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April 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 OtherApr 8, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1ChinaApr 8, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1IndiaApr 8, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1MexicoSep 8, 1996Jan 15, 1998
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2006Oct 1, 2007
F2AAll OtherMay 1, 2016Sep 22, 2017
F2AChinaMay 1, 2016Sep 22, 2017
F2AIndiaMay 1, 2016Sep 22, 2017
F2AMexicoApr 1, 2016Sep 22, 2017
F2APhilippinesMay 1, 2016Sep 22, 2017
F2BAll OtherApr 8, 2011Sep 1, 2011
F2BChinaApr 8, 2011Sep 1, 2011
F2BIndiaApr 8, 2011Sep 1, 2011
F2BMexicoNov 1, 1996Jan 1, 1997
F2BPhilippinesNov 1, 2006Sep 1, 2007
F3All OtherJan 8, 2006Sep 1, 2006
F3ChinaJan 8, 2006Sep 1, 2006
F3IndiaJan 8, 2006Sep 1, 2006
F3MexicoJul 8, 1995Dec 15, 1997
F3PhilippinesMar 22, 1995Jun 15, 1995
F4All OtherSep 15, 2004Mar 8, 2005
F4ChinaSep 15, 2004Mar 8, 2005
F4IndiaFeb 15, 2004Jun 22, 2004
F4MexicoDec 8, 1997Feb 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesDec 15, 1994Mar 1, 1995

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaJan 1, 2012Current
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2012Current
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaAug 1, 2014Feb 1, 2015
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaDec 22, 2008Feb 8, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJun 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaFeb 1, 2008Apr 1, 2008
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 1, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaFeb 1, 2008Apr 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 15, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoAug 8, 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, 2014Sep 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 CenterChinaUnavailableSep 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 March 2018

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMar 22, 2011Apr 8, 2011▲ +17 days
F1ChinaMar 22, 2011Apr 8, 2011▲ +17 days
F1IndiaMar 22, 2011Apr 8, 2011▲ +17 days
F1MexicoJul 22, 1996Sep 8, 1996▲ +48 days
F1PhilippinesOct 15, 2005Jan 1, 2006▲ +78 days
F2AAll OtherMar 22, 2016May 1, 2016▲ +40 days
F2AChinaMar 22, 2016May 1, 2016▲ +40 days
F2AIndiaMar 22, 2016May 1, 2016▲ +40 days
F2AMexicoMar 1, 2016Apr 1, 2016▲ +31 days
F2APhilippinesMar 22, 2016May 1, 2016▲ +40 days
F2BAll OtherMar 1, 2011Apr 8, 2011▲ +38 days
F2BChinaMar 1, 2011Apr 8, 2011▲ +38 days
F2BIndiaMar 1, 2011Apr 8, 2011▲ +38 days
F2BMexicoOct 15, 1996Nov 1, 1996▲ +17 days
F2BPhilippinesSep 8, 2006Nov 1, 2006▲ +54 days
F3All OtherDec 15, 2005Jan 8, 2006▲ +24 days
F3ChinaDec 15, 2005Jan 8, 2006▲ +24 days
F3IndiaDec 15, 2005Jan 8, 2006▲ +24 days
F3MexicoJun 22, 1995Jul 8, 1995▲ +16 days
F4All OtherAug 22, 2004Sep 15, 2004▲ +24 days
F4ChinaAug 22, 2004Sep 15, 2004▲ +24 days
F4IndiaFeb 1, 2004Feb 15, 2004▲ +14 days
F4MexicoNov 15, 1997Dec 8, 1997▲ +23 days
F4PhilippinesNov 22, 1994Dec 15, 1994▲ +23 days
EB-1ChinaCurrentJan 1, 2012changed designation
EB-1IndiaCurrentJan 1, 2012changed designation
EB-2ChinaDec 8, 2013Aug 1, 2014▲ +236 days
EB-2IndiaDec 15, 2008Dec 22, 2008▲ +7 days
EB-3ChinaNov 15, 2014Jun 1, 2015▲ +198 days
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2007Feb 1, 2008▲ +396 days
EB-3PhilippinesMay 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017▲ +245 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2007Apr 1, 2007▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2007Feb 1, 2008▲ +396 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017▲ +245 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2015Dec 15, 2015▲ +14 days
EB-4MexicoJul 1, 2016Aug 8, 2016▲ +38 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2015Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2016Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJul 22, 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

25 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 April 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 April 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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