VisaBacklog

January 2005 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.

← December 2004 · All bulletins · February 2005 →

Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherDec 22, 2000-
F1ChinaDec 22, 2000-
F1IndiaDec 22, 2000-
F1MexicoOct 15, 1994-
F1PhilippinesOct 15, 1990-
F2AAll OtherAug 15, 2000-
F2AChinaAug 15, 2000-
F2AIndiaAug 15, 2000-
F2AMexicoOct 15, 1997-
F2APhilippinesAug 15, 2000-
F2BAll OtherAug 1, 1995-
F2BChinaAug 1, 1995-
F2BIndiaAug 1, 1995-
F2BMexicoFeb 15, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesAug 1, 1995-
F3All OtherDec 22, 1997-
F3ChinaDec 22, 1997-
F3IndiaDec 22, 1997-
F3MexicoJan 22, 1995-
F3PhilippinesJun 1, 1990-
F4All OtherNov 22, 1992-
F4ChinaNov 22, 1992-
F4IndiaApr 8, 1992-
F4MexicoNov 22, 1992-
F4PhilippinesSep 22, 1982-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaCurrent-
EB-2IndiaCurrent-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrent-
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2002-
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2002-
EB-3MexicoCurrent-
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrent-
EB-4ChinaCurrent-
EB-4IndiaCurrent-
EB-4MexicoCurrent-
EB-4PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5All OtherCurrent-
EB-5ChinaCurrent-
EB-5IndiaCurrent-
EB-5MexicoCurrent-
EB-5PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrent-

What changed since December 2004

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherNov 22, 2000Dec 22, 2000+30 days
F1China—Dec 22, 2000newly listed
F1IndiaNov 22, 2000Dec 22, 2000+30 days
F1MexicoJul 15, 1994Oct 15, 1994+92 days
F2AAll OtherJul 1, 2000Aug 15, 2000+45 days
F2AChina—Aug 15, 2000newly listed
F2AIndiaJul 1, 2000Aug 15, 2000+45 days
F2AMexicoSep 22, 1997Oct 15, 1997+23 days
F2APhilippinesJul 1, 2000Aug 15, 2000+45 days
F2BAll OtherJul 22, 1995Aug 1, 1995+10 days
F2BChina—Aug 1, 1995newly listed
F2BIndiaJul 22, 1995Aug 1, 1995+10 days
F2BMexicoJan 1, 1992Feb 15, 1992+45 days
F2BPhilippinesJul 22, 1995Aug 1, 1995+10 days
F3All OtherDec 1, 1997Dec 22, 1997+21 days
F3China—Dec 22, 1997newly listed
F3IndiaDec 1, 1997Dec 22, 1997+21 days
F3MexicoJul 1, 1994Jan 22, 1995+205 days
F4All OtherOct 8, 1992Nov 22, 1992+45 days
F4China—Nov 22, 1992newly listed
F4IndiaFeb 15, 1992Apr 8, 1992+53 days
F4MexicoOct 8, 1992Nov 22, 1992+45 days
EB-1China—Currentnewly listed
EB-2China—Currentnewly listed
EB-3China—Jan 1, 2002newly listed
EB-3IndiaCurrentJan 1, 2002changed designation
EB-3PhilippinesCurrentJan 1, 2002changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersChina—Currentnewly listed
EB-4China—Currentnewly listed
EB-4 Religious WorkersChina—Currentnewly listed
EB-5China—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Regional CenterChina—Currentnewly listed

33 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 January 2005 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 January 2005 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: [email protected].

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