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February 2019 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 OtherSep 22, 2011Apr 8, 2012
F1ChinaSep 22, 2011Apr 8, 2012
F1IndiaSep 22, 2011Apr 8, 2012
F1MexicoAug 1, 1997Sep 22, 1999
F1PhilippinesMar 15, 2007Mar 15, 2008
F2AAll OtherDec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AChinaDec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AIndiaDec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AMexicoNov 15, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2APhilippinesDec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2BAll OtherMay 1, 2012Jun 22, 2014
F2BChinaMay 1, 2012Jun 22, 2014
F2BIndiaMay 1, 2012Jun 22, 2014
F2BMexicoJul 22, 1997Oct 8, 1997
F2BPhilippinesJul 1, 2007Jan 15, 2008
F3All OtherAug 22, 2006Feb 1, 2007
F3ChinaAug 22, 2006Feb 1, 2007
F3IndiaAug 22, 2006Feb 1, 2007
F3MexicoDec 22, 1995Jun 8, 2000
F3PhilippinesAug 22, 1995Aug 1, 1997
F4All OtherJun 22, 2005Jun 15, 2006
F4ChinaJun 22, 2005Jun 15, 2006
F4IndiaJun 22, 2004Feb 1, 2005
F4MexicoFeb 8, 1998Nov 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesOct 1, 1995Dec 8, 1997

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherDec 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1ChinaFeb 8, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1IndiaFeb 8, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-1MexicoDec 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1PhilippinesDec 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1VietnamDec 1, 2017-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaOct 1, 2015Nov 1, 2015
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaApr 6, 2009May 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaApr 22, 2009Apr 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesAug 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaAug 1, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaApr 22, 2009Apr 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 1, 2016May 1, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoSep 1, 2017Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableMay 1, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamUnavailable-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaSep 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 CenterVietnamJun 15, 2016-
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
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamUnavailable-

What changed since January 2019

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherAug 22, 2011Sep 22, 2011▲ +31 days
F1ChinaAug 22, 2011Sep 22, 2011▲ +31 days
F1IndiaAug 22, 2011Sep 22, 2011▲ +31 days
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2007Mar 15, 2007▲ +14 days
F2AAll OtherNov 8, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +23 days
F2AChinaNov 8, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +23 days
F2AIndiaNov 8, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +23 days
F2AMexicoOct 15, 2016Nov 15, 2016▲ +31 days
F2APhilippinesNov 8, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +23 days
F2BAll OtherMar 15, 2012May 1, 2012▲ +47 days
F2BChinaMar 15, 2012May 1, 2012▲ +47 days
F2BIndiaMar 15, 2012May 1, 2012▲ +47 days
F2BMexicoJun 8, 1997Jul 22, 1997▲ +44 days
F2BPhilippinesJun 22, 2007Jul 1, 2007▲ +9 days
F3All OtherAug 15, 2006Aug 22, 2006▲ +7 days
F3ChinaAug 15, 2006Aug 22, 2006▲ +7 days
F3IndiaAug 15, 2006Aug 22, 2006▲ +7 days
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 1995Aug 22, 1995▲ +31 days
F4All OtherMay 22, 2005Jun 22, 2005▲ +31 days
F4ChinaMay 22, 2005Jun 22, 2005▲ +31 days
F4IndiaJun 15, 2004Jun 22, 2004▲ +7 days
F4PhilippinesSep 1, 1995Oct 1, 1995▲ +30 days
EB-1All OtherOct 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017▲ +61 days
EB-1ChinaDec 15, 2016Feb 8, 2017▲ +55 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017▲ +61 days
EB-1IndiaDec 15, 2016Feb 8, 2017▲ +55 days
EB-1MexicoOct 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017▲ +61 days
EB-1PhilippinesOct 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017▲ +61 days
EB-1VietnamOct 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017▲ +61 days
EB-2ChinaAug 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015▲ +61 days
EB-2IndiaApr 1, 2009Apr 6, 2009▲ +5 days
EB-3ChinaJun 8, 2015Jul 1, 2015▲ +23 days
EB-3IndiaMar 1, 2009Apr 22, 2009▲ +52 days
EB-3PhilippinesJun 22, 2017Aug 1, 2017▲ +40 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 1, 2007Aug 1, 2007▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 1, 2009Apr 22, 2009▲ +52 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 22, 2017Aug 1, 2017▲ +40 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 22, 2016Mar 1, 2016▲ +8 days
EB-4MexicoApr 15, 2017Sep 1, 2017▲ +139 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamJun 1, 2016Jun 15, 2016▲ +14 days

41 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 February 2019 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 February 2019 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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