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December 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
F1MexicoMay 1, 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
F2BMexicoMay 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 22, 1998Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Nov 8, 2003
F4All OtherApr 22, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4ChinaApr 22, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4IndiaOct 8, 2005Feb 22, 2006
F4MexicoSep 15, 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 15, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-2ChinaOct 22, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2012May 15, 2012
EB-2MexicoJul 15, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-2PhilippinesJul 15, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-3All OtherDec 1, 2021Feb 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaJan 22, 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 November 2023

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
EB-2ChinaOct 1, 2019Oct 22, 2019▲ +21 days
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2020Jan 22, 2020▲ +21 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaJan 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation

68 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 December 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 December 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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