guidance. The page is data context, not case-specific legal advice.

Official sources

DOS and USCIS source links

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