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May 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 8, 2012
F1ChinaApr 8, 2011Jan 8, 2012
F1IndiaApr 8, 2011Jan 8, 2012
F1MexicoNov 15, 1996Jul 15, 1998
F1PhilippinesJan 22, 2006Oct 8, 2007
F2AAll OtherJun 1, 2016Sep 22, 2017
F2AChinaJun 1, 2016Sep 22, 2017
F2AIndiaJun 1, 2016Sep 22, 2017
F2AMexicoApr 22, 2016Sep 22, 2017
F2APhilippinesJun 1, 2016Sep 22, 2017
F2BAll OtherMay 15, 2011Sep 8, 2011
F2BChinaMay 15, 2011Sep 8, 2011
F2BIndiaMay 15, 2011Sep 8, 2011
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1996May 22, 1997
F2BPhilippinesDec 15, 2006Sep 8, 2007
F3All OtherFeb 1, 2006Sep 8, 2006
F3ChinaFeb 1, 2006Sep 8, 2006
F3IndiaFeb 1, 2006Sep 8, 2006
F3MexicoSep 1, 1995Sep 22, 1998
F3PhilippinesApr 1, 1995Jul 22, 1995
F4All OtherOct 1, 2004Apr 1, 2005
F4ChinaOct 1, 2004Apr 1, 2005
F4IndiaMar 1, 2004Dec 1, 2004
F4MexicoJan 8, 1998May 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesFeb 1, 1995Oct 15, 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-1VietnamCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaSep 1, 2014Feb 1, 2015
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaDec 22, 2008Apr 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJun 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaMay 1, 2008Sep 1, 2008
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMay 1, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMay 1, 2008Sep 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 15, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoOct 22, 2016Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 15, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoOct 22, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
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 Non-Regional CenterVietnamJul 22, 2014-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJul 22, 2014Sep 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamJul 22, 2014-

What changed since April 2018

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1MexicoSep 8, 1996Nov 15, 1996▲ +68 days
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2006Jan 22, 2006▲ +21 days
F2AAll OtherMay 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016▲ +31 days
F2AChinaMay 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016▲ +31 days
F2AIndiaMay 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016▲ +31 days
F2AMexicoApr 1, 2016Apr 22, 2016▲ +21 days
F2APhilippinesMay 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016▲ +31 days
F2BAll OtherApr 8, 2011May 15, 2011▲ +37 days
F2BChinaApr 8, 2011May 15, 2011▲ +37 days
F2BIndiaApr 8, 2011May 15, 2011▲ +37 days
F2BMexicoNov 1, 1996Dec 1, 1996▲ +30 days
F2BPhilippinesNov 1, 2006Dec 15, 2006▲ +44 days
F3All OtherJan 8, 2006Feb 1, 2006▲ +24 days
F3ChinaJan 8, 2006Feb 1, 2006▲ +24 days
F3IndiaJan 8, 2006Feb 1, 2006▲ +24 days
F3MexicoJul 8, 1995Sep 1, 1995▲ +55 days
F3PhilippinesMar 22, 1995Apr 1, 1995▲ +10 days
F4All OtherSep 15, 2004Oct 1, 2004▲ +16 days
F4ChinaSep 15, 2004Oct 1, 2004▲ +16 days
F4IndiaFeb 15, 2004Mar 1, 2004▲ +15 days
F4MexicoDec 8, 1997Jan 8, 1998▲ +31 days
F4PhilippinesDec 15, 1994Feb 1, 1995▲ +48 days
EB-1Vietnam—Currentnewly listed
EB-2ChinaAug 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014▲ +31 days
EB-2Vietnam—Currentnewly listed
EB-3IndiaFeb 1, 2008May 1, 2008▲ +90 days
EB-3Vietnam—Currentnewly listed
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 1, 2007May 1, 2007▲ +30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaFeb 1, 2008May 1, 2008▲ +90 days
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnam—Currentnewly listed
EB-4MexicoAug 8, 2016Oct 22, 2016▲ +75 days
EB-4Vietnam—Currentnewly listed
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableDec 15, 2015changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableOct 22, 2016changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnam—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnam—Jul 22, 2014newly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableJul 22, 2014changed designation
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnam—Jul 22, 2014newly listed

34 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 May 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 May 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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