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January 2018 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 OtherMar 15, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1ChinaMar 15, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1IndiaMar 15, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1MexicoMay 1, 1996Nov 1, 1996
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2005Oct 1, 2007
F2AAll OtherFeb 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
F2AChinaFeb 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
F2AIndiaFeb 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
F2AMexicoJan 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
F2APhilippinesFeb 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
F2BAll OtherDec 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BChinaDec 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BIndiaDec 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BMexicoAug 15, 1996Jan 1, 1997
F2BPhilippinesJul 1, 2006Sep 1, 2007
F3All OtherOct 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3ChinaOct 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3IndiaOct 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3MexicoJun 15, 1995Oct 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesMar 15, 1995Jun 15, 1995
F4All OtherJun 22, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4ChinaJun 22, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4IndiaDec 15, 2003Jun 22, 2004
F4MexicoNov 1, 1997Feb 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesSep 1, 1994Mar 1, 1995

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaAug 8, 2013Nov 15, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaNov 22, 2008Feb 8, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2014Sep 1, 2015
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2006Jan 1, 2008
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 15, 2016Aug 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 22, 2006Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 1, 2006Jan 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesFeb 15, 2016Aug 1, 2016
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoJun 1, 2016Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableApr 15, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJul 22, 2014Oct 1, 2014
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableOct 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent

What changed since December 2017

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherFeb 1, 2011Mar 15, 2011▲ +42 days
F1ChinaFeb 1, 2011Mar 15, 2011▲ +42 days
F1IndiaFeb 1, 2011Mar 15, 2011▲ +42 days
F1MexicoApr 1, 1996May 1, 1996▲ +30 days
F2AAll OtherDec 22, 2015Feb 1, 2016▲ +41 days
F2AChinaDec 22, 2015Feb 1, 2016▲ +41 days
F2AIndiaDec 22, 2015Feb 1, 2016▲ +41 days
F2AMexicoNov 15, 2015Jan 1, 2016▲ +47 days
F2APhilippinesDec 22, 2015Feb 1, 2016▲ +41 days
F2BAll OtherNov 22, 2010Dec 1, 2010▲ +9 days
F2BChinaNov 22, 2010Dec 1, 2010▲ +9 days
F2BIndiaNov 22, 2010Dec 1, 2010▲ +9 days
F2BMexicoJul 22, 1996Aug 15, 1996▲ +24 days
F3All OtherSep 8, 2005Oct 8, 2005▲ +30 days
F3ChinaSep 8, 2005Oct 8, 2005▲ +30 days
F3IndiaSep 8, 2005Oct 8, 2005▲ +30 days
F3MexicoMay 22, 1995Jun 15, 1995▲ +24 days
F3PhilippinesMar 8, 1995Mar 15, 1995▲ +7 days
F4All OtherJun 8, 2004Jun 22, 2004▲ +14 days
F4ChinaJun 8, 2004Jun 22, 2004▲ +14 days
F4IndiaNov 22, 2003Dec 15, 2003▲ +23 days
F4MexicoOct 8, 1997Nov 1, 1997▲ +24 days
F4PhilippinesAug 1, 1994Sep 1, 1994▲ +31 days
EB-2ChinaJul 1, 2013Aug 8, 2013▲ +38 days
EB-2IndiaNov 1, 2008Nov 22, 2008▲ +21 days
EB-3ChinaMar 8, 2014Apr 15, 2014▲ +38 days
EB-3IndiaOct 15, 2006Nov 1, 2006▲ +17 days
EB-3PhilippinesJan 15, 2016Feb 15, 2016▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 1, 2006Dec 22, 2006▲ +174 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 15, 2006Nov 1, 2006▲ +17 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 15, 2016Feb 15, 2016▲ +31 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 8, 2015Dec 1, 2015▲ +23 days
EB-4MexicoApr 22, 2016Jun 1, 2016▲ +40 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 8, 2015Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoApr 22, 2016Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJul 15, 2014Jul 22, 2014▲ +7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJul 15, 2014Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation

27 rows unchanged, 12 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 January 2018 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 2018 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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