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May 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 OtherMay 1, 2004-
F1ChinaMay 1, 2004-
F1IndiaMay 1, 2004-
F1MexicoMar 1, 1993-
F1PhilippinesJul 15, 1995-
F2AAll OtherJun 8, 2007-
F2AChinaJun 8, 2007-
F2AIndiaJun 8, 2007-
F2AMexicoJan 1, 2007-
F2APhilippinesJun 8, 2007-
F2BAll OtherApr 15, 2003-
F2BChinaApr 15, 2003-
F2BIndiaApr 15, 2003-
F2BMexicoAug 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesMar 1, 2000-
F3All OtherMay 1, 2001-
F3ChinaMay 1, 2001-
F3IndiaMay 1, 2001-
F3MexicoNov 15, 1992-
F3PhilippinesFeb 15, 1992-
F4All OtherMar 8, 2000-
F4ChinaJan 22, 2000-
F4IndiaMar 8, 2000-
F4MexicoFeb 15, 1996-
F4PhilippinesApr 8, 1988-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaAug 1, 2006-
EB-2IndiaJul 1, 2006-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherAug 22, 2005-
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2004-
EB-3IndiaApr 15, 2002-
EB-3MexicoSep 8, 2004-
EB-3PhilippinesAug 22, 2005-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherSep 8, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaApr 15, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoSep 8, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesSep 8, 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-5 Pilot ProgramAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesCurrent-

What changed since April 2011

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1MexicoFeb 15, 1993Mar 1, 1993▲ +14 days
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 1995Jul 15, 1995▲ +105 days
F2AAll OtherApr 1, 2007Jun 8, 2007▲ +68 days
F2AChinaApr 1, 2007Jun 8, 2007▲ +68 days
F2AIndiaApr 1, 2007Jun 8, 2007▲ +68 days
F2AMexicoJul 1, 2006Jan 1, 2007▲ +184 days
F2APhilippinesApr 1, 2007Jun 8, 2007▲ +68 days
F2BMexicoJul 15, 1992Aug 1, 1992▲ +17 days
F2BPhilippinesDec 1, 1999Mar 1, 2000▲ +91 days
F3All OtherMar 15, 2001May 1, 2001▲ +47 days
F3ChinaMar 15, 2001May 1, 2001▲ +47 days
F3IndiaMar 15, 2001May 1, 2001▲ +47 days
F3MexicoNov 8, 1992Nov 15, 1992▲ +7 days
F3PhilippinesJan 1, 1992Feb 15, 1992▲ +45 days
F4All OtherFeb 1, 2000Mar 8, 2000▲ +36 days
F4ChinaJan 1, 2000Jan 22, 2000▲ +21 days
F4IndiaFeb 1, 2000Mar 8, 2000▲ +36 days
F4MexicoFeb 1, 1996Feb 15, 1996▲ +14 days
F4PhilippinesMar 8, 1988Apr 8, 1988▲ +31 days
EB-2ChinaJul 22, 2006Aug 1, 2006▲ +10 days
EB-2IndiaMay 8, 2006Jul 1, 2006▲ +54 days
EB-3All OtherJul 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005▲ +31 days
EB-3ChinaMar 1, 2004Apr 15, 2004▲ +45 days
EB-3IndiaApr 8, 2002Apr 15, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3MexicoMay 8, 2004Sep 8, 2004▲ +123 days
EB-3PhilippinesJul 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 22, 2003Sep 8, 2003▲ +48 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaApr 8, 2002Apr 15, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 22, 2003Sep 8, 2003▲ +48 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJul 22, 2003Sep 8, 2003▲ +48 days
EB-5All OtherCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5ChinaCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5IndiaCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5MexicoCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5PhilippinesCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentno longer listeddropped

30 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 May 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 May 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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