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May 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 OtherSep 22, 2002-
F1ChinaSep 22, 2002-
F1IndiaSep 22, 2002-
F1MexicoOct 8, 1992-
F1PhilippinesAug 1, 1993-
F2AAll OtherOct 8, 2004-
F2AChinaOct 8, 2004-
F2AIndiaOct 8, 2004-
F2AMexicoApr 1, 2002-
F2APhilippinesOct 8, 2004-
F2BAll OtherNov 15, 2000-
F2BChinaNov 15, 2000-
F2BIndiaNov 15, 2000-
F2BMexicoMay 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 1998-
F3All OtherSep 8, 2000-
F3ChinaSep 8, 2000-
F3IndiaSep 8, 2000-
F3MexicoOct 22, 1992-
F3PhilippinesJun 22, 1991-
F4All OtherJun 8, 1998-
F4ChinaMar 22, 1998-
F4IndiaJun 8, 1998-
F4MexicoMay 1, 1995-
F4PhilippinesJul 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-2ChinaFeb 15, 2005-
EB-2IndiaFeb 15, 2004-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherUnavailable-
EB-3ChinaUnavailable-
EB-3IndiaUnavailable-
EB-3MexicoUnavailable-
EB-3PhilippinesUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesUnavailable-
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 April 2009

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherAug 15, 2002Sep 22, 2002▲ +38 days
F1ChinaAug 15, 2002Sep 22, 2002▲ +38 days
F1IndiaAug 15, 2002Sep 22, 2002▲ +38 days
F2AAll OtherAug 15, 2004Oct 8, 2004▲ +54 days
F2AChinaAug 15, 2004Oct 8, 2004▲ +54 days
F2AIndiaAug 15, 2004Oct 8, 2004▲ +54 days
F2AMexicoJan 1, 2002Apr 1, 2002▲ +90 days
F2APhilippinesAug 15, 2004Oct 8, 2004▲ +54 days
F2BAll OtherSep 1, 2000Nov 15, 2000▲ +75 days
F2BChinaSep 1, 2000Nov 15, 2000▲ +75 days
F2BIndiaSep 1, 2000Nov 15, 2000▲ +75 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 15, 1998Feb 1, 1998▲ +17 days
F3All OtherAug 22, 2000Sep 8, 2000▲ +17 days
F3ChinaAug 22, 2000Sep 8, 2000▲ +17 days
F3IndiaAug 22, 2000Sep 8, 2000▲ +17 days
F3PhilippinesJun 15, 1991Jun 22, 1991▲ +7 days
F4All OtherApr 15, 1998Jun 8, 1998▲ +54 days
F4ChinaJan 8, 1998Mar 22, 1998▲ +73 days
F4IndiaApr 15, 1998Jun 8, 1998▲ +54 days
F4MexicoApr 22, 1995May 1, 1995▲ +9 days
F4PhilippinesJun 22, 1986Jul 8, 1986▲ +16 days
EB-3All OtherMar 1, 2003Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3ChinaMar 1, 2003Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2001Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3MexicoMar 1, 2003Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2003Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 1, 2001Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2001Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 1, 2001Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 1, 2001Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 1, 2001Unavailablechanged designation
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
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll OtherUnavailableno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaUnavailableno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaUnavailableno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoUnavailableno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesUnavailableno longer listeddropped

29 rows unchanged, 10 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 May 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 May 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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