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January 2009 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 OtherJun 15, 2002-
F1ChinaJun 15, 2002-
F1IndiaJun 15, 2002-
F1MexicoOct 1, 1992-
F1PhilippinesJul 15, 1993-
F2AAll OtherMay 15, 2004-
F2AChinaMay 15, 2004-
F2AIndiaMay 15, 2004-
F2AMexicoAug 15, 2001-
F2APhilippinesMay 15, 2004-
F2BAll OtherMar 22, 2000-
F2BChinaMar 22, 2000-
F2BIndiaMar 22, 2000-
F2BMexicoMay 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesSep 1, 1997-
F3All OtherAug 1, 2000-
F3ChinaAug 1, 2000-
F3IndiaAug 1, 2000-
F3MexicoOct 1, 1992-
F3PhilippinesMay 22, 1991-
F4All OtherFeb 8, 1998-
F4ChinaAug 22, 1997-
F4IndiaNov 1, 1997-
F4MexicoMar 8, 1995-
F4PhilippinesMay 1, 1986-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaJul 8, 2004-
EB-2IndiaJul 1, 2003-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMay 1, 2005-
EB-3ChinaJun 1, 2002-
EB-3IndiaOct 15, 2001-
EB-3MexicoNov 15, 2002-
EB-3PhilippinesMay 1, 2005-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 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 December 2008

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMay 22, 2002Jun 15, 2002▲ +24 days
F1ChinaMay 22, 2002Jun 15, 2002▲ +24 days
F1IndiaMay 22, 2002Jun 15, 2002▲ +24 days
F1MexicoSep 22, 1992Oct 1, 1992▲ +9 days
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 1993Jul 15, 1993▲ +44 days
F2AAll OtherApr 1, 2004May 15, 2004▲ +44 days
F2AChinaApr 1, 2004May 15, 2004▲ +44 days
F2AIndiaApr 1, 2004May 15, 2004▲ +44 days
F2AMexicoAug 1, 2001Aug 15, 2001▲ +14 days
F2APhilippinesApr 1, 2004May 15, 2004▲ +44 days
F2BAll OtherFeb 15, 2000Mar 22, 2000▲ +36 days
F2BChinaFeb 15, 2000Mar 22, 2000▲ +36 days
F2BIndiaFeb 15, 2000Mar 22, 2000▲ +36 days
F2BPhilippinesJul 15, 1997Sep 1, 1997▲ +48 days
F3All OtherJul 22, 2000Aug 1, 2000▲ +10 days
F3ChinaJul 22, 2000Aug 1, 2000▲ +10 days
F3IndiaJul 22, 2000Aug 1, 2000▲ +10 days
F3PhilippinesMay 15, 1991May 22, 1991▲ +7 days
F4All OtherJan 1, 1998Feb 8, 1998▲ +38 days
F4ChinaJul 15, 1997Aug 22, 1997▲ +38 days
F4IndiaSep 15, 1997Nov 1, 1997▲ +47 days
F4MexicoFeb 15, 1995Mar 8, 1995▲ +21 days
F4PhilippinesApr 15, 1986May 1, 1986▲ +16 days
EB-2ChinaJun 1, 2004Jul 8, 2004▲ +37 days
EB-2IndiaJun 1, 2003Jul 1, 2003▲ +30 days
EB-3ChinaFeb 1, 2002Jun 1, 2002▲ +120 days
EB-3IndiaOct 1, 2001Oct 15, 2001▲ +14 days
EB-3MexicoSep 1, 2002Nov 15, 2002▲ +75 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 15, 2003Mar 15, 2003▲ +59 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 15, 2003Mar 15, 2003▲ +59 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 15, 2003Mar 15, 2003▲ +59 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 15, 2003Mar 15, 2003▲ +59 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 15, 2003Mar 15, 2003▲ +59 days

32 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 January 2009 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 January 2009 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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