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October 2015 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 OtherJan 15, 2008May 1, 2009
F1ChinaJan 15, 2008May 1, 2009
F1IndiaJan 15, 2008May 1, 2009
F1MexicoNov 22, 1994Jul 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 2001Sep 1, 2005
F2AAll OtherApr 15, 2014Mar 1, 2015
F2AChinaApr 15, 2014Mar 1, 2015
F2AIndiaApr 15, 2014Mar 1, 2015
F2AMexicoMar 1, 2014Mar 1, 2015
F2APhilippinesApr 15, 2014Mar 1, 2015
F2BAll OtherJan 15, 2009Jul 1, 2010
F2BChinaJan 15, 2009Jul 1, 2010
F2BIndiaJan 15, 2009Jul 1, 2010
F2BMexicoAug 1, 1995Jan 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesOct 1, 2004Jan 1, 2005
F3All OtherMay 22, 2004Apr 1, 2005
F3ChinaMay 22, 2004Apr 1, 2005
F3IndiaMay 22, 2004Apr 1, 2005
F3MexicoJun 8, 1994Oct 1, 1996
F3PhilippinesOct 1, 1993Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherFeb 8, 2003Feb 1, 2004
F4ChinaFeb 8, 2003Feb 1, 2004
F4IndiaFeb 8, 2003Feb 1, 2004
F4MexicoMar 22, 1997May 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesMay 1, 1992Jan 1, 1993

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2012May 1, 2014
EB-2IndiaMay 1, 2005Jul 1, 2011
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherAug 15, 2015Sep 1, 2015
EB-3ChinaOct 15, 2011Oct 1, 2013
EB-3IndiaMar 8, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoAug 15, 2015Sep 1, 2015
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2007Jan 1, 2015
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherAug 15, 2015Sep 1, 2015
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2006Jan 1, 2007
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 8, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoAug 15, 2015Sep 1, 2015
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2007Jan 1, 2015
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaOct 8, 2013-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll Other-Current
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChina-May 1, 2015
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndia-Current
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexico-Current
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippines-Current
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailable-
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailable-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailable-
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailable-
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailable-

What changed since September 2015

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherDec 15, 2007Jan 15, 2008▲ +31 days
F1ChinaDec 15, 2007Jan 15, 2008▲ +31 days
F1IndiaDec 15, 2007Jan 15, 2008▲ +31 days
F1MexicoNov 15, 1994Nov 22, 1994▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesOct 22, 2000Jun 1, 2001▲ +222 days
F2AAll OtherMar 1, 2014Apr 15, 2014▲ +45 days
F2AChinaMar 1, 2014Apr 15, 2014▲ +45 days
F2AIndiaMar 1, 2014Apr 15, 2014▲ +45 days
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2014Mar 1, 2014▲ +28 days
F2APhilippinesMar 1, 2014Apr 15, 2014▲ +45 days
F2BAll OtherDec 22, 2008Jan 15, 2009▲ +24 days
F2BChinaDec 22, 2008Jan 15, 2009▲ +24 days
F2BIndiaDec 22, 2008Jan 15, 2009▲ +24 days
F2BMexicoJul 15, 1995Aug 1, 1995▲ +17 days
F2BPhilippinesSep 8, 2004Oct 1, 2004▲ +23 days
F3All OtherMay 8, 2004May 22, 2004▲ +14 days
F3ChinaMay 8, 2004May 22, 2004▲ +14 days
F3IndiaMay 8, 2004May 22, 2004▲ +14 days
F3MexicoMay 22, 1994Jun 8, 1994▲ +17 days
F3PhilippinesSep 15, 1993Oct 1, 1993▲ +16 days
F4All OtherJan 15, 2003Feb 8, 2003▲ +24 days
F4ChinaJan 15, 2003Feb 8, 2003▲ +24 days
F4IndiaJan 15, 2003Feb 8, 2003▲ +24 days
F4MexicoMar 15, 1997Mar 22, 1997▲ +7 days
F4PhilippinesMar 1, 1992May 1, 1992▲ +61 days
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2006Jan 1, 2012▲ +2191 days
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2006May 1, 2005▼ -245 days
EB-3ChinaDec 22, 2004Oct 15, 2011▲ +2488 days
EB-3IndiaDec 22, 2004Mar 8, 2004▼ -289 days
EB-3PhilippinesDec 22, 2004Jan 1, 2007▲ +740 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2004Jan 1, 2006▲ +731 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaDec 22, 2004Mar 8, 2004▼ -289 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesDec 22, 2004Jan 1, 2007▲ +740 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 Non-Regional CenterAll Other—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChina—Oct 8, 2013newly listed
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndia—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexico—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippines—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll OtherCurrent-changed designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaSep 22, 2013-changed designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaCurrent-changed designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoCurrent-changed designation
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesCurrent-changed designation
EB-5 Regional CenterAll Other—Unavailablenewly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterChina—Unavailablenewly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterIndia—Unavailablenewly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterMexico—Unavailablenewly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippines—Unavailablenewly listed

17 rows unchanged, 8 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 2015 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 2015 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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