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November 2005 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 OtherApr 22, 2001-
F1ChinaApr 22, 2001-
F1IndiaApr 22, 2001-
F1MexicoJan 1, 1994-
F1PhilippinesJul 22, 1991-
F2AAll OtherDec 1, 2001-
F2AChinaDec 1, 2001-
F2AIndiaDec 1, 2001-
F2AMexicoNov 1, 1998-
F2APhilippinesDec 1, 2001-
F2BAll OtherMay 22, 1996-
F2BChinaMay 22, 1996-
F2BIndiaMay 22, 1996-
F2BMexicoJan 15, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesMay 22, 1996-
F3All OtherMay 8, 1998-
F3ChinaMay 8, 1998-
F3IndiaMay 8, 1998-
F3MexicoApr 8, 1994-
F3PhilippinesJan 8, 1991-
F4All OtherMar 15, 1994-
F4ChinaMar 15, 1994-
F4IndiaOct 1, 1993-
F4MexicoAug 1, 1991-
F4PhilippinesJul 1, 1983-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaJan 1, 2000-
EB-1IndiaAug 1, 2002-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaMay 1, 2000-
EB-2IndiaNov 1, 1999-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMar 1, 2001-
EB-3ChinaMay 1, 2000-
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 1998-
EB-3MexicoJan 1, 2001-
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 1, 2000-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaOct 1, 2000-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 1, 2000-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2000-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesOct 1, 2000-
EB-3 Schedule AAll OtherCurrent-
EB-3 Schedule AChinaCurrent-
EB-3 Schedule AIndiaCurrent-
EB-3 Schedule AMexicoCurrent-
EB-3 Schedule APhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrent-
EB-4ChinaCurrent-
EB-4IndiaCurrent-
EB-4MexicoCurrent-
EB-4PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5All OtherCurrent-
EB-5ChinaCurrent-
EB-5IndiaCurrent-
EB-5MexicoCurrent-
EB-5PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrent-

What changed since October 2005

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1MexicoJan 1, 1993Jan 1, 1994▲ +365 days
F1PhilippinesMay 22, 1991Jul 22, 1991▲ +61 days
F2AAll OtherNov 1, 2001Dec 1, 2001▲ +30 days
F2AChinaNov 1, 2001Dec 1, 2001▲ +30 days
F2AIndiaNov 1, 2001Dec 1, 2001▲ +30 days
F2AMexicoOct 1, 1998Nov 1, 1998▲ +31 days
F2APhilippinesNov 1, 2001Dec 1, 2001▲ +30 days
F2BAll OtherApr 22, 1996May 22, 1996▲ +30 days
F2BChinaApr 22, 1996May 22, 1996▲ +30 days
F2BIndiaApr 22, 1996May 22, 1996▲ +30 days
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1991Jan 15, 1992▲ +45 days
F2BPhilippinesApr 22, 1996May 22, 1996▲ +30 days
F3All OtherApr 15, 1998May 8, 1998▲ +23 days
F3ChinaApr 15, 1998May 8, 1998▲ +23 days
F3IndiaApr 15, 1998May 8, 1998▲ +23 days
F3MexicoJan 1, 1993Apr 8, 1994▲ +462 days
F3PhilippinesNov 8, 1990Jan 8, 1991▲ +61 days
F4All OtherFeb 1, 1994Mar 15, 1994▲ +42 days
F4ChinaFeb 1, 1994Mar 15, 1994▲ +42 days
F4IndiaAug 1, 1993Oct 1, 1993▲ +61 days
F4MexicoFeb 1, 1991Aug 1, 1991▲ +181 days
F4PhilippinesMay 1, 1983Jul 1, 1983▲ +61 days

48 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 November 2005 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 November 2005 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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