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August 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 OtherJul 1, 2012Mar 1, 2013
F1ChinaJul 1, 2012Mar 1, 2013
F1IndiaJul 1, 2012Mar 1, 2013
F1MexicoAug 1, 1996Nov 1, 1999
F1PhilippinesFeb 22, 2008Aug 22, 2008
F2AAll OtherCurrentJun 1, 2019
F2AChinaCurrentJun 1, 2019
F2AIndiaCurrentJun 1, 2019
F2AMexicoCurrentJun 1, 2019
F2APhilippinesCurrentJun 1, 2019
F2BAll OtherJan 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014
F2BChinaJan 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014
F2BIndiaJan 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014
F2BMexicoJun 1, 1998Feb 1, 1999
F2BPhilippinesApr 1, 2008Nov 1, 2008
F3All OtherJun 22, 2007Dec 22, 2007
F3ChinaJun 22, 2007Dec 22, 2007
F3IndiaJun 22, 2007Dec 22, 2007
F3MexicoDec 1, 1995Jul 15, 2000
F3PhilippinesOct 1, 1997Apr 1, 1998
F4All OtherOct 1, 2006Dec 15, 2006
F4ChinaOct 1, 2006Dec 15, 2006
F4IndiaSep 15, 2004May 15, 2005
F4MexicoJan 1, 1997Dec 15, 1998
F4PhilippinesMay 1, 1998Nov 1, 1998

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherJul 1, 2016Sep 1, 2018
EB-1ChinaJul 1, 2016Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Sep 1, 2018
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2015Oct 1, 2017
EB-1MexicoJul 1, 2016Sep 1, 2018
EB-1PhilippinesJul 1, 2016Sep 1, 2018
EB-1VietnamJul 1, 2016-
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2017Current
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2017Current
EB-2IndiaMay 2, 2009Jun 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2017Current
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2017Current
EB-2VietnamJan 1, 2017-
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Current
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2006Apr 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3VietnamJul 1, 2016-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaNov 22, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2006Apr 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamJul 1, 2016-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Sep 1, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Sep 1, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaOct 15, 2014Nov 15, 2014
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaOct 15, 2014Current
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamOct 15, 2014-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaOct 15, 2014Nov 15, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaOct 15, 2014Current
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamOct 15, 2014-

What changed since July 2019

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMar 8, 2012Jul 1, 2012▲ +115 days
F1ChinaMar 8, 2012Jul 1, 2012▲ +115 days
F1IndiaMar 8, 2012Jul 1, 2012▲ +115 days
F1PhilippinesAug 22, 2007Feb 22, 2008▲ +184 days
F2BAll OtherSep 1, 2013Jan 1, 2014▲ +122 days
F2BChinaSep 1, 2013Jan 1, 2014▲ +122 days
F2BIndiaSep 1, 2013Jan 1, 2014▲ +122 days
F2BMexicoApr 15, 1998Jun 1, 1998▲ +47 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 2008Apr 1, 2008▲ +91 days
F3All OtherMar 8, 2007Jun 22, 2007▲ +106 days
F3ChinaMar 8, 2007Jun 22, 2007▲ +106 days
F3IndiaMar 8, 2007Jun 22, 2007▲ +106 days
F3MexicoJul 1, 1995Dec 1, 1995▲ +153 days
F3PhilippinesAug 1, 1997Oct 1, 1997▲ +61 days
F4All OtherJun 15, 2006Oct 1, 2006▲ +108 days
F4ChinaJun 15, 2006Oct 1, 2006▲ +108 days
F4IndiaAug 22, 2004Sep 15, 2004▲ +24 days
F4PhilippinesJan 1, 1998May 1, 1998▲ +120 days
EB-1All OtherApr 22, 2018Jul 1, 2016▼ -660 days
EB-1ChinaMay 8, 2017Jul 1, 2016▼ -311 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 22, 2018Jul 1, 2016▼ -660 days
EB-1MexicoApr 22, 2018Jul 1, 2016▼ -660 days
EB-1PhilippinesApr 22, 2018Jul 1, 2016▼ -660 days
EB-1VietnamApr 22, 2018Jul 1, 2016▼ -660 days
EB-2All OtherCurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-2ChinaNov 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017▲ +61 days
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-2IndiaApr 24, 2009May 2, 2009▲ +8 days
EB-2MexicoCurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-2VietnamCurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-3All OtherCurrentJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2016Jul 1, 2016▲ +182 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3IndiaJul 1, 2009Jan 1, 2006▼ -1277 days
EB-3MexicoCurrentJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3PhilippinesCurrentJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3VietnamCurrentJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 1, 2009Jan 1, 2006▼ -1277 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesCurrentJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrentJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaOct 1, 2014Oct 15, 2014▲ +14 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaMay 1, 2017Oct 15, 2014▼ -929 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamOct 1, 2016Oct 15, 2014▼ -717 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaOct 1, 2014Oct 15, 2014▲ +14 days
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaMay 1, 2017Oct 15, 2014▼ -929 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamOct 1, 2016Oct 15, 2014▼ -717 days

31 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 August 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 August 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.

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