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September 2006 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 OtherJan 1, 1998-
F1ChinaJan 1, 1998-
F1IndiaJan 1, 1998-
F1MexicoJul 15, 1992-
F1PhilippinesOct 22, 1991-
F2AAll OtherSep 22, 1999-
F2AChinaSep 22, 1999-
F2AIndiaSep 22, 1999-
F2AMexicoSep 22, 1999-
F2APhilippinesSep 22, 1999-
F2BAll OtherDec 1, 1996-
F2BChinaDec 1, 1996-
F2BIndiaDec 1, 1996-
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1991-
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 1994-
F3All OtherOct 1, 1998-
F3ChinaOct 1, 1998-
F3IndiaOct 1, 1998-
F3MexicoJun 15, 1988-
F3PhilippinesDec 1, 1985-
F4All OtherAug 1, 1995-
F4ChinaOct 1, 1994-
F4IndiaJul 1, 1995-
F4MexicoJan 1, 1993-
F4PhilippinesFeb 15, 1984-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaMar 1, 2005-
EB-2IndiaUnavailable-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMar 1, 2002-
EB-3ChinaMar 1, 2002-
EB-3IndiaApr 15, 2001-
EB-3MexicoApr 22, 2001-
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesUnavailable-
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 August 2006

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJan 1, 1997Jan 1, 1998▲ +365 days
F1ChinaJan 1, 1997Jan 1, 1998▲ +365 days
F1IndiaJan 1, 1997Jan 1, 1998▲ +365 days
F1MexicoJun 1, 1992Jul 15, 1992▲ +44 days
F1PhilippinesOct 1, 1991Oct 22, 1991▲ +21 days
F2AAll OtherSep 8, 1999Sep 22, 1999▲ +14 days
F2AChinaSep 8, 1999Sep 22, 1999▲ +14 days
F2AIndiaSep 8, 1999Sep 22, 1999▲ +14 days
F2AMexicoSep 8, 1999Sep 22, 1999▲ +14 days
F2APhilippinesSep 8, 1999Sep 22, 1999▲ +14 days
F2BAll OtherSep 22, 1996Dec 1, 1996▲ +70 days
F2BChinaSep 22, 1996Dec 1, 1996▲ +70 days
F2BIndiaSep 22, 1996Dec 1, 1996▲ +70 days
F2BPhilippinesDec 1, 1992Jan 1, 1994▲ +396 days
F3All OtherSep 8, 1998Oct 1, 1998▲ +23 days
F3ChinaSep 8, 1998Oct 1, 1998▲ +23 days
F3IndiaSep 8, 1998Oct 1, 1998▲ +23 days
F3MexicoJan 1, 1981Jun 15, 1988▲ +2722 days
F4All OtherJun 15, 1995Aug 1, 1995▲ +47 days
F4ChinaJul 1, 1994Oct 1, 1994▲ +92 days
F4IndiaJan 1, 1995Jul 1, 1995▲ +181 days
F4PhilippinesJan 15, 1984Feb 15, 1984▲ +31 days
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2006Currentchanged designation
EB-3All OtherOct 1, 2001Mar 1, 2002▲ +151 days
EB-3ChinaOct 1, 2001Mar 1, 2002▲ +151 days
EB-3IndiaApr 1, 2001Apr 15, 2001▲ +14 days
EB-3PhilippinesOct 1, 2001Mar 1, 2002▲ +151 days

43 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 September 2006 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 September 2006 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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