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May 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 OtherMar 22, 2014Nov 22, 2014
F1ChinaMar 22, 2014Nov 22, 2014
F1IndiaMar 22, 2014Nov 22, 2014
F1MexicoOct 22, 1997Dec 8, 1999
F1PhilippinesSep 1, 2010Jun 1, 2011
F2AAll OtherCurrentMar 1, 2020
F2AChinaCurrentMar 1, 2020
F2AIndiaCurrentMar 1, 2020
F2AMexicoCurrentMar 1, 2020
F2APhilippinesCurrentMar 1, 2020
F2BAll OtherJan 15, 2015Sep 22, 2015
F2BChinaJan 15, 2015Sep 22, 2015
F2BIndiaJan 15, 2015Sep 22, 2015
F2BMexicoJan 15, 1999Sep 8, 1999
F2BPhilippinesJun 1, 2010Feb 1, 2011
F3All OtherMar 15, 2008Dec 15, 2008
F3ChinaMar 15, 2008Dec 15, 2008
F3IndiaMar 15, 2008Dec 15, 2008
F3MexicoJun 8, 1996Jul 15, 2000
F3PhilippinesNov 15, 2000Aug 22, 2001
F4All OtherJul 22, 2006Jul 28, 2007
F4ChinaJul 22, 2006Jul 28, 2007
F4IndiaJan 8, 2005Sep 8, 2005
F4MexicoApr 15, 1998Jan 22, 1999
F4PhilippinesOct 1, 2000Jun 1, 2001

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaJul 15, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaAug 1, 2015Mar 15, 2017
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-1VietnamCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaOct 1, 2015Aug 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaJun 2, 2009Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherJan 1, 2017Apr 1, 2019
EB-3ChinaMay 15, 2016Mar 1, 2017
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2017Apr 1, 2019
EB-3IndiaMar 1, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoJan 1, 2017Apr 1, 2019
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2017Apr 1, 2019
EB-3VietnamJan 1, 2017-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2017Apr 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 15, 2008Aug 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2017Apr 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 1, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2017Apr 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2017Apr 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamJan 1, 2017-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Aug 15, 2016Sep 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoMay 1, 2018Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Aug 15, 2016Sep 15, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoMay 1, 2018Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJul 1, 2015Dec 15, 2015
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaOct 1, 2019Current
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamApr 1, 2017-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJul 1, 2015Dec 15, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaOct 1, 2019Current
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamApr 1, 2017-

What changed since April 2020

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJan 1, 2014Mar 22, 2014▲ +80 days
F1ChinaJan 1, 2014Mar 22, 2014▲ +80 days
F1IndiaJan 1, 2014Mar 22, 2014▲ +80 days
F1MexicoSep 22, 1997Oct 22, 1997▲ +30 days
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2010Sep 1, 2010▲ +184 days
F2BAll OtherNov 1, 2014Jan 15, 2015▲ +75 days
F2BChinaNov 1, 2014Jan 15, 2015▲ +75 days
F2BIndiaNov 1, 2014Jan 15, 2015▲ +75 days
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1998Jan 15, 1999▲ +45 days
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 2010Jun 1, 2010▲ +120 days
F3All OtherFeb 1, 2008Mar 15, 2008▲ +43 days
F3ChinaFeb 1, 2008Mar 15, 2008▲ +43 days
F3IndiaFeb 1, 2008Mar 15, 2008▲ +43 days
F3MexicoMay 8, 1996Jun 8, 1996▲ +31 days
F3PhilippinesMay 15, 2000Nov 15, 2000▲ +184 days
F4All OtherJul 1, 2006Jul 22, 2006▲ +21 days
F4ChinaJul 1, 2006Jul 22, 2006▲ +21 days
F4IndiaDec 22, 2004Jan 8, 2005▲ +17 days
F4MexicoMar 15, 1998Apr 15, 1998▲ +31 days
F4PhilippinesMay 1, 2000Oct 1, 2000▲ +153 days
EB-1All OtherJun 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-1ChinaJun 8, 2017Jul 15, 2017▲ +37 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-1IndiaMay 1, 2015Aug 1, 2015▲ +92 days
EB-1MexicoJun 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-1PhilippinesJun 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-1VietnamJun 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-2ChinaSep 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015▲ +30 days
EB-2IndiaMay 25, 2009Jun 2, 2009▲ +8 days
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2016May 15, 2016▲ +30 days
EB-3IndiaJan 22, 2009Mar 1, 2009▲ +38 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 1, 2008Jul 15, 2008▲ +14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 22, 2009Mar 1, 2009▲ +38 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 15, 2016Aug 15, 2016▲ +31 days
EB-4MexicoJan 22, 2018May 1, 2018▲ +99 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 15, 2016Aug 15, 2016▲ +31 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJan 22, 2018May 1, 2018▲ +99 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaMay 15, 2015Jul 1, 2015▲ +47 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaJan 1, 2019Oct 1, 2019▲ +273 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamFeb 8, 2017Apr 1, 2017▲ +52 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaMay 15, 2015Jul 1, 2015▲ +47 days
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaJan 1, 2019Oct 1, 2019▲ +273 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamFeb 8, 2017Apr 1, 2017▲ +52 days

38 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 May 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 May 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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