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December 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 OtherApr 1, 2008May 1, 2009
F1ChinaApr 1, 2008May 1, 2009
F1IndiaApr 1, 2008May 1, 2009
F1MexicoDec 8, 1994Apr 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2003Sep 1, 2005
F2AAll OtherJun 15, 2014Mar 1, 2015
F2AChinaJun 15, 2014Mar 1, 2015
F2AIndiaJun 15, 2014Mar 1, 2015
F2AMexicoMay 8, 2014Mar 1, 2015
F2APhilippinesJun 15, 2014Mar 1, 2015
F2BAll OtherMar 1, 2009Jul 1, 2010
F2BChinaMar 1, 2009Jul 1, 2010
F2BIndiaMar 1, 2009Jul 1, 2010
F2BMexicoSep 8, 1995Apr 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesDec 1, 2004May 1, 2005
F3All OtherJul 1, 2004Apr 1, 2005
F3ChinaJul 1, 2004Apr 1, 2005
F3IndiaJul 1, 2004Apr 1, 2005
F3MexicoJul 8, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesOct 22, 1993Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherMar 22, 2003Feb 1, 2004
F4ChinaMar 22, 2003Feb 1, 2004
F4IndiaMar 22, 2003Feb 1, 2004
F4MexicoApr 1, 1997Jun 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesJul 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-2ChinaFeb 1, 2012Jan 1, 2013
EB-2IndiaJun 1, 2007Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherSep 1, 2015Sep 1, 2015
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2012Oct 1, 2013
EB-3IndiaApr 22, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoSep 1, 2015Sep 1, 2015
EB-3PhilippinesAug 1, 2007Jan 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherSep 1, 2015Sep 1, 2015
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaAug 1, 2006Jan 1, 2007
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaApr 22, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoSep 1, 2015Sep 1, 2015
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 1, 2007Jan 1, 2010
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaDec 15, 2013May 1, 2015
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaDec 15, 2013May 1, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since November 2015

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherFeb 22, 2008Apr 1, 2008▲ +39 days
F1ChinaFeb 22, 2008Apr 1, 2008▲ +39 days
F1IndiaFeb 22, 2008Apr 1, 2008▲ +39 days
F1MexicoDec 1, 1994Dec 8, 1994▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 2002Jan 1, 2003▲ +214 days
F2AAll OtherMay 15, 2014Jun 15, 2014▲ +31 days
F2AChinaMay 15, 2014Jun 15, 2014▲ +31 days
F2AIndiaMay 15, 2014Jun 15, 2014▲ +31 days
F2AMexicoApr 1, 2014May 8, 2014▲ +37 days
F2APhilippinesMay 15, 2014Jun 15, 2014▲ +31 days
F2BAll OtherFeb 8, 2009Mar 1, 2009▲ +21 days
F2BChinaFeb 8, 2009Mar 1, 2009▲ +21 days
F2BIndiaFeb 8, 2009Mar 1, 2009▲ +21 days
F2BMexicoAug 22, 1995Sep 8, 1995▲ +17 days
F2BPhilippinesNov 1, 2004Dec 1, 2004▲ +30 days
F3All OtherJun 15, 2004Jul 1, 2004▲ +16 days
F3ChinaJun 15, 2004Jul 1, 2004▲ +16 days
F3IndiaJun 15, 2004Jul 1, 2004▲ +16 days
F3MexicoJun 15, 1994Jul 8, 1994▲ +23 days
F3PhilippinesOct 8, 1993Oct 22, 1993▲ +14 days
F4All OtherMar 1, 2003Mar 22, 2003▲ +21 days
F4ChinaMar 1, 2003Mar 22, 2003▲ +21 days
F4IndiaMar 1, 2003Mar 22, 2003▲ +21 days
F4PhilippinesJun 15, 1992Jul 1, 1992▲ +16 days
EB-2IndiaAug 1, 2006Jun 1, 2007▲ +304 days
EB-3All OtherAug 15, 2015Sep 1, 2015▲ +17 days
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2012Apr 15, 2012▲ +105 days
EB-3IndiaApr 1, 2004Apr 22, 2004▲ +21 days
EB-3MexicoAug 15, 2015Sep 1, 2015▲ +17 days
EB-3PhilippinesJun 15, 2007Aug 1, 2007▲ +47 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherAug 15, 2015Sep 1, 2015▲ +17 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 1, 2006Aug 1, 2006▲ +122 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaApr 1, 2004Apr 22, 2004▲ +21 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoAug 15, 2015Sep 1, 2015▲ +17 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 15, 2007Aug 1, 2007▲ +47 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaNov 22, 2013Dec 15, 2013▲ +23 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaNov 22, 2013Dec 15, 2013▲ +23 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 December 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 December 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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