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January 2011 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 OtherJan 1, 2005-
F1ChinaJan 1, 2005-
F1Dominican Rep.Jan 1, 2005-
F1IndiaJan 1, 2005-
F1MexicoJan 8, 1993-
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 1994-
F2AAll OtherJan 1, 2008-
F2AChinaJan 1, 2008-
F2ADominican Rep.Jan 1, 2008-
F2AIndiaJan 1, 2008-
F2AMexicoApr 1, 2005-
F2APhilippinesJan 1, 2008-
F2BAll OtherApr 15, 2003-
F2BChinaApr 15, 2003-
F2BDominican Rep.Mar 1, 2002-
F2BIndiaApr 15, 2003-
F2BMexicoJun 22, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesMay 15, 1999-
F3All OtherJan 1, 2001-
F3ChinaJan 1, 2001-
F3Dominican Rep.Jan 1, 2001-
F3IndiaJan 1, 2001-
F3MexicoOct 22, 1992-
F3PhilippinesOct 22, 1991-
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 22, 2006-
EB-2Dominican Rep.Current-
EB-2IndiaMay 8, 2006-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMar 22, 2005-
EB-3ChinaDec 15, 2003-
EB-3Dominican Rep.Mar 22, 2005-
EB-3IndiaFeb 1, 2002-
EB-3MexicoApr 15, 2003-
EB-3PhilippinesMar 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 WorkersIndiaFeb 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoApr 15, 2003-
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 December 2010

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherFeb 15, 2006Jan 1, 2005▼ -410 days
F1ChinaFeb 15, 2006Jan 1, 2005▼ -410 days
F1Dominican Rep.Jun 1, 2004Jan 1, 2005▲ +214 days
F1IndiaFeb 15, 2006Jan 1, 2005▼ -410 days
F1MexicoJan 1, 1993Jan 8, 1993▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 1997Jun 1, 1994▼ -1035 days
F2AAll OtherAug 1, 2010Jan 1, 2008▼ -943 days
F2AChinaAug 1, 2010Jan 1, 2008▼ -943 days
F2ADominican Rep.Aug 1, 2010Jan 1, 2008▼ -943 days
F2AIndiaAug 1, 2010Jan 1, 2008▼ -943 days
F2AMexicoMar 1, 2010Apr 1, 2005▼ -1795 days
F2APhilippinesAug 1, 2010Jan 1, 2008▼ -943 days
F2BAll OtherJun 1, 2005Apr 15, 2003▼ -778 days
F2BChinaJun 1, 2005Apr 15, 2003▼ -778 days
F2BDominican Rep.Jan 1, 2002Mar 1, 2002▲ +59 days
F2BIndiaJun 1, 2005Apr 15, 2003▼ -778 days
F2BPhilippinesMar 1, 2000May 15, 1999▼ -291 days
F3All OtherJun 1, 2002Jan 1, 2001▼ -516 days
F3ChinaJun 1, 2002Jan 1, 2001▼ -516 days
F3Dominican Rep.Jun 1, 2002Jan 1, 2001▼ -516 days
F3IndiaJun 1, 2002Jan 1, 2001▼ -516 days
F3PhilippinesJul 1, 1992Oct 22, 1991▼ -253 days
EB-2ChinaJun 8, 2006Jun 22, 2006▲ +14 days
EB-3All OtherFeb 22, 2005Mar 22, 2005▲ +28 days
EB-3ChinaDec 8, 2003Dec 15, 2003▲ +7 days
EB-3Dominican Rep.Feb 22, 2005Mar 22, 2005▲ +28 days
EB-3IndiaJan 22, 2002Feb 1, 2002▲ +10 days
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2002Apr 15, 2003▲ +288 days
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 22, 2005Mar 22, 2005▲ +28 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 22, 2002Feb 1, 2002▲ +10 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2002Apr 15, 2003▲ +288 days

53 rows unchanged, 19 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 January 2011 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 2011 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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