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March 2016 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 OtherAug 8, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1ChinaAug 8, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1IndiaAug 8, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1MexicoJan 8, 1995Apr 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 2004Sep 1, 2005
F2AAll OtherSep 22, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AChinaSep 22, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AIndiaSep 22, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AMexicoJun 15, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2APhilippinesSep 22, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2BAll OtherMay 22, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BChinaMay 22, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BIndiaMay 22, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BMexicoSep 8, 1995Apr 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesMar 1, 2005May 1, 2005
F3All OtherOct 15, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3ChinaOct 15, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3IndiaOct 15, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3MexicoSep 15, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesDec 8, 1993Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherJul 1, 2003May 1, 2004
F4ChinaJul 1, 2003May 1, 2004
F4IndiaJul 1, 2003May 1, 2004
F4MexicoApr 1, 1997Jun 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesAug 15, 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-2ChinaAug 1, 2012Jun 1, 2013
EB-2IndiaOct 15, 2008Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherJan 1, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaJun 1, 2013May 1, 2015
EB-3IndiaJul 15, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoJan 1, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesMar 15, 2008Jan 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaFeb 1, 2007Aug 1, 2007
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 15, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 15, 2008Jan 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 CenterChinaJan 22, 2014May 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 CenterChinaJan 22, 2014May 1, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since February 2016

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJul 8, 2008Aug 8, 2008▲ +31 days
F1ChinaJul 8, 2008Aug 8, 2008▲ +31 days
F1IndiaJul 8, 2008Aug 8, 2008▲ +31 days
F1MexicoJan 1, 1995Jan 8, 1995▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesNov 1, 2003Apr 1, 2004▲ +152 days
F2AAll OtherSep 1, 2014Sep 22, 2014▲ +21 days
F2AChinaSep 1, 2014Sep 22, 2014▲ +21 days
F2AIndiaSep 1, 2014Sep 22, 2014▲ +21 days
F2AMexicoJun 8, 2014Jun 15, 2014▲ +7 days
F2APhilippinesSep 1, 2014Sep 22, 2014▲ +21 days
F2BAll OtherMay 15, 2009May 22, 2009▲ +7 days
F2BChinaMay 15, 2009May 22, 2009▲ +7 days
F2BIndiaMay 15, 2009May 22, 2009▲ +7 days
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 2005Mar 1, 2005▲ +28 days
F3All OtherOct 1, 2004Oct 15, 2004▲ +14 days
F3ChinaOct 1, 2004Oct 15, 2004▲ +14 days
F3IndiaOct 1, 2004Oct 15, 2004▲ +14 days
F3MexicoSep 8, 1994Sep 15, 1994▲ +7 days
F3PhilippinesNov 22, 1993Dec 8, 1993▲ +16 days
F4All OtherJun 8, 2003Jul 1, 2003▲ +23 days
F4ChinaJun 8, 2003Jul 1, 2003▲ +23 days
F4IndiaJun 8, 2003Jul 1, 2003▲ +23 days
F4PhilippinesAug 8, 1992Aug 15, 1992▲ +7 days
EB-2ChinaMar 1, 2012Aug 1, 2012▲ +153 days
EB-2IndiaAug 1, 2008Oct 15, 2008▲ +75 days
EB-3All OtherOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016▲ +92 days
EB-3ChinaOct 1, 2012Jun 1, 2013▲ +243 days
EB-3IndiaJun 15, 2004Jul 15, 2004▲ +30 days
EB-3MexicoOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016▲ +92 days
EB-3PhilippinesJan 8, 2008Mar 15, 2008▲ +67 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016▲ +92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 22, 2006Feb 1, 2007▲ +41 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJun 15, 2004Jul 15, 2004▲ +30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016▲ +92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 8, 2008Mar 15, 2008▲ +67 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJan 15, 2014Jan 22, 2014▲ +7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJan 15, 2014Jan 22, 2014▲ +7 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 March 2016 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 March 2016 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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