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June 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 15, 2014Jan 1, 2017
F1ChinaDec 15, 2014Jan 1, 2017
F1IndiaDec 15, 2014Jan 1, 2017
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 OtherDec 8, 2008Feb 8, 2010
F3ChinaDec 8, 2008Feb 8, 2010
F3IndiaDec 8, 2008Feb 8, 2010
F3MexicoNov 1, 1997Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Nov 8, 2003
F4All OtherApr 8, 2007Feb 1, 2008
F4ChinaApr 8, 2007Feb 1, 2008
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 OtherFeb 15, 2022Dec 1, 2022
EB-2ChinaJun 8, 2019Jul 8, 2019
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2011May 1, 2012
EB-2MexicoFeb 15, 2022Dec 1, 2022
EB-2PhilippinesFeb 15, 2022Dec 1, 2022
EB-3All OtherJun 1, 2022May 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaApr 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019
EB-3IndiaJun 15, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3MexicoJun 1, 2022May 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2022May 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2020Feb 1, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaSep 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
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 UnreservedChinaSep 8, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaApr 1, 2017Dec 8, 2019
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since May 2023

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 15, 2015Sep 1, 2015▲ +139 days
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaJun 1, 2018Apr 1, 2017▼ -426 days

73 rows unchanged, 1 retrogression. 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 June 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 June 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.

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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