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October 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 8, 2005-
F1ChinaOct 8, 2005-
F1IndiaOct 8, 2005-
F1MexicoJun 15, 1993-
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 1996-
F2AAll OtherJun 1, 2010-
F2AChinaJun 1, 2010-
F2AIndiaJun 1, 2010-
F2AMexicoMay 15, 2010-
F2APhilippinesJun 1, 2010-
F2BAll OtherSep 15, 2004-
F2BChinaSep 15, 2004-
F2BIndiaSep 15, 2004-
F2BMexicoOct 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesJan 22, 2002-
F3All OtherMay 22, 2002-
F3ChinaMay 22, 2002-
F3IndiaMay 22, 2002-
F3MexicoFeb 8, 1993-
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 1992-
F4All OtherMar 15, 2001-
F4ChinaFeb 15, 2001-
F4IndiaMar 15, 2001-
F4MexicoJun 22, 1996-
F4PhilippinesFeb 8, 1989-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2012-
EB-2ChinaJul 15, 2007-
EB-2IndiaSep 1, 2004-
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2012-
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2012-
EB-3All OtherOct 22, 2006-
EB-3ChinaFeb 8, 2006-
EB-3IndiaOct 15, 2002-
EB-3MexicoOct 22, 2006-
EB-3PhilippinesAug 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 15, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 1, 2006-
EB-4All OtherCurrent-
EB-4ChinaCurrent-
EB-4IndiaCurrent-
EB-4MexicoCurrent-
EB-4PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailable-
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailable-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailable-
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailable-
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailable-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll OtherUnavailable-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaUnavailable-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaUnavailable-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoUnavailable-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesUnavailable-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrent-

What changed since September 2012

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherOct 1, 2005Oct 8, 2005▲ +7 days
F1ChinaOct 1, 2005Oct 8, 2005▲ +7 days
F1IndiaOct 1, 2005Oct 8, 2005▲ +7 days
F1MexicoJun 8, 1993Jun 15, 1993▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesNov 8, 1994Apr 1, 1996▲ +510 days
F2AAll OtherMay 8, 2010Jun 1, 2010▲ +24 days
F2AChinaMay 8, 2010Jun 1, 2010▲ +24 days
F2AIndiaMay 8, 2010Jun 1, 2010▲ +24 days
F2AMexicoApr 15, 2010May 15, 2010▲ +30 days
F2APhilippinesMay 8, 2010Jun 1, 2010▲ +24 days
F2BMexicoAug 22, 1992Oct 1, 1992▲ +40 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 2002Jan 22, 2002▲ +21 days
F3All OtherMay 15, 2002May 22, 2002▲ +7 days
F3ChinaMay 15, 2002May 22, 2002▲ +7 days
F3IndiaMay 15, 2002May 22, 2002▲ +7 days
F3MexicoJan 22, 1993Feb 8, 1993▲ +17 days
F4All OtherMar 8, 2001Mar 15, 2001▲ +7 days
F4ChinaJan 22, 2001Feb 15, 2001▲ +24 days
F4IndiaMar 8, 2001Mar 15, 2001▲ +7 days
F4MexicoJun 15, 1996Jun 22, 1996▲ +7 days
F4PhilippinesFeb 1, 1989Feb 8, 1989▲ +7 days
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2009Jan 1, 2012▲ +1095 days
EB-2ChinaUnavailableJul 15, 2007changed designation
EB-2IndiaUnavailableSep 1, 2004changed designation
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2009Jan 1, 2012▲ +1095 days
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2009Jan 1, 2012▲ +1095 days
EB-3All OtherOct 1, 2006Oct 22, 2006▲ +21 days
EB-3ChinaDec 15, 2005Feb 8, 2006▲ +55 days
EB-3IndiaOct 8, 2002Oct 15, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3MexicoOct 1, 2006Oct 22, 2006▲ +21 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 1, 2006Oct 22, 2006▲ +21 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 8, 2002Oct 15, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2006Oct 22, 2006▲ +21 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterAll Other—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterChina—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterIndia—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterMexico—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippines—Currentnewly listed

17 rows unchanged, 10 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 October 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 October 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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