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April 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 OtherJan 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014
F1ChinaJan 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014
F1IndiaJan 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014
F1MexicoSep 22, 1997Dec 1, 1999
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2010Nov 1, 2010
F2AAll OtherCurrentFeb 1, 2020
F2AChinaCurrentFeb 1, 2020
F2AIndiaCurrentFeb 1, 2020
F2AMexicoCurrentFeb 1, 2020
F2APhilippinesCurrentFeb 1, 2020
F2BAll OtherNov 1, 2014Jul 1, 2015
F2BChinaNov 1, 2014Jul 1, 2015
F2BIndiaNov 1, 2014Jul 1, 2015
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1998Aug 1, 1999
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 2010Oct 1, 2010
F3All OtherFeb 1, 2008Oct 1, 2008
F3ChinaFeb 1, 2008Oct 1, 2008
F3IndiaFeb 1, 2008Oct 1, 2008
F3MexicoMay 8, 1996Jul 15, 2000
F3PhilippinesMay 15, 2000Jan 15, 2001
F4All OtherJul 1, 2006Jul 25, 2007
F4ChinaJul 1, 2006Jul 25, 2007
F4IndiaDec 22, 2004Aug 22, 2005
F4MexicoMar 15, 1998Jan 15, 1999
F4PhilippinesMay 1, 2000Jan 1, 2001

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherJun 1, 2019Current
EB-1ChinaJun 8, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 1, 2019Current
EB-1IndiaMay 1, 2015Mar 15, 2017
EB-1MexicoJun 1, 2019Current
EB-1PhilippinesJun 1, 2019Current
EB-1VietnamJun 1, 2019-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaSep 1, 2015Aug 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaMay 25, 2009Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2016Mar 1, 2017
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3IndiaJan 22, 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 WorkersChinaJul 1, 2008Aug 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 22, 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-4MexicoJan 22, 2018Current
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 WorkersMexicoJan 22, 2018Current
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 CenterIndiaJan 1, 2019Current
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamFeb 8, 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 CenterIndiaJan 1, 2019Current
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamFeb 8, 2017-

What changed since March 2020

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherOct 8, 2013Jan 1, 2014▲ +85 days
F1ChinaOct 8, 2013Jan 1, 2014▲ +85 days
F1IndiaOct 8, 2013Jan 1, 2014▲ +85 days
F1MexicoSep 15, 1997Sep 22, 1997▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesSep 1, 2009Mar 1, 2010▲ +181 days
F2BAll OtherSep 15, 2014Nov 1, 2014▲ +47 days
F2BChinaSep 15, 2014Nov 1, 2014▲ +47 days
F2BIndiaSep 15, 2014Nov 1, 2014▲ +47 days
F2BMexicoOct 15, 1998Dec 1, 1998▲ +47 days
F2BPhilippinesOct 1, 2009Feb 1, 2010▲ +123 days
F3All OtherDec 15, 2007Feb 1, 2008▲ +48 days
F3ChinaDec 15, 2007Feb 1, 2008▲ +48 days
F3IndiaDec 15, 2007Feb 1, 2008▲ +48 days
F3MexicoApr 8, 1996May 8, 1996▲ +30 days
F3PhilippinesOct 1, 1999May 15, 2000▲ +227 days
F4IndiaDec 8, 2004Dec 22, 2004▲ +14 days
F4MexicoFeb 15, 1998Mar 15, 1998▲ +28 days
F4PhilippinesDec 1, 1999May 1, 2000▲ +152 days
EB-1All OtherMar 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019▲ +92 days
EB-1ChinaJun 1, 2017Jun 8, 2017▲ +7 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019▲ +92 days
EB-1IndiaMar 1, 2015May 1, 2015▲ +61 days
EB-1MexicoMar 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019▲ +92 days
EB-1PhilippinesMar 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019▲ +92 days
EB-1VietnamMar 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019▲ +92 days
EB-2ChinaAug 15, 2015Sep 1, 2015▲ +17 days
EB-2IndiaMay 22, 2009May 25, 2009▲ +3 days
EB-3ChinaMar 22, 2016Apr 15, 2016▲ +24 days
EB-3IndiaJan 15, 2009Jan 22, 2009▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 1, 2008Jul 1, 2008▲ +30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 15, 2009Jan 22, 2009▲ +7 days
EB-4MexicoNov 15, 2017Jan 22, 2018▲ +68 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoNov 15, 2017Jan 22, 2018▲ +68 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaOct 22, 2018Jan 1, 2019▲ +71 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamJan 15, 2017Feb 8, 2017▲ +24 days
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaOct 22, 2018Jan 1, 2019▲ +71 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamJan 15, 2017Feb 8, 2017▲ +24 days

44 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 April 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 April 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.

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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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