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March 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 OtherOct 8, 2013Jun 8, 2014
F1ChinaOct 8, 2013Jun 8, 2014
F1IndiaOct 8, 2013Jun 8, 2014
F1MexicoSep 15, 1997Nov 22, 1999
F1PhilippinesSep 1, 2009May 1, 2010
F2AAll OtherCurrentJan 1, 2020
F2AChinaCurrentJan 1, 2020
F2AIndiaCurrentJan 1, 2020
F2AMexicoCurrentJan 1, 2020
F2APhilippinesCurrentJan 1, 2020
F2BAll OtherSep 15, 2014May 15, 2015
F2BChinaSep 15, 2014May 15, 2015
F2BIndiaSep 15, 2014May 15, 2015
F2BMexicoOct 15, 1998Jun 22, 1999
F2BPhilippinesOct 1, 2009Jun 1, 2010
F3All OtherDec 15, 2007Aug 15, 2008
F3ChinaDec 15, 2007Aug 15, 2008
F3IndiaDec 15, 2007Aug 15, 2008
F3MexicoApr 8, 1996Jul 15, 2000
F3PhilippinesOct 1, 1999Jun 1, 2000
F4All OtherJul 1, 2006Jul 22, 2007
F4ChinaJul 1, 2006Jul 22, 2007
F4IndiaDec 8, 2004Aug 8, 2005
F4MexicoFeb 15, 1998Jan 8, 1999
F4PhilippinesDec 1, 1999Jul 1, 2000

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherMar 1, 2019Current
EB-1ChinaJun 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 1, 2019Current
EB-1IndiaMar 1, 2015Mar 15, 2017
EB-1MexicoMar 1, 2019Current
EB-1PhilippinesMar 1, 2019Current
EB-1VietnamMar 1, 2019-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaAug 15, 2015Aug 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaMay 22, 2009Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3ChinaMar 22, 2016Mar 1, 2017
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3IndiaJan 15, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3VietnamJan 1, 2017-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 1, 2008Aug 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 15, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamJan 1, 2017-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 15, 2016Aug 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoNov 15, 2017Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 15, 2016Aug 15, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoNov 15, 2017Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaMay 15, 2015Dec 15, 2015
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaOct 22, 2018Current
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamJan 15, 2017-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaMay 15, 2015Dec 15, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaOct 22, 2018Current
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamJan 15, 2017-

What changed since February 2020

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherAug 22, 2013Oct 8, 2013▲ +47 days
F1ChinaAug 22, 2013Oct 8, 2013▲ +47 days
F1IndiaAug 22, 2013Oct 8, 2013▲ +47 days
F1MexicoAug 22, 1997Sep 15, 1997▲ +24 days
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 2009Sep 1, 2009▲ +153 days
F2BAll OtherAug 22, 2014Sep 15, 2014▲ +24 days
F2BChinaAug 22, 2014Sep 15, 2014▲ +24 days
F2BIndiaAug 22, 2014Sep 15, 2014▲ +24 days
F2BMexicoSep 15, 1998Oct 15, 1998▲ +30 days
F2BPhilippinesMay 1, 2009Oct 1, 2009▲ +153 days
F3All OtherNov 22, 2007Dec 15, 2007▲ +23 days
F3ChinaNov 22, 2007Dec 15, 2007▲ +23 days
F3IndiaNov 22, 2007Dec 15, 2007▲ +23 days
F3MexicoMar 22, 1996Apr 8, 1996▲ +17 days
F3PhilippinesMay 1, 1999Oct 1, 1999▲ +153 days
F4IndiaNov 22, 2004Dec 8, 2004▲ +16 days
F4MexicoJan 15, 1998Feb 15, 1998▲ +31 days
F4PhilippinesJul 1, 1999Dec 1, 1999▲ +153 days
EB-1All OtherDec 1, 2018Mar 1, 2019▲ +90 days
EB-1ChinaMay 22, 2017Jun 1, 2017▲ +10 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2018Mar 1, 2019▲ +90 days
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2015Mar 1, 2015▲ +59 days
EB-1MexicoDec 1, 2018Mar 1, 2019▲ +90 days
EB-1PhilippinesDec 1, 2018Mar 1, 2019▲ +90 days
EB-1VietnamDec 1, 2018Mar 1, 2019▲ +90 days
EB-2ChinaJul 15, 2015Aug 15, 2015▲ +31 days
EB-2IndiaMay 19, 2009May 22, 2009▲ +3 days
EB-3All OtherCurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2016Mar 22, 2016▲ +81 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-3IndiaJan 8, 2009Jan 15, 2009▲ +7 days
EB-3MexicoCurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2018Jan 1, 2017▼ -516 days
EB-3VietnamCurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMay 1, 2008Jun 1, 2008▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 8, 2009Jan 15, 2009▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2018Jan 1, 2017▼ -516 days
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrentJan 1, 2017changed designation
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Jul 15, 2016▲ +14 days
EB-4MexicoSep 1, 2017Nov 15, 2017▲ +75 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Jul 15, 2016▲ +14 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoSep 1, 2017Nov 15, 2017▲ +75 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaDec 1, 2014May 15, 2015▲ +165 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaSep 1, 2018Oct 22, 2018▲ +51 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamDec 15, 2016Jan 15, 2017▲ +31 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaDec 1, 2014May 15, 2015▲ +165 days
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaSep 1, 2018Oct 22, 2018▲ +51 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamDec 15, 2016Jan 15, 2017▲ +31 days

30 rows unchanged, 2 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 March 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 March 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.

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