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January 2003 Visa Bulletin

Every category and country of chargeability this bulletin published, reproduced exactly as printed. Nothing here is estimated or filled in; Current and Unavailable are the bulletin's own designations.

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Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherMay 1, 1999-
F1MexicoMar 1, 1993-
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 1990-
F2AAll OtherOct 22, 1997-
F2AMexicoMay 15, 1995-
F2APhilippinesOct 22, 1997-
F2BAll OtherApr 22, 1994-
F2BMexicoNov 1, 1991-
F2BPhilippinesApr 22, 1994-
F3All OtherJan 8, 1997-
F3MexicoJan 8, 1993-
F3PhilippinesDec 8, 1989-
F4All OtherJan 8, 1991-
F4MexicoJan 8, 1991-
F4PhilippinesDec 15, 1981-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrent-
EB-3MexicoCurrent-
EB-3PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrent-
EB-4MexicoCurrent-
EB-4PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5All OtherCurrent-
EB-5MexicoCurrent-
EB-5PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrent-

What changed since December 2002

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherApr 8, 1999May 1, 1999▲ +23 days
F1MexicoOct 15, 1992Mar 1, 1993▲ +137 days
F2AAll OtherSep 22, 1997Oct 22, 1997▲ +30 days
F2AMexicoApr 8, 1995May 15, 1995▲ +37 days
F2APhilippinesSep 22, 1997Oct 22, 1997▲ +30 days
F2BAll OtherApr 8, 1994Apr 22, 1994▲ +14 days
F2BPhilippinesApr 8, 1994Apr 22, 1994▲ +14 days
F3All OtherDec 22, 1996Jan 8, 1997▲ +17 days
F3MexicoNov 1, 1992Jan 8, 1993▲ +68 days
F3PhilippinesDec 1, 1989Dec 8, 1989▲ +7 days
F4All OtherDec 8, 1990Jan 8, 1991▲ +31 days
F4MexicoNov 1, 1990Jan 8, 1991▲ +68 days
F4PhilippinesDec 1, 1981Dec 15, 1981▲ +14 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentno longer listeddropped

23 rows unchanged. Dates for filing movement is not shown here; both charts are in the tables above.

Where these numbers come from

Final action dates and dates for filing are taken from the January 2003 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. This page reproduces that bulletin's own record for every category and country it printed; for the full history of a single category and country, see its green card wait time page.

Source

Every date on this page comes from the January 2003 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Nothing here is estimated, interpolated or filled in, and the designations Current and Unavailable are reproduced exactly as printed.

This bulletin as published, archived copy of the page.

These figures were recovered from an archived capture of the bulletin rather than read from the live State Department page.

Backlog years, pace and projections are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page. Corrections: data@visabacklog.com.

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