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October 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 OtherJan 1, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1ChinaJan 1, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1IndiaJan 1, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1MexicoApr 22, 2001Apr 1, 2005
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherFeb 8, 2019Sep 1, 2023
F2AChinaFeb 8, 2019Sep 1, 2023
F2AIndiaFeb 8, 2019Sep 1, 2023
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2019Sep 1, 2023
F2APhilippinesFeb 8, 2019Sep 1, 2023
F2BAll OtherSep 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaSep 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaSep 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoJan 1, 2002Aug 1, 2004
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherJan 8, 2009Mar 1, 2010
F3ChinaJan 8, 2009Mar 1, 2010
F3IndiaJan 8, 2009Mar 1, 2010
F3MexicoMar 8, 1998Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Nov 8, 2003
F4All OtherApr 22, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4ChinaApr 22, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4IndiaOct 8, 2005Feb 22, 2006
F4MexicoAug 1, 2000Apr 15, 2001
F4PhilippinesAug 22, 2002Apr 22, 2004

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaFeb 15, 2022Aug 1, 2022
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2017Jul 1, 2019
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherJul 8, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-2ChinaOct 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2012May 15, 2012
EB-2MexicoJul 8, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-2PhilippinesJul 8, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-3All OtherDec 1, 2021Feb 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
EB-3IndiaMay 1, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3MexicoDec 1, 2021Feb 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesDec 1, 2021Jan 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherAug 1, 2020Dec 15, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2016Jun 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMay 1, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoAug 1, 2020Dec 15, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 2020May 15, 2020
EB-4All OtherJan 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
EB-4ChinaJan 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
EB-4IndiaJan 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
EB-4MexicoJan 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
EB-4PhilippinesJan 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableMar 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableMar 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableMar 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableMar 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableMar 1, 2019
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 UnreservedChinaOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2017
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaDec 15, 2018Apr 1, 2022
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since September 2023

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F2AAll OtherJan 1, 2018Feb 8, 2019▲ +403 days
F2AChinaJan 1, 2018Feb 8, 2019▲ +403 days
F2AIndiaJan 1, 2018Feb 8, 2019▲ +403 days
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2016Feb 1, 2019▲ +883 days
F2APhilippinesJan 1, 2018Feb 8, 2019▲ +403 days
F2BMexicoAug 1, 2001Jan 1, 2002▲ +153 days
F3MexicoJan 15, 1998Mar 8, 1998▲ +52 days
F4IndiaSep 15, 2005Oct 8, 2005▲ +23 days
EB-1All OtherAug 1, 2023Currentchanged designation
EB-1ChinaFeb 1, 2022Feb 15, 2022▲ +14 days
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2012Jan 1, 2017▲ +1827 days
EB-1MexicoAug 1, 2023Currentchanged designation
EB-1PhilippinesAug 1, 2023Currentchanged designation
EB-2All OtherJul 1, 2022Jul 8, 2022▲ +7 days
EB-2ChinaJul 8, 2019Oct 1, 2019▲ +85 days
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2011Jan 1, 2012▲ +365 days
EB-2MexicoJul 1, 2022Jul 8, 2022▲ +7 days
EB-2PhilippinesJul 1, 2022Jul 8, 2022▲ +7 days
EB-3All OtherMay 1, 2020Dec 1, 2021▲ +579 days
EB-3ChinaSep 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020▲ +122 days
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2009May 1, 2012▲ +1216 days
EB-3MexicoMay 1, 2020Dec 1, 2021▲ +579 days
EB-3PhilippinesMay 1, 2020Dec 1, 2021▲ +579 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMay 1, 2020Aug 1, 2020▲ +92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaSep 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016▲ +122 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2009May 1, 2012▲ +1216 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMay 1, 2020Aug 1, 2020▲ +92 days
EB-4All OtherSep 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019▲ +122 days
EB-4ChinaSep 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019▲ +122 days
EB-4IndiaSep 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019▲ +122 days
EB-4MexicoSep 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019▲ +122 days
EB-4PhilippinesSep 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019▲ +122 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherSep 1, 2018Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaSep 1, 2018Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaSep 1, 2018Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoSep 1, 2018Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesSep 1, 2018Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 UnreservedChinaSep 8, 2015Oct 1, 2015▲ +23 days
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaApr 1, 2017Dec 15, 2018▲ +623 days

36 rows unchanged, 5 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 October 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 October 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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