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March 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-
F1MexicoFeb 1, 1993-
F1PhilippinesDec 15, 1994-
F2AAll OtherJan 1, 2007-
F2AChinaJan 1, 2007-
F2ADominican Rep.Jan 1, 2007-
F2AIndiaJan 1, 2007-
F2AMexicoJan 1, 2006-
F2APhilippinesJan 1, 2007-
F2BAll OtherApr 15, 2003-
F2BChinaApr 15, 2003-
F2BDominican Rep.Jan 1, 2001-
F2BIndiaApr 15, 2003-
F2BMexicoJul 15, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesAug 1, 1999-
F3All OtherJan 1, 2001-
F3ChinaJan 1, 2001-
F3Dominican Rep.Jan 1, 2001-
F3IndiaJan 1, 2001-
F3MexicoNov 1, 1992-
F3PhilippinesDec 8, 1991-
F4All OtherJan 1, 2000-
F4ChinaJan 1, 2000-
F4Dominican Rep.Jan 1, 2000-
F4IndiaJan 1, 2000-
F4MexicoJan 22, 1996-
F4PhilippinesJan 15, 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-2ChinaJul 8, 2006-
EB-2Dominican Rep.Current-
EB-2IndiaMay 8, 2006-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2005-
EB-3ChinaJan 22, 2004-
EB-3Dominican Rep.Jul 1, 2005-
EB-3IndiaMar 15, 2002-
EB-3MexicoJan 8, 2004-
EB-3PhilippinesJul 1, 2005-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJun 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersDominican Rep.Jun 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 15, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMay 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 15, 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 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 February 2011

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1MexicoJan 22, 1993Feb 1, 1993▲ +10 days
F1PhilippinesAug 1, 1994Dec 15, 1994▲ +136 days
F2AAll OtherJan 1, 2008Jan 1, 2007▼ -365 days
F2AChinaJan 1, 2008Jan 1, 2007▼ -365 days
F2ADominican Rep.Jan 1, 2008Jan 1, 2007▼ -365 days
F2AIndiaJan 1, 2008Jan 1, 2007▼ -365 days
F2AMexicoApr 1, 2005Jan 1, 2006▲ +275 days
F2APhilippinesJan 1, 2008Jan 1, 2007▼ -365 days
F2BDominican Rep.Jan 1, 1997Jan 1, 2001▲ +1461 days
F2BMexicoJul 1, 1992Jul 15, 1992▲ +14 days
F2BPhilippinesJun 1, 1999Aug 1, 1999▲ +61 days
F3MexicoNov 22, 1992Nov 1, 1992▼ -21 days
F3PhilippinesOct 22, 1991Dec 8, 1991▲ +47 days
F4MexicoJan 1, 1996Jan 22, 1996▲ +21 days
EB-2ChinaJul 1, 2006Jul 8, 2006▲ +7 days
EB-3All OtherApr 1, 2005Jul 1, 2005▲ +91 days
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2004Jan 22, 2004▲ +21 days
EB-3Dominican Rep.Apr 1, 2005Jul 1, 2005▲ +91 days
EB-3IndiaFeb 22, 2002Mar 15, 2002▲ +21 days
EB-3MexicoJul 8, 2003Jan 8, 2004▲ +184 days
EB-3PhilippinesApr 1, 2005Jul 1, 2005▲ +91 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMay 1, 2003Jun 15, 2003▲ +45 days
EB-3 Other WorkersDominican Rep.May 1, 2003Jun 15, 2003▲ +45 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaFeb 22, 2002Mar 15, 2002▲ +21 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 2003Jun 15, 2003▲ +45 days
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesCurrentno longer listeddropped

58 rows unchanged, 6 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 March 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 March 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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