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January 2020 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 15, 2013Mar 15, 2014
F1ChinaJul 15, 2013Mar 15, 2014
F1IndiaJul 15, 2013Mar 15, 2014
F1MexicoAug 8, 1997Nov 15, 1999
F1PhilippinesJan 15, 2009Sep 15, 2009
F2AAll OtherCurrentNov 1, 2019
F2AChinaCurrentNov 1, 2019
F2AIndiaCurrentNov 1, 2019
F2AMexicoCurrentNov 1, 2019
F2APhilippinesCurrentNov 1, 2019
F2BAll OtherAug 8, 2014Apr 8, 2015
F2BChinaAug 8, 2014Apr 8, 2015
F2BIndiaAug 8, 2014Apr 8, 2015
F2BMexicoAug 22, 1998Apr 22, 1999
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 2009Oct 1, 2009
F3All OtherNov 15, 2007Jul 15, 2008
F3ChinaNov 15, 2007Jul 15, 2008
F3IndiaNov 15, 2007Jul 15, 2008
F3MexicoMar 1, 1996Jul 15, 2000
F3PhilippinesJan 1, 1999Sep 1, 1999
F4All OtherFeb 1, 2007Jul 22, 2007
F4ChinaFeb 1, 2007Jul 22, 2007
F4IndiaNov 8, 2004Jul 8, 2005
F4MexicoJan 8, 1998Jan 1, 1999
F4PhilippinesMar 1, 1999Nov 1, 1999

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherOct 1, 2018Current
EB-1ChinaMay 22, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 1, 2018Current
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2015Mar 15, 2017
EB-1MexicoOct 1, 2018Current
EB-1PhilippinesOct 1, 2018Current
EB-1VietnamOct 1, 2018-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJul 1, 2015Aug 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaMay 18, 2009Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3ChinaDec 1, 2015Mar 1, 2017
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoCurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3PhilippinesMar 15, 2018Jan 1, 2019
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 1, 2008Aug 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 15, 2018Jan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Aug 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoAug 8, 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 22, 2014May 15, 2015
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaMay 1, 2018Current
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamDec 8, 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 December 2019

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMay 15, 2013Jul 15, 2013▲ +61 days
F1ChinaMay 15, 2013Jul 15, 2013▲ +61 days
F1IndiaMay 15, 2013Jul 15, 2013▲ +61 days
F1PhilippinesNov 1, 2008Jan 15, 2009▲ +75 days
F2BPhilippinesDec 1, 2008Feb 1, 2009▲ +62 days
F3All OtherNov 8, 2007Nov 15, 2007▲ +7 days
F3ChinaNov 8, 2007Nov 15, 2007▲ +7 days
F3IndiaNov 8, 2007Nov 15, 2007▲ +7 days
F3MexicoFeb 22, 1996Mar 1, 1996▲ +8 days
F3PhilippinesSep 1, 1998Jan 1, 1999▲ +122 days
F4IndiaNov 1, 2004Nov 8, 2004▲ +7 days
F4MexicoDec 15, 1997Jan 8, 1998▲ +24 days
F4PhilippinesDec 15, 1998Mar 1, 1999▲ +76 days
EB-1All OtherJul 15, 2018Oct 1, 2018▲ +78 days
EB-1ChinaMay 15, 2017May 22, 2017▲ +7 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 15, 2018Oct 1, 2018▲ +78 days
EB-1MexicoJul 15, 2018Oct 1, 2018▲ +78 days
EB-1PhilippinesJul 15, 2018Oct 1, 2018▲ +78 days
EB-1VietnamJul 15, 2018Oct 1, 2018▲ +78 days
EB-2ChinaJun 22, 2015Jul 1, 2015▲ +9 days
EB-2IndiaMay 15, 2009May 18, 2009▲ +3 days
EB-3ChinaNov 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015▲ +30 days
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2018Mar 15, 2018▲ +14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2008Apr 1, 2008▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 1, 2018Mar 15, 2018▲ +14 days
EB-4MexicoJul 22, 2017Aug 8, 2017▲ +17 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaNov 15, 2014Nov 22, 2014▲ +7 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaJan 1, 2018May 1, 2018▲ +120 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamDec 1, 2016Dec 8, 2016▲ +7 days

52 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 January 2020 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 January 2020 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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