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April 2008 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 OtherFeb 22, 2002-
F1ChinaFeb 22, 2002-
F1IndiaFeb 22, 2002-
F1MexicoJul 8, 1992-
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 1993-
F2AAll OtherMay 8, 2003-
F2AChinaMay 8, 2003-
F2AIndiaMay 8, 2003-
F2AMexicoMay 1, 2002-
F2APhilippinesMay 8, 2003-
F2BAll OtherMar 22, 1999-
F2BChinaMar 22, 1999-
F2BIndiaMar 22, 1999-
F2BMexicoApr 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 1997-
F3All OtherMay 22, 2000-
F3ChinaMay 22, 2000-
F3IndiaMay 22, 2000-
F3MexicoJul 22, 1992-
F3PhilippinesApr 1, 1991-
F4All OtherJul 22, 1997-
F4ChinaDec 15, 1996-
F4IndiaNov 22, 1996-
F4MexicoDec 1, 1994-
F4PhilippinesFeb 22, 1986-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaDec 1, 2003-
EB-2IndiaDec 1, 2003-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2005-
EB-3ChinaFeb 8, 2003-
EB-3IndiaOct 1, 2001-
EB-3MexicoOct 1, 2001-
EB-3PhilippinesJul 1, 2005-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 1, 2002-
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 March 2008

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherFeb 15, 2002Feb 22, 2002▲ +7 days
F1ChinaFeb 15, 2002Feb 22, 2002▲ +7 days
F1IndiaFeb 15, 2002Feb 22, 2002▲ +7 days
F1MexicoJul 1, 1992Jul 8, 1992▲ +7 days
F2AAll OtherApr 15, 2003May 8, 2003▲ +23 days
F2AChinaApr 15, 2003May 8, 2003▲ +23 days
F2AIndiaApr 15, 2003May 8, 2003▲ +23 days
F2APhilippinesApr 15, 2003May 8, 2003▲ +23 days
F2BAll OtherFeb 8, 1999Mar 22, 1999▲ +42 days
F2BChinaFeb 8, 1999Mar 22, 1999▲ +42 days
F2BIndiaFeb 8, 1999Mar 22, 1999▲ +42 days
F3All OtherMay 15, 2000May 22, 2000▲ +7 days
F3ChinaMay 15, 2000May 22, 2000▲ +7 days
F3IndiaMay 15, 2000May 22, 2000▲ +7 days
F3MexicoJul 15, 1992Jul 22, 1992▲ +7 days
F4All OtherJul 15, 1997Jul 22, 1997▲ +7 days
F4ChinaDec 1, 1996Dec 15, 1996▲ +14 days
F4IndiaNov 1, 1996Nov 22, 1996▲ +21 days
F4MexicoNov 15, 1994Dec 1, 1994▲ +16 days
EB-2IndiaUnavailableDec 1, 2003changed designation
EB-3All OtherJan 1, 2005Jul 1, 2005▲ +181 days
EB-3ChinaDec 1, 2002Feb 8, 2003▲ +69 days
EB-3IndiaAug 1, 2001Oct 1, 2001▲ +61 days
EB-3MexicoMay 1, 2001Oct 1, 2001▲ +153 days
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2005Jul 1, 2005▲ +181 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2002Mar 1, 2002▲ +59 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2002Mar 1, 2002▲ +59 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2002Mar 1, 2002▲ +59 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2002Mar 1, 2002▲ +59 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2002Mar 1, 2002▲ +59 days

35 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 April 2008 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 April 2008 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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