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April 2023 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 OtherDec 1, 2014Aug 8, 2016
F1ChinaDec 1, 2014Aug 8, 2016
F1IndiaDec 1, 2014Aug 8, 2016
F1MexicoApr 1, 2001Dec 1, 2002
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherSep 8, 2020Current
F2AChinaSep 8, 2020Current
F2AIndiaSep 8, 2020Current
F2AMexicoNov 1, 2018Current
F2APhilippinesSep 8, 2020Current
F2BAll OtherSep 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaSep 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaSep 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoJun 1, 2001Jan 1, 2002
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherNov 22, 2008Nov 8, 2009
F3ChinaNov 22, 2008Nov 8, 2009
F3IndiaNov 22, 2008Nov 8, 2009
F3MexicoNov 1, 1997Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Nov 8, 2003
F4All OtherMar 22, 2007Dec 15, 2007
F4ChinaMar 22, 2007Dec 15, 2007
F4IndiaSep 15, 2005Feb 22, 2006
F4MexicoAug 1, 2000Apr 1, 2001
F4PhilippinesAug 22, 2002Apr 22, 2004

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaFeb 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
EB-1IndiaFeb 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherJul 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
EB-2ChinaJun 8, 2019Jul 8, 2019
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2011May 1, 2012
EB-2MexicoJul 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
EB-2PhilippinesJul 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaNov 1, 2018Feb 1, 2019
EB-3IndiaJun 15, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2020Feb 1, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaOct 1, 2014Nov 1, 2015
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJun 15, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2020Feb 1, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2020Feb 1, 2020
EB-4All OtherSep 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-4ChinaSep 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-4IndiaSep 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-4MexicoSep 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-4PhilippinesSep 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherSep 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaSep 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaSep 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoSep 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesSep 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-5 High UnemploymentAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructurePhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedChinaJul 8, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaJun 1, 2018Dec 8, 2019
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since March 2023

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F2AAll OtherCurrentSep 8, 2020changed designation
F2AChinaCurrentSep 8, 2020changed designation
F2AIndiaCurrentSep 8, 2020changed designation
F2AMexicoCurrentNov 1, 2018changed designation
F2APhilippinesCurrentSep 8, 2020changed designation
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Currentno longer listeddropped
EB-2All OtherNov 1, 2022Jul 1, 2022▼ -123 days
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 1, 2022no longer listeddropped
EB-2IndiaOct 8, 2011Jan 1, 2011▼ -280 days
EB-2MexicoNov 1, 2022Jul 1, 2022▼ -123 days
EB-2PhilippinesNov 1, 2022Jul 1, 2022▼ -123 days
EB-3ChinaAug 1, 2018Nov 1, 2018▲ +92 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Currentno longer listeddropped
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 1, 2014Oct 1, 2014▲ +92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2020no longer listeddropped
EB-4All OtherFeb 1, 2022Sep 1, 2018▼ -1249 days
EB-4ChinaFeb 1, 2022Sep 1, 2018▼ -1249 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 15, 2018no longer listeddropped
EB-4IndiaMar 1, 2021Sep 1, 2018▼ -912 days
EB-4MexicoAug 1, 2020Sep 1, 2018▼ -700 days
EB-4PhilippinesFeb 1, 2022Sep 1, 2018▼ -1249 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherFeb 1, 2022Sep 1, 2018▼ -1249 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaFeb 1, 2022Sep 1, 2018▼ -1249 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 15, 2018no longer listeddropped
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaMar 1, 2021Sep 1, 2018▼ -912 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoAug 1, 2020Sep 1, 2018▼ -700 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesFeb 1, 2022Sep 1, 2018▼ -1249 days
EB-5 High UnemploymentEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Currentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 InfrastructureEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Currentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 RuralEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Currentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 UnreservedEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Currentno longer listeddropped

54 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 April 2023 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 2023 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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