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December 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 OtherApr 22, 2001-
F1ChinaApr 22, 2001-
F1IndiaApr 22, 2001-
F1MexicoJan 1, 1994-
F1PhilippinesDec 1, 1991-
F2AAll OtherMar 1, 2002-
F2AChinaMar 1, 2002-
F2AIndiaMar 1, 2002-
F2AMexicoJan 15, 2000-
F2APhilippinesMar 1, 2002-
F2BAll OtherMar 8, 1997-
F2BChinaMar 8, 1997-
F2BIndiaMar 8, 1997-
F2BMexicoMar 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesAug 22, 1996-
F3All OtherDec 8, 1998-
F3ChinaDec 8, 1998-
F3IndiaDec 8, 1998-
F3MexicoJan 1, 1995-
F3PhilippinesFeb 8, 1991-
F4All OtherDec 1, 1995-
F4ChinaMay 22, 1995-
F4IndiaSep 22, 1995-
F4MexicoNov 22, 1993-
F4PhilippinesJun 1, 1984-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaApr 22, 2005-
EB-2IndiaJan 8, 2003-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherAug 1, 2002-
EB-3ChinaAug 1, 2002-
EB-3IndiaApr 22, 2001-
EB-3MexicoMay 8, 2001-
EB-3PhilippinesAug 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaOct 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesOct 1, 2001-
EB-3 Schedule AAll OtherUnavailable-
EB-3 Schedule AChinaUnavailable-
EB-3 Schedule AIndiaUnavailable-
EB-3 Schedule AMexicoUnavailable-
EB-3 Schedule APhilippinesUnavailable-
EB-4All OtherCurrent-
EB-4ChinaCurrent-
EB-4IndiaCurrent-
EB-4MexicoCurrent-
EB-4PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4 Iraqi and Afghan TranslatorsAll OtherSep 18, 2006-
EB-4 Iraqi and Afghan TranslatorsChinaSep 18, 2006-
EB-4 Iraqi and Afghan TranslatorsIndiaSep 18, 2006-
EB-4 Iraqi and Afghan TranslatorsMexicoSep 18, 2006-
EB-4 Iraqi and Afghan TranslatorsPhilippinesSep 18, 2006-
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 November 2006

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1MexicoJul 1, 1993Jan 1, 1994▲ +184 days
F1PhilippinesNov 15, 1991Dec 1, 1991▲ +16 days
F2AAll OtherSep 1, 2001Mar 1, 2002▲ +181 days
F2AChinaSep 1, 2001Mar 1, 2002▲ +181 days
F2AIndiaSep 1, 2001Mar 1, 2002▲ +181 days
F2AMexicoDec 1, 1999Jan 15, 2000▲ +45 days
F2APhilippinesSep 1, 2001Mar 1, 2002▲ +181 days
F2BAll OtherFeb 1, 1997Mar 8, 1997▲ +35 days
F2BChinaFeb 1, 1997Mar 8, 1997▲ +35 days
F2BIndiaFeb 1, 1997Mar 8, 1997▲ +35 days
F2BMexicoFeb 22, 1992Mar 1, 1992▲ +8 days
F2BPhilippinesAug 15, 1996Aug 22, 1996▲ +7 days
F3All OtherNov 15, 1998Dec 8, 1998▲ +23 days
F3ChinaNov 15, 1998Dec 8, 1998▲ +23 days
F3IndiaNov 15, 1998Dec 8, 1998▲ +23 days
F4All OtherOct 22, 1995Dec 1, 1995▲ +40 days
F4ChinaApr 22, 1995May 22, 1995▲ +30 days
F4IndiaAug 1, 1995Sep 22, 1995▲ +52 days
F4MexicoOct 22, 1993Nov 22, 1993▲ +31 days
F4PhilippinesMay 1, 1984Jun 1, 1984▲ +31 days
EB-2ChinaApr 15, 2005Apr 22, 2005▲ +7 days
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2003Jan 8, 2003▲ +7 days
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2002Aug 1, 2002▲ +31 days
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2002Aug 1, 2002▲ +31 days
EB-3PhilippinesJul 1, 2002Aug 1, 2002▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMay 1, 2001Oct 1, 2001▲ +153 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMay 1, 2001Oct 1, 2001▲ +153 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMay 1, 2001Oct 1, 2001▲ +153 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMay 1, 2001Oct 1, 2001▲ +153 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 2001Oct 1, 2001▲ +153 days
EB-3 Schedule AAll OtherOct 1, 2005Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Schedule AChinaOct 1, 2005Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Schedule AIndiaOct 1, 2005Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Schedule AMexicoOct 1, 2005Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Schedule APhilippinesOct 1, 2005Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Iraqi and Afghan TranslatorsAll Other—Sep 18, 2006newly listed
EB-4 Iraqi and Afghan TranslatorsChina—Sep 18, 2006newly listed
EB-4 Iraqi and Afghan TranslatorsIndia—Sep 18, 2006newly listed
EB-4 Iraqi and Afghan TranslatorsMexico—Sep 18, 2006newly listed
EB-4 Iraqi and Afghan TranslatorsPhilippines—Sep 18, 2006newly listed

35 rows unchanged, 5 retrogressions. 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 December 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 December 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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