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April 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 OtherApr 1, 2005-
F1ChinaApr 1, 2005-
F1IndiaApr 1, 2005-
F1MexicoMay 8, 1993-
F1PhilippinesJun 22, 1997-
F2AAll OtherOct 8, 2009-
F2AChinaOct 8, 2009-
F2AIndiaOct 8, 2009-
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2009-
F2APhilippinesOct 8, 2009-
F2BAll OtherJan 15, 2004-
F2BChinaJan 15, 2004-
F2BIndiaJan 15, 2004-
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesDec 8, 2001-
F3All OtherFeb 15, 2002-
F3ChinaFeb 15, 2002-
F3IndiaFeb 15, 2002-
F3MexicoJan 15, 1993-
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 1992-
F4All OtherNov 8, 2000-
F4ChinaNov 8, 2000-
F4IndiaNov 8, 2000-
F4MexicoJun 1, 1996-
F4PhilippinesJan 8, 1989-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaMay 1, 2010-
EB-2IndiaMay 1, 2010-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherApr 8, 2006-
EB-3ChinaMar 1, 2005-
EB-3IndiaSep 1, 2002-
EB-3MexicoApr 8, 2006-
EB-3PhilippinesApr 8, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherApr 8, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaSep 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoApr 8, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesApr 8, 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 March 2012

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherFeb 1, 2005Apr 1, 2005▲ +59 days
F1ChinaFeb 1, 2005Apr 1, 2005▲ +59 days
F1IndiaFeb 1, 2005Apr 1, 2005▲ +59 days
F1MexicoMay 1, 1993May 8, 1993▲ +7 days
F2AAll OtherJul 22, 2009Oct 8, 2009▲ +78 days
F2AChinaJul 22, 2009Oct 8, 2009▲ +78 days
F2AIndiaJul 22, 2009Oct 8, 2009▲ +78 days
F2AMexicoJul 1, 2009Sep 1, 2009▲ +62 days
F2APhilippinesJul 22, 2009Oct 8, 2009▲ +78 days
F2BAll OtherNov 15, 2003Jan 15, 2004▲ +61 days
F2BChinaNov 15, 2003Jan 15, 2004▲ +61 days
F2BIndiaNov 15, 2003Jan 15, 2004▲ +61 days
F3All OtherJan 1, 2002Feb 15, 2002▲ +45 days
F3ChinaJan 1, 2002Feb 15, 2002▲ +45 days
F3IndiaJan 1, 2002Feb 15, 2002▲ +45 days
F3MexicoJan 8, 1993Jan 15, 1993▲ +7 days
F4All OtherOct 8, 2000Nov 8, 2000▲ +31 days
F4ChinaOct 8, 2000Nov 8, 2000▲ +31 days
F4IndiaOct 8, 2000Nov 8, 2000▲ +31 days
F4MexicoMay 22, 1996Jun 1, 1996▲ +10 days
F4PhilippinesDec 22, 1988Jan 8, 1989▲ +17 days
EB-3All OtherMar 15, 2006Apr 8, 2006▲ +24 days
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2005Mar 1, 2005▲ +59 days
EB-3IndiaAug 22, 2002Sep 1, 2002▲ +10 days
EB-3MexicoMar 15, 2006Apr 8, 2006▲ +24 days
EB-3PhilippinesMar 15, 2006Apr 8, 2006▲ +24 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 15, 2006Apr 8, 2006▲ +24 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaAug 22, 2002Sep 1, 2002▲ +10 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 15, 2006Apr 8, 2006▲ +24 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 15, 2006Apr 8, 2006▲ +24 days

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 April 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 April 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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