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July 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 22, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1ChinaApr 22, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1IndiaApr 22, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1MexicoAug 1, 1997Sep 1, 1998
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 2006Feb 15, 2008
F2AAll OtherJun 22, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AChinaJun 22, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AIndiaJun 22, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AMexicoJun 8, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2APhilippinesJun 22, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2BAll OtherAug 15, 2011Jan 8, 2012
F2BChinaAug 15, 2011Jan 8, 2012
F2BIndiaAug 15, 2011Jan 8, 2012
F2BMexicoMar 8, 1997Jun 8, 1997
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 2007Dec 15, 2007
F3All OtherMay 1, 2006Sep 22, 2006
F3ChinaMay 1, 2006Sep 22, 2006
F3IndiaMay 1, 2006Sep 22, 2006
F3MexicoDec 1, 1995Oct 8, 1998
F3PhilippinesApr 15, 1995Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherNov 15, 2004May 1, 2005
F4ChinaNov 15, 2004May 1, 2005
F4IndiaMar 22, 2004Jan 1, 2005
F4MexicoJan 15, 1998Jun 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesMar 22, 1995Dec 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-1VietnamCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2015Apr 1, 2015
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaMar 15, 2009May 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2013Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2008May 1, 2009
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 WorkersIndiaNov 1, 2008May 1, 2009
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.Feb 8, 2016May 1, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoFeb 8, 2016Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 8, 2016May 1, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoFeb 8, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaAug 1, 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 Non-Regional CenterVietnamAug 1, 2014-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 1, 2014Oct 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 CenterVietnamAug 1, 2014-

What changed since June 2018

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherApr 8, 2011Apr 22, 2011▲ +14 days
F1ChinaApr 8, 2011Apr 22, 2011▲ +14 days
F1IndiaApr 8, 2011Apr 22, 2011▲ +14 days
F1MexicoJun 1, 1997Aug 1, 1997▲ +61 days
F1PhilippinesMar 22, 2006Jun 1, 2006▲ +71 days
F2AAll OtherJun 8, 2016Jun 22, 2016▲ +14 days
F2AChinaJun 8, 2016Jun 22, 2016▲ +14 days
F2AIndiaJun 8, 2016Jun 22, 2016▲ +14 days
F2AMexicoMay 8, 2016Jun 8, 2016▲ +31 days
F2APhilippinesJun 8, 2016Jun 22, 2016▲ +14 days
F2BAll OtherJun 22, 2011Aug 15, 2011▲ +54 days
F2BChinaJun 22, 2011Aug 15, 2011▲ +54 days
F2BIndiaJun 22, 2011Aug 15, 2011▲ +54 days
F2BMexicoFeb 15, 1997Mar 8, 1997▲ +21 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 15, 2007Feb 1, 2007▲ +17 days
F3All OtherMar 15, 2006May 1, 2006▲ +47 days
F3ChinaMar 15, 2006May 1, 2006▲ +47 days
F3IndiaMar 15, 2006May 1, 2006▲ +47 days
F3MexicoOct 1, 1995Dec 1, 1995▲ +61 days
F3PhilippinesApr 8, 1995Apr 15, 1995▲ +7 days
F4All OtherOct 22, 2004Nov 15, 2004▲ +24 days
F4ChinaOct 22, 2004Nov 15, 2004▲ +24 days
F4IndiaMar 15, 2004Mar 22, 2004▲ +7 days
F4MexicoJan 8, 1998Jan 15, 1998▲ +7 days
F4PhilippinesFeb 22, 1995Mar 22, 1995▲ +28 days
EB-2ChinaSep 1, 2014Jan 1, 2015▲ +122 days
EB-2IndiaDec 26, 2008Mar 15, 2009▲ +79 days
EB-3ChinaJun 1, 2015Jan 1, 2013▼ -881 days
EB-3IndiaMay 1, 2008Nov 1, 2008▲ +184 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMay 1, 2008Nov 1, 2008▲ +184 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 15, 2015Feb 8, 2016▲ +55 days
EB-4MexicoOct 22, 2016Feb 8, 2016▼ -257 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 15, 2015Feb 8, 2016▲ +55 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoOct 22, 2016Feb 8, 2016▼ -257 days

47 rows unchanged, 3 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 July 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 July 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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