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November 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 OtherNov 1, 2005-
F1ChinaNov 1, 2005-
F1IndiaNov 1, 2005-
F1MexicoJun 22, 1993-
F1PhilippinesJul 1, 1997-
F2AAll OtherJul 15, 2010-
F2AChinaJul 15, 2010-
F2AIndiaJul 15, 2010-
F2AMexicoJun 22, 2010-
F2APhilippinesJul 15, 2010-
F2BAll OtherOct 8, 2004-
F2BChinaOct 8, 2004-
F2BIndiaOct 8, 2004-
F2BMexicoOct 15, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesFeb 15, 2002-
F3All OtherJun 1, 2002-
F3ChinaJun 1, 2002-
F3IndiaJun 1, 2002-
F3MexicoFeb 15, 1993-
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 1992-
F4All OtherMar 22, 2001-
F4ChinaMar 15, 2001-
F4IndiaMar 22, 2001-
F4MexicoJul 8, 1996-
F4PhilippinesMar 1, 1989-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaSep 1, 2007-
EB-2IndiaSep 1, 2004-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherNov 22, 2006-
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2006-
EB-3IndiaOct 22, 2002-
EB-3MexicoNov 22, 2006-
EB-3PhilippinesAug 8, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherNov 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 22, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoNov 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 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 October 2012

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherOct 8, 2005Nov 1, 2005▲ +24 days
F1ChinaOct 8, 2005Nov 1, 2005▲ +24 days
F1IndiaOct 8, 2005Nov 1, 2005▲ +24 days
F1MexicoJun 15, 1993Jun 22, 1993▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 1996Jul 1, 1997▲ +456 days
F2AAll OtherJun 1, 2010Jul 15, 2010▲ +44 days
F2AChinaJun 1, 2010Jul 15, 2010▲ +44 days
F2AIndiaJun 1, 2010Jul 15, 2010▲ +44 days
F2AMexicoMay 15, 2010Jun 22, 2010▲ +38 days
F2APhilippinesJun 1, 2010Jul 15, 2010▲ +44 days
F2BAll OtherSep 15, 2004Oct 8, 2004▲ +23 days
F2BChinaSep 15, 2004Oct 8, 2004▲ +23 days
F2BIndiaSep 15, 2004Oct 8, 2004▲ +23 days
F2BMexicoOct 1, 1992Oct 15, 1992▲ +14 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 22, 2002Feb 15, 2002▲ +24 days
F3All OtherMay 22, 2002Jun 1, 2002▲ +10 days
F3ChinaMay 22, 2002Jun 1, 2002▲ +10 days
F3IndiaMay 22, 2002Jun 1, 2002▲ +10 days
F3MexicoFeb 8, 1993Feb 15, 1993▲ +7 days
F4All OtherMar 15, 2001Mar 22, 2001▲ +7 days
F4ChinaFeb 15, 2001Mar 15, 2001▲ +28 days
F4IndiaMar 15, 2001Mar 22, 2001▲ +7 days
F4MexicoJun 22, 1996Jul 8, 1996▲ +16 days
F4PhilippinesFeb 8, 1989Mar 1, 1989▲ +21 days
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2012Currentchanged designation
EB-2ChinaJul 15, 2007Sep 1, 2007▲ +48 days
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2012Currentchanged designation
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2012Currentchanged designation
EB-3All OtherOct 22, 2006Nov 22, 2006▲ +31 days
EB-3ChinaFeb 8, 2006Apr 15, 2006▲ +66 days
EB-3IndiaOct 15, 2002Oct 22, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3MexicoOct 22, 2006Nov 22, 2006▲ +31 days
EB-3PhilippinesAug 1, 2006Aug 8, 2006▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 22, 2006Nov 22, 2006▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 22, 2003Jul 1, 2003▲ +9 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 15, 2002Oct 22, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 22, 2006Nov 22, 2006▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 1, 2006Aug 8, 2006▲ +7 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
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

12 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 November 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 November 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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