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January 2021 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 OtherSep 15, 2014Jul 22, 2015
F1ChinaSep 15, 2014Jul 22, 2015
F1IndiaSep 15, 2014Jul 22, 2015
F1MexicoJan 15, 1998Feb 22, 2000
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2012Oct 8, 2012
F2AAll OtherCurrentAug 1, 2020
F2AChinaCurrentAug 1, 2020
F2AIndiaCurrentAug 1, 2020
F2AMexicoCurrentAug 1, 2020
F2APhilippinesCurrentAug 1, 2020
F2BAll OtherJul 8, 2015May 1, 2016
F2BChinaJul 8, 2015May 1, 2016
F2BIndiaJul 8, 2015May 1, 2016
F2BMexicoMay 1, 1999Dec 1, 1999
F2BPhilippinesAug 15, 2011Apr 1, 2012
F3All OtherJul 8, 2008Jun 1, 2009
F3ChinaJul 8, 2008Jun 1, 2009
F3IndiaJul 8, 2008Jun 1, 2009
F3MexicoAug 22, 1996Aug 15, 2000
F3PhilippinesMar 1, 2002Dec 22, 2002
F4All OtherOct 8, 2006Sep 15, 2007
F4ChinaOct 8, 2006Sep 15, 2007
F4IndiaMar 15, 2005Nov 22, 2005
F4MexicoJul 1, 1998Apr 22, 1999
F4PhilippinesFeb 1, 2002Sep 1, 2002

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaSep 1, 2019Nov 1, 2020
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaSep 1, 2019Nov 1, 2020
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-1VietnamCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJun 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaOct 8, 2009May 15, 2011
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaDec 15, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaMar 22, 2010Jan 1, 2014
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2009Jul 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 22, 2010Jan 1, 2014
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 1, 2018Jul 1, 2018
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoDec 1, 2018Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableJul 1, 2018
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 CenterChinaAug 15, 2015Dec 15, 2015
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamSep 15, 2017-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableDec 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 2020

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1MexicoJan 8, 1998Jan 15, 1998▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesDec 15, 2011Jan 1, 2012▲ +17 days
F2BMexicoApr 8, 1999May 1, 1999▲ +23 days
F2BPhilippinesAug 1, 2011Aug 15, 2011▲ +14 days
F3All OtherJun 15, 2008Jul 8, 2008▲ +23 days
F3ChinaJun 15, 2008Jul 8, 2008▲ +23 days
F3IndiaJun 15, 2008Jul 8, 2008▲ +23 days
F3MexicoAug 1, 1996Aug 22, 1996▲ +21 days
F3PhilippinesFeb 15, 2002Mar 1, 2002▲ +14 days
F4All OtherSep 22, 2006Oct 8, 2006▲ +16 days
F4ChinaSep 22, 2006Oct 8, 2006▲ +16 days
F4IndiaMar 8, 2005Mar 15, 2005▲ +7 days
F4MexicoJun 22, 1998Jul 1, 1998▲ +9 days
F4PhilippinesJan 1, 2002Feb 1, 2002▲ +31 days
EB-1ChinaApr 1, 2019Sep 1, 2019▲ +153 days
EB-1IndiaApr 1, 2019Sep 1, 2019▲ +153 days
EB-2ChinaMay 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016▲ +31 days
EB-2IndiaOct 1, 2009Oct 8, 2009▲ +7 days
EB-3ChinaNov 1, 2017Dec 15, 2017▲ +44 days
EB-3IndiaMar 15, 2010Mar 22, 2010▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaFeb 15, 2009Mar 1, 2009▲ +14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 15, 2010Mar 22, 2010▲ +7 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018▲ +28 days
EB-4MexicoNov 22, 2018Dec 1, 2018▲ +9 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 1, 2018Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoNov 22, 2018Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamSep 1, 2017Sep 15, 2017▲ +14 days
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 15, 2015Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamSep 1, 2017Unavailablechanged designation

42 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 January 2021 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 2021 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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