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May 2024 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 OtherJul 8, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1ChinaJul 8, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1IndiaJul 8, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1MexicoOct 15, 2001Apr 1, 2005
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherJun 1, 2021Sep 1, 2023
F2AChinaJun 1, 2021Sep 1, 2023
F2AIndiaJun 1, 2021Sep 1, 2023
F2AMexicoNov 8, 2020Sep 1, 2023
F2APhilippinesJun 1, 2021Sep 1, 2023
F2BAll OtherApr 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaApr 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaApr 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoMar 1, 2004Sep 1, 2004
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherJan 1, 2010Jun 1, 2010
F3ChinaJan 1, 2010Jun 1, 2010
F3IndiaJan 1, 2010Jun 1, 2010
F3MexicoJul 22, 1999Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesAug 1, 2002Nov 8, 2003
F4All OtherJul 22, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4ChinaJul 22, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4IndiaJan 15, 2006Jun 15, 2006
F4MexicoJan 22, 2001Apr 22, 2001
F4PhilippinesSep 8, 2003Jun 1, 2005

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaSep 1, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-1IndiaMar 1, 2021Apr 1, 2021
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherJan 15, 2023Feb 15, 2023
EB-2ChinaFeb 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
EB-2IndiaApr 15, 2012May 15, 2012
EB-2MexicoJan 15, 2023Feb 15, 2023
EB-2PhilippinesJan 15, 2023Feb 15, 2023
EB-3All OtherNov 22, 2022Feb 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaSep 1, 2020Jul 1, 2021
EB-3IndiaAug 15, 2012Sep 15, 2012
EB-3MexicoNov 22, 2022Feb 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesNov 22, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 8, 2020Dec 15, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaAug 15, 2012Sep 15, 2012
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 8, 2020Dec 15, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 2020May 15, 2020
EB-4All OtherNov 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
EB-4ChinaNov 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
EB-4IndiaNov 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
EB-4MexicoNov 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
EB-4PhilippinesNov 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherNov 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaNov 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaNov 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoNov 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesNov 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
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 UnreservedChinaDec 15, 2015Jan 1, 2017
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaDec 1, 2020Apr 1, 2022
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since April 2024

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherFeb 8, 2015Jul 8, 2015▲ +150 days
F1ChinaFeb 8, 2015Jul 8, 2015▲ +150 days
F1IndiaFeb 8, 2015Jul 8, 2015▲ +150 days
F1MexicoMay 1, 2001Oct 15, 2001▲ +167 days
F2AAll OtherSep 8, 2020Jun 1, 2021▲ +266 days
F2AChinaSep 8, 2020Jun 1, 2021▲ +266 days
F2AIndiaSep 8, 2020Jun 1, 2021▲ +266 days
F2AMexicoAug 15, 2020Nov 8, 2020▲ +85 days
F2APhilippinesSep 8, 2020Jun 1, 2021▲ +266 days
F2BAll OtherNov 22, 2015Apr 1, 2016▲ +131 days
F2BChinaNov 22, 2015Apr 1, 2016▲ +131 days
F2BIndiaNov 22, 2015Apr 1, 2016▲ +131 days
F2BMexicoOct 22, 2003Mar 1, 2004▲ +131 days
F3All OtherOct 1, 2009Jan 1, 2010▲ +92 days
F3ChinaOct 1, 2009Jan 1, 2010▲ +92 days
F3IndiaOct 1, 2009Jan 1, 2010▲ +92 days
F3MexicoSep 8, 1998Jul 22, 1999▲ +317 days
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Aug 1, 2002▲ +54 days
F4All OtherJun 8, 2007Jul 22, 2007▲ +44 days
F4ChinaJun 8, 2007Jul 22, 2007▲ +44 days
F4IndiaDec 15, 2005Jan 15, 2006▲ +31 days
F4MexicoOct 15, 2000Jan 22, 2001▲ +99 days
F4PhilippinesJun 15, 2003Sep 8, 2003▲ +85 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableNov 1, 2020changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableNov 1, 2020changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableNov 1, 2020changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableNov 1, 2020changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableNov 1, 2020changed designation

47 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 May 2024 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 May 2024 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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