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January 2013 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 OtherDec 22, 2005-
F1ChinaDec 22, 2005-
F1IndiaDec 22, 2005-
F1MexicoJul 8, 1993-
F1PhilippinesDec 22, 1997-
F2AAll OtherSep 22, 2010-
F2AChinaSep 22, 2010-
F2AIndiaSep 22, 2010-
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2010-
F2APhilippinesSep 22, 2010-
F2BAll OtherDec 8, 2004-
F2BChinaDec 8, 2004-
F2BIndiaDec 8, 2004-
F2BMexicoNov 22, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesApr 15, 2002-
F3All OtherJun 22, 2002-
F3ChinaJun 22, 2002-
F3IndiaJun 22, 2002-
F3MexicoMar 8, 1993-
F3PhilippinesAug 8, 1992-
F4All OtherApr 8, 2001-
F4ChinaApr 8, 2001-
F4IndiaApr 8, 2001-
F4MexicoJul 22, 1996-
F4PhilippinesApr 15, 1989-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaDec 8, 2007-
EB-2IndiaSep 1, 2004-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherFeb 1, 2007-
EB-3ChinaSep 22, 2006-
EB-3IndiaNov 8, 2002-
EB-3MexicoFeb 1, 2007-
EB-3PhilippinesAug 15, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherFeb 1, 2007-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 8, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoFeb 1, 2007-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 15, 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 2012

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherDec 1, 2005Dec 22, 2005▲ +21 days
F1ChinaDec 1, 2005Dec 22, 2005▲ +21 days
F1IndiaDec 1, 2005Dec 22, 2005▲ +21 days
F1MexicoJul 1, 1993Jul 8, 1993▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesOct 8, 1997Dec 22, 1997▲ +75 days
F2AAll OtherAug 22, 2010Sep 22, 2010▲ +31 days
F2AChinaAug 22, 2010Sep 22, 2010▲ +31 days
F2AIndiaAug 22, 2010Sep 22, 2010▲ +31 days
F2AMexicoAug 1, 2010Sep 1, 2010▲ +31 days
F2APhilippinesAug 22, 2010Sep 22, 2010▲ +31 days
F2BAll OtherNov 15, 2004Dec 8, 2004▲ +23 days
F2BChinaNov 15, 2004Dec 8, 2004▲ +23 days
F2BIndiaNov 15, 2004Dec 8, 2004▲ +23 days
F2BMexicoNov 1, 1992Nov 22, 1992▲ +21 days
F2BPhilippinesMar 22, 2002Apr 15, 2002▲ +24 days
F3All OtherJun 8, 2002Jun 22, 2002▲ +14 days
F3ChinaJun 8, 2002Jun 22, 2002▲ +14 days
F3IndiaJun 8, 2002Jun 22, 2002▲ +14 days
F3MexicoMar 1, 1993Mar 8, 1993▲ +7 days
F3PhilippinesAug 1, 1992Aug 8, 1992▲ +7 days
F4All OtherApr 1, 2001Apr 8, 2001▲ +7 days
F4ChinaApr 1, 2001Apr 8, 2001▲ +7 days
F4IndiaApr 1, 2001Apr 8, 2001▲ +7 days
F4PhilippinesMar 22, 1989Apr 15, 1989▲ +24 days
EB-2ChinaOct 22, 2007Dec 8, 2007▲ +47 days
EB-3All OtherDec 22, 2006Feb 1, 2007▲ +41 days
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2006Sep 22, 2006▲ +83 days
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2002Nov 8, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3MexicoDec 22, 2006Feb 1, 2007▲ +41 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherDec 22, 2006Feb 1, 2007▲ +41 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 1, 2002Nov 8, 2002▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoDec 22, 2006Feb 1, 2007▲ +41 days

28 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 2013 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 2013 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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