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January 2012 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 OtherOct 15, 2004-
F1ChinaOct 15, 2004-
F1IndiaOct 15, 2004-
F1MexicoApr 15, 1993-
F1PhilippinesApr 15, 1997-
F2AAll OtherApr 22, 2009-
F2AChinaApr 22, 2009-
F2AIndiaApr 22, 2009-
F2AMexicoMar 22, 2009-
F2APhilippinesApr 22, 2009-
F2BAll OtherSep 8, 2003-
F2BChinaSep 8, 2003-
F2BIndiaSep 8, 2003-
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesSep 1, 2001-
F3All OtherNov 1, 2001-
F3ChinaNov 1, 2001-
F3IndiaNov 1, 2001-
F3MexicoDec 22, 1992-
F3PhilippinesJul 15, 1992-
F4All OtherAug 15, 2000-
F4ChinaAug 15, 2000-
F4IndiaAug 15, 2000-
F4MexicoMay 8, 1996-
F4PhilippinesOct 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-2ChinaJan 1, 2009-
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2009-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherFeb 1, 2006-
EB-3ChinaOct 15, 2004-
EB-3IndiaAug 8, 2002-
EB-3MexicoFeb 1, 2006-
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherFeb 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaAug 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoFeb 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesFeb 1, 2006-
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 December 2011

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherSep 1, 2004Oct 15, 2004▲ +44 days
F1ChinaSep 1, 2004Oct 15, 2004▲ +44 days
F1IndiaSep 1, 2004Oct 15, 2004▲ +44 days
F1MexicoApr 8, 1993Apr 15, 1993▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 1997Apr 15, 1997▲ +45 days
F2AAll OtherMar 22, 2009Apr 22, 2009▲ +31 days
F2AChinaMar 22, 2009Apr 22, 2009▲ +31 days
F2AIndiaMar 22, 2009Apr 22, 2009▲ +31 days
F2AMexicoFeb 8, 2009Mar 22, 2009▲ +42 days
F2APhilippinesMar 22, 2009Apr 22, 2009▲ +31 days
F2BAll OtherAug 15, 2003Sep 8, 2003▲ +24 days
F2BChinaAug 15, 2003Sep 8, 2003▲ +24 days
F2BIndiaAug 15, 2003Sep 8, 2003▲ +24 days
F2BMexicoNov 22, 1992Dec 1, 1992▲ +9 days
F2BPhilippinesAug 15, 2001Sep 1, 2001▲ +17 days
F3All OtherOct 8, 2001Nov 1, 2001▲ +24 days
F3ChinaOct 8, 2001Nov 1, 2001▲ +24 days
F3IndiaOct 8, 2001Nov 1, 2001▲ +24 days
F3MexicoDec 15, 1992Dec 22, 1992▲ +7 days
F3PhilippinesJul 8, 1992Jul 15, 1992▲ +7 days
F4All OtherJul 15, 2000Aug 15, 2000▲ +31 days
F4ChinaJul 15, 2000Aug 15, 2000▲ +31 days
F4IndiaJul 15, 2000Aug 15, 2000▲ +31 days
F4MexicoMay 1, 1996May 8, 1996▲ +7 days
F4PhilippinesSep 8, 1988Oct 8, 1988▲ +30 days
EB-2ChinaMar 15, 2008Jan 1, 2009▲ +292 days
EB-2IndiaMar 15, 2008Jan 1, 2009▲ +292 days
EB-3All OtherJan 15, 2006Feb 1, 2006▲ +17 days
EB-3ChinaSep 8, 2004Oct 15, 2004▲ +37 days
EB-3IndiaAug 1, 2002Aug 8, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3MexicoJan 15, 2006Feb 1, 2006▲ +17 days
EB-3PhilippinesJan 15, 2006Feb 1, 2006▲ +17 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2006Feb 1, 2006▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 22, 2002Aug 1, 2002▲ +10 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2006Feb 1, 2006▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2006Feb 1, 2006▲ +31 days

24 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 January 2012 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 2012 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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