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August 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 OtherNov 22, 2014May 15, 2016
F1ChinaNov 22, 2014May 15, 2016
F1IndiaNov 22, 2014May 15, 2016
F1MexicoJan 1, 1999Aug 1, 2000
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherCurrentJun 1, 2021
F2AChinaCurrentJun 1, 2021
F2AIndiaCurrentJun 1, 2021
F2AMexicoCurrentJun 1, 2021
F2APhilippinesCurrentJun 1, 2021
F2BAll OtherSep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2016
F2BChinaSep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2016
F2BIndiaSep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2016
F2BMexicoMar 1, 2000Aug 8, 2000
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherNov 8, 2008Aug 22, 2009
F3ChinaNov 8, 2008Aug 22, 2009
F3IndiaNov 8, 2008Aug 22, 2009
F3MexicoApr 22, 1997Sep 8, 2000
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Oct 1, 2003
F4All OtherMar 1, 2007Oct 1, 2007
F4ChinaMar 1, 2007Oct 1, 2007
F4IndiaSep 1, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F4MexicoJan 22, 1999May 8, 1999
F4PhilippinesAug 8, 2002Feb 1, 2004

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-1VietnamCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaApr 1, 2018Jul 1, 2018
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaJun 1, 2011Dec 1, 2011
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJan 8, 2019Jul 1, 2019
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJul 1, 2013Feb 1, 2014
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2010May 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 1, 2013Feb 1, 2014
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoFeb 1, 2020Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoFeb 1, 2020Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaNov 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 CenterVietnamCurrent-
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 July 2021

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherNov 15, 2014Nov 22, 2014▲ +7 days
F1ChinaNov 15, 2014Nov 22, 2014▲ +7 days
F1IndiaNov 15, 2014Nov 22, 2014▲ +7 days
F1MexicoOct 1, 1998Jan 1, 1999▲ +92 days
F1PhilippinesFeb 22, 2012Mar 1, 2012▲ +8 days
F2BAll OtherSep 15, 2015Sep 22, 2015▲ +7 days
F2BChinaSep 15, 2015Sep 22, 2015▲ +7 days
F2BIndiaSep 15, 2015Sep 22, 2015▲ +7 days
F2BMexicoFeb 1, 2000Mar 1, 2000▲ +29 days
F2BPhilippinesOct 15, 2011Oct 22, 2011▲ +7 days
F3All OtherNov 1, 2008Nov 8, 2008▲ +7 days
F3ChinaNov 1, 2008Nov 8, 2008▲ +7 days
F3IndiaNov 1, 2008Nov 8, 2008▲ +7 days
F3MexicoMar 8, 1997Apr 22, 1997▲ +45 days
F4All OtherFeb 8, 2007Mar 1, 2007▲ +21 days
F4ChinaFeb 8, 2007Mar 1, 2007▲ +21 days
F4IndiaAug 15, 2005Sep 1, 2005▲ +17 days
F4MexicoDec 15, 1998Jan 22, 1999▲ +38 days
F4PhilippinesJun 22, 2002Aug 8, 2002▲ +47 days
EB-2ChinaDec 1, 2017Apr 1, 2018▲ +121 days
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2019Jan 8, 2019▲ +7 days
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2013Jul 1, 2013▲ +181 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 1, 2009Jan 1, 2010▲ +31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2013Jul 1, 2013▲ +181 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019▲ +31 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019▲ +31 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaNov 8, 2015Nov 15, 2015▲ +7 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamApr 1, 2020Currentchanged designation

53 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 August 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 August 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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