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July 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 OtherMar 15, 2002-
F1ChinaMar 15, 2002-
F1IndiaMar 15, 2002-
F1MexicoJul 22, 1992-
F1PhilippinesMar 15, 1993-
F2AAll OtherAug 1, 2003-
F2AChinaAug 1, 2003-
F2AIndiaAug 1, 2003-
F2AMexicoUnavailable-
F2APhilippinesAug 1, 2003-
F2BAll OtherSep 15, 1999-
F2BChinaSep 15, 1999-
F2BIndiaSep 15, 1999-
F2BMexicoApr 8, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesMar 1, 1997-
F3All OtherJun 8, 2000-
F3ChinaJun 8, 2000-
F3IndiaJun 8, 2000-
F3MexicoAug 8, 1992-
F3PhilippinesApr 1, 1991-
F4All OtherSep 1, 1997-
F4ChinaFeb 15, 1997-
F4IndiaFeb 15, 1997-
F4MexicoDec 22, 1994-
F4PhilippinesMar 8, 1986-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaApr 1, 2004-
EB-2IndiaApr 1, 2004-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherUnavailable-
EB-3ChinaUnavailable-
EB-3IndiaUnavailable-
EB-3MexicoUnavailable-
EB-3PhilippinesUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2003-
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 June 2008

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F2AAll OtherJul 15, 2003Aug 1, 2003▲ +17 days
F2AChinaJul 15, 2003Aug 1, 2003▲ +17 days
F2AIndiaJul 15, 2003Aug 1, 2003▲ +17 days
F2AMexicoMay 1, 2002Unavailablechanged designation
F2APhilippinesJul 15, 2003Aug 1, 2003▲ +17 days
F2BAll OtherAug 1, 1999Sep 15, 1999▲ +45 days
F2BChinaAug 1, 1999Sep 15, 1999▲ +45 days
F2BIndiaAug 1, 1999Sep 15, 1999▲ +45 days
F2BPhilippinesFeb 22, 1997Mar 1, 1997▲ +7 days
F3MexicoAug 1, 1992Aug 8, 1992▲ +7 days
F4All OtherAug 22, 1997Sep 1, 1997▲ +10 days
F4ChinaFeb 1, 1997Feb 15, 1997▲ +14 days
F4IndiaFeb 1, 1997Feb 15, 1997▲ +14 days
F4MexicoDec 15, 1994Dec 22, 1994▲ +7 days
EB-3All OtherMar 1, 2006Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3ChinaMar 22, 2003Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2001Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2002Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2006Unavailablechanged designation

46 rows unchanged, 6 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 July 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 July 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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