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December 2010 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 15, 2006-
F1ChinaFeb 15, 2006-
F1Dominican Rep.Jun 1, 2004-
F1IndiaFeb 15, 2006-
F1MexicoJan 1, 1993-
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 1997-
F2AAll OtherAug 1, 2010-
F2AChinaAug 1, 2010-
F2ADominican Rep.Aug 1, 2010-
F2AIndiaAug 1, 2010-
F2AMexicoMar 1, 2010-
F2APhilippinesAug 1, 2010-
F2BAll OtherJun 1, 2005-
F2BChinaJun 1, 2005-
F2BDominican Rep.Jan 1, 2002-
F2BIndiaJun 1, 2005-
F2BMexicoJun 22, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesMar 1, 2000-
F3All OtherJun 1, 2002-
F3ChinaJun 1, 2002-
F3Dominican Rep.Jun 1, 2002-
F3IndiaJun 1, 2002-
F3MexicoOct 22, 1992-
F3PhilippinesJul 1, 1992-
F4All OtherJan 1, 2002-
F4ChinaJan 1, 2002-
F4Dominican Rep.Jan 1, 2002-
F4IndiaJan 1, 2002-
F4MexicoDec 22, 1995-
F4PhilippinesJan 1, 1988-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1Dominican Rep.Current-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaJun 8, 2006-
EB-2Dominican Rep.Current-
EB-2IndiaMay 8, 2006-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherFeb 22, 2005-
EB-3ChinaDec 8, 2003-
EB-3Dominican Rep.Feb 22, 2005-
EB-3IndiaJan 22, 2002-
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2002-
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 22, 2005-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherApr 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersDominican Rep.Apr 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 22, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesApr 22, 2003-
EB-4All OtherCurrent-
EB-4ChinaCurrent-
EB-4Dominican Rep.Current-
EB-4IndiaCurrent-
EB-4MexicoCurrent-
EB-4PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersDominican Rep.Current-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5All OtherCurrent-
EB-5ChinaCurrent-
EB-5Dominican Rep.Current-
EB-5IndiaCurrent-
EB-5MexicoCurrent-
EB-5PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramDominican Rep.Current-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterDominican Rep.Current-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrent-

What changed since November 2010

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1Dominican Rep.—Jun 1, 2004newly listed
F1MexicoDec 22, 1992Jan 1, 1993▲ +10 days
F2AAll OtherJun 1, 2010Aug 1, 2010▲ +61 days
F2AChinaJun 1, 2010Aug 1, 2010▲ +61 days
F2ADominican Rep.—Aug 1, 2010newly listed
F2AIndiaJun 1, 2010Aug 1, 2010▲ +61 days
F2APhilippinesJun 1, 2010Aug 1, 2010▲ +61 days
F2BDominican Rep.—Jan 1, 2002newly listed
F2BPhilippinesSep 1, 2002Mar 1, 2000▼ -914 days
F3Dominican Rep.—Jun 1, 2002newly listed
F3PhilippinesMar 1, 1995Jul 1, 1992▼ -973 days
F4Dominican Rep.—Jan 1, 2002newly listed
F4MexicoDec 15, 1995Dec 22, 1995▲ +7 days
F4PhilippinesApr 1, 1991Jan 1, 1988▼ -1186 days
EB-1Dominican Rep.—Currentnewly listed
EB-2ChinaJun 1, 2006Jun 8, 2006▲ +7 days
EB-2Dominican Rep.—Currentnewly listed
EB-3All OtherJan 22, 2005Feb 22, 2005▲ +31 days
EB-3ChinaNov 22, 2003Dec 8, 2003▲ +16 days
EB-3Dominican Rep.—Feb 22, 2005newly listed
EB-3MexicoMay 1, 2001Jul 1, 2002▲ +426 days
EB-3PhilippinesJan 22, 2005Feb 22, 2005▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherApr 1, 2003Apr 22, 2003▲ +21 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 1, 2003Apr 22, 2003▲ +21 days
EB-3 Other WorkersDominican Rep.—Apr 22, 2003newly listed
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMay 1, 2001Jul 1, 2002▲ +426 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesApr 1, 2003Apr 22, 2003▲ +21 days
EB-4Dominican Rep.—Currentnewly listed
EB-4 Religious WorkersDominican Rep.—Currentnewly listed
EB-5Dominican Rep.—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Pilot ProgramDominican Rep.—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterDominican Rep.—Currentnewly listed

52 rows unchanged, 3 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 December 2010 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 2010 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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