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December 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 OtherMay 22, 2002-
F1ChinaMay 22, 2002-
F1IndiaMay 22, 2002-
F1MexicoSep 22, 1992-
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 1993-
F2AAll OtherApr 1, 2004-
F2AChinaApr 1, 2004-
F2AIndiaApr 1, 2004-
F2AMexicoAug 1, 2001-
F2APhilippinesApr 1, 2004-
F2BAll OtherFeb 15, 2000-
F2BChinaFeb 15, 2000-
F2BIndiaFeb 15, 2000-
F2BMexicoMay 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesJul 15, 1997-
F3All OtherJul 22, 2000-
F3ChinaJul 22, 2000-
F3IndiaJul 22, 2000-
F3MexicoOct 1, 1992-
F3PhilippinesMay 15, 1991-
F4All OtherJan 1, 1998-
F4ChinaJul 15, 1997-
F4IndiaSep 15, 1997-
F4MexicoFeb 15, 1995-
F4PhilippinesApr 15, 1986-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaJun 1, 2004-
EB-2IndiaJun 1, 2003-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMay 1, 2005-
EB-3ChinaFeb 1, 2002-
EB-3IndiaOct 1, 2001-
EB-3MexicoSep 1, 2002-
EB-3PhilippinesMay 1, 2005-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 15, 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 November 2008

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMay 1, 2002May 22, 2002▲ +21 days
F1ChinaMay 1, 2002May 22, 2002▲ +21 days
F1IndiaMay 1, 2002May 22, 2002▲ +21 days
F1MexicoSep 15, 1992Sep 22, 1992▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesMay 1, 1993Jun 1, 1993▲ +31 days
F2AAll OtherFeb 8, 2004Apr 1, 2004▲ +53 days
F2AChinaFeb 8, 2004Apr 1, 2004▲ +53 days
F2AIndiaFeb 8, 2004Apr 1, 2004▲ +53 days
F2AMexicoJul 15, 2001Aug 1, 2001▲ +17 days
F2APhilippinesFeb 8, 2004Apr 1, 2004▲ +53 days
F2BAll OtherJan 15, 2000Feb 15, 2000▲ +31 days
F2BChinaJan 15, 2000Feb 15, 2000▲ +31 days
F2BIndiaJan 15, 2000Feb 15, 2000▲ +31 days
F2BMexicoApr 22, 1992May 1, 1992▲ +9 days
F2BPhilippinesJun 15, 1997Jul 15, 1997▲ +30 days
F3All OtherJul 1, 2000Jul 22, 2000▲ +21 days
F3ChinaJul 1, 2000Jul 22, 2000▲ +21 days
F3IndiaJul 1, 2000Jul 22, 2000▲ +21 days
F3MexicoSep 15, 1992Oct 1, 1992▲ +16 days
F3PhilippinesMay 8, 1991May 15, 1991▲ +7 days
F4All OtherNov 15, 1997Jan 1, 1998▲ +47 days
F4ChinaJun 8, 1997Jul 15, 1997▲ +37 days
F4IndiaJul 22, 1997Sep 15, 1997▲ +55 days
F4MexicoJan 22, 1995Feb 15, 1995▲ +24 days
F4PhilippinesMar 22, 1986Apr 15, 1986▲ +24 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation

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 December 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 December 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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