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December 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 OtherMay 15, 2013Nov 15, 2013
F1ChinaMay 15, 2013Nov 15, 2013
F1IndiaMay 15, 2013Nov 15, 2013
F1MexicoAug 8, 1997Nov 15, 1999
F1PhilippinesNov 1, 2008May 1, 2009
F2AAll OtherCurrentOct 1, 2019
F2AChinaCurrentOct 1, 2019
F2AIndiaCurrentOct 1, 2019
F2AMexicoCurrentOct 1, 2019
F2APhilippinesCurrentOct 1, 2019
F2BAll OtherAug 8, 2014Feb 8, 2015
F2BChinaAug 8, 2014Feb 8, 2015
F2BIndiaAug 8, 2014Feb 8, 2015
F2BMexicoAug 22, 1998Apr 22, 1999
F2BPhilippinesDec 1, 2008Jun 1, 2009
F3All OtherNov 8, 2007May 15, 2008
F3ChinaNov 8, 2007May 15, 2008
F3IndiaNov 8, 2007May 15, 2008
F3MexicoFeb 22, 1996Jul 15, 2000
F3PhilippinesSep 1, 1998Mar 1, 1999
F4All OtherFeb 1, 2007Jul 22, 2007
F4ChinaFeb 1, 2007Jul 22, 2007
F4IndiaNov 1, 2004Jul 1, 2005
F4MexicoDec 15, 1997Jan 1, 1999
F4PhilippinesDec 15, 1998Jun 15, 1999

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherJul 15, 2018Current
EB-1ChinaMay 15, 2017Sep 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 15, 2018Current
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2015Mar 15, 2017
EB-1MexicoJul 15, 2018Current
EB-1PhilippinesJul 15, 2018Current
EB-1VietnamJul 15, 2018-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJun 22, 2015Aug 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaMay 15, 2009Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaNov 1, 2015Mar 1, 2017
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2018Current
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2008Aug 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 1, 2018Current
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Aug 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoJul 22, 2017Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableAug 15, 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 CenterChinaNov 15, 2014May 15, 2015
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaJan 1, 2018Current
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamDec 1, 2016-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableMay 15, 2015
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 November 2019

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMar 1, 2013May 15, 2013▲ +75 days
F1ChinaMar 1, 2013May 15, 2013▲ +75 days
F1IndiaMar 1, 2013May 15, 2013▲ +75 days
F1PhilippinesSep 15, 2008Nov 1, 2008▲ +47 days
F2BAll OtherJul 8, 2014Aug 8, 2014▲ +31 days
F2BChinaJul 8, 2014Aug 8, 2014▲ +31 days
F2BIndiaJul 8, 2014Aug 8, 2014▲ +31 days
F2BPhilippinesOct 1, 2008Dec 1, 2008▲ +61 days
F3All OtherOct 15, 2007Nov 8, 2007▲ +24 days
F3ChinaOct 15, 2007Nov 8, 2007▲ +24 days
F3IndiaOct 15, 2007Nov 8, 2007▲ +24 days
F3PhilippinesJun 1, 1998Sep 1, 1998▲ +92 days
F4All OtherJan 1, 2007Feb 1, 2007▲ +31 days
F4ChinaJan 1, 2007Feb 1, 2007▲ +31 days
F4IndiaOct 15, 2004Nov 1, 2004▲ +17 days
F4PhilippinesSep 1, 1998Dec 15, 1998▲ +105 days
EB-1All OtherJun 1, 2018Jul 15, 2018▲ +44 days
EB-1ChinaFeb 1, 2017May 15, 2017▲ +103 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 1, 2018Jul 15, 2018▲ +44 days
EB-1MexicoJun 1, 2018Jul 15, 2018▲ +44 days
EB-1PhilippinesJun 1, 2018Jul 15, 2018▲ +44 days
EB-1VietnamJun 1, 2018Jul 15, 2018▲ +44 days
EB-2ChinaMar 15, 2015Jun 22, 2015▲ +99 days
EB-2IndiaMay 13, 2009May 15, 2009▲ +2 days
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018▲ +28 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaFeb 1, 2008Mar 1, 2008▲ +29 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesFeb 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018▲ +28 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJul 22, 2017Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaNov 1, 2014Nov 15, 2014▲ +14 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaDec 8, 2017Jan 1, 2018▲ +24 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamNov 15, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +16 days
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaNov 1, 2014Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaDec 8, 2017Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamNov 15, 2016Unavailablechanged designation

37 rows unchanged, 14 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 December 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 December 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.

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