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July 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 OtherJul 8, 2005-
F1ChinaJul 8, 2005-
F1IndiaJul 8, 2005-
F1MexicoJun 8, 1993-
F1PhilippinesJul 15, 1997-
F2AAll OtherFeb 15, 2010-
F2AChinaFeb 15, 2010-
F2AIndiaFeb 15, 2010-
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2010-
F2APhilippinesFeb 15, 2010-
F2BAll OtherMay 1, 2004-
F2BChinaMay 1, 2004-
F2BIndiaMay 1, 2004-
F2BMexicoJan 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesDec 22, 2001-
F3All OtherApr 15, 2002-
F3ChinaApr 15, 2002-
F3IndiaApr 15, 2002-
F3MexicoJan 22, 1993-
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 1992-
F4All OtherJan 22, 2001-
F4ChinaJan 8, 2001-
F4IndiaJan 22, 2001-
F4MexicoJun 8, 1996-
F4PhilippinesFeb 1, 1989-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2009-
EB-2ChinaUnavailable-
EB-2IndiaUnavailable-
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2009-
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2009-
EB-3All OtherJul 22, 2006-
EB-3ChinaSep 22, 2005-
EB-3IndiaSep 22, 2002-
EB-3MexicoJul 22, 2006-
EB-3PhilippinesJun 8, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaSep 22, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 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 June 2012

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJun 22, 2005Jul 8, 2005▲ +16 days
F1ChinaJun 22, 2005Jul 8, 2005▲ +16 days
F1IndiaJun 22, 2005Jul 8, 2005▲ +16 days
F1MexicoMay 15, 1993Jun 8, 1993▲ +24 days
F1PhilippinesJul 1, 1997Jul 15, 1997▲ +14 days
F2AAll OtherJan 1, 2010Feb 15, 2010▲ +45 days
F2AChinaJan 1, 2010Feb 15, 2010▲ +45 days
F2AIndiaJan 1, 2010Feb 15, 2010▲ +45 days
F2AMexicoDec 8, 2009Feb 1, 2010▲ +55 days
F2APhilippinesJan 1, 2010Feb 15, 2010▲ +45 days
F2BAll OtherApr 15, 2004May 1, 2004▲ +16 days
F2BChinaApr 15, 2004May 1, 2004▲ +16 days
F2BIndiaApr 15, 2004May 1, 2004▲ +16 days
F2BPhilippinesDec 8, 2001Dec 22, 2001▲ +14 days
F3All OtherApr 1, 2002Apr 15, 2002▲ +14 days
F3ChinaApr 1, 2002Apr 15, 2002▲ +14 days
F3IndiaApr 1, 2002Apr 15, 2002▲ +14 days
F3MexicoJan 15, 1993Jan 22, 1993▲ +7 days
F4All OtherJan 8, 2001Jan 22, 2001▲ +14 days
F4ChinaDec 15, 2000Jan 8, 2001▲ +24 days
F4IndiaJan 8, 2001Jan 22, 2001▲ +14 days
F4MexicoJun 1, 1996Jun 8, 1996▲ +7 days
F4PhilippinesJan 22, 1989Feb 1, 1989▲ +10 days
EB-2All OtherCurrentJan 1, 2009changed designation
EB-2MexicoCurrentJan 1, 2009changed designation
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentJan 1, 2009changed designation
EB-3All OtherJun 8, 2006Jul 22, 2006▲ +44 days
EB-3ChinaAug 8, 2005Sep 22, 2005▲ +45 days
EB-3IndiaSep 15, 2002Sep 22, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3MexicoJun 8, 2006Jul 22, 2006▲ +44 days
EB-3PhilippinesMay 22, 2006Jun 8, 2006▲ +17 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJun 8, 2006Jul 22, 2006▲ +44 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 22, 2003Jun 15, 2003▲ +54 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaSep 15, 2002Sep 22, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJun 8, 2006Jul 22, 2006▲ +44 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 22, 2006Jun 8, 2006▲ +17 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 July 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 July 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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