VisaBacklog

October 2006 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 OtherMay 1, 2000-
F1ChinaMay 1, 2000-
F1IndiaMay 1, 2000-
F1MexicoJan 1, 1993-
F1PhilippinesNov 1, 1991-
F2AAll OtherApr 22, 2001-
F2AChinaApr 22, 2001-
F2AIndiaApr 22, 2001-
F2AMexicoOct 15, 1999-
F2APhilippinesApr 22, 2001-
F2BAll OtherJan 1, 1997-
F2BChinaJan 1, 1997-
F2BIndiaJan 1, 1997-
F2BMexicoFeb 15, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesJul 22, 1996-
F3All OtherOct 22, 1998-
F3ChinaOct 22, 1998-
F3IndiaOct 22, 1998-
F3MexicoJan 1, 1994-
F3PhilippinesAug 1, 1990-
F4All OtherSep 15, 1995-
F4ChinaFeb 1, 1995-
F4IndiaAug 1, 1995-
F4MexicoSep 15, 1993-
F4PhilippinesApr 1, 1984-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaApr 1, 2005-
EB-2IndiaJun 15, 2002-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMay 1, 2002-
EB-3ChinaMay 1, 2002-
EB-3IndiaApr 22, 2001-
EB-3MexicoMay 1, 2001-
EB-3PhilippinesMay 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2001-
EB-3 Schedule AAll OtherCurrent-
EB-3 Schedule AChinaCurrent-
EB-3 Schedule AIndiaCurrent-
EB-3 Schedule AMexicoCurrent-
EB-3 Schedule APhilippinesCurrent-
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 September 2006

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJan 1, 1998May 1, 2000+851 days
F1ChinaJan 1, 1998May 1, 2000+851 days
F1IndiaJan 1, 1998May 1, 2000+851 days
F1MexicoJul 15, 1992Jan 1, 1993+170 days
F1PhilippinesOct 22, 1991Nov 1, 1991+10 days
F2AAll OtherSep 22, 1999Apr 22, 2001+578 days
F2AChinaSep 22, 1999Apr 22, 2001+578 days
F2AIndiaSep 22, 1999Apr 22, 2001+578 days
F2AMexicoSep 22, 1999Oct 15, 1999+23 days
F2APhilippinesSep 22, 1999Apr 22, 2001+578 days
F2BAll OtherDec 1, 1996Jan 1, 1997+31 days
F2BChinaDec 1, 1996Jan 1, 1997+31 days
F2BIndiaDec 1, 1996Jan 1, 1997+31 days
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1991Feb 15, 1992+76 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 1994Jul 22, 1996+933 days
F3All OtherOct 1, 1998Oct 22, 1998+21 days
F3ChinaOct 1, 1998Oct 22, 1998+21 days
F3IndiaOct 1, 1998Oct 22, 1998+21 days
F3MexicoJun 15, 1988Jan 1, 1994+2026 days
F3PhilippinesDec 1, 1985Aug 1, 1990+1704 days
F4All OtherAug 1, 1995Sep 15, 1995+45 days
F4ChinaOct 1, 1994Feb 1, 1995+123 days
F4IndiaJul 1, 1995Aug 1, 1995+31 days
F4MexicoJan 1, 1993Sep 15, 1993+257 days
F4PhilippinesFeb 15, 1984Apr 1, 1984+46 days
EB-2ChinaMar 1, 2005Apr 1, 2005+31 days
EB-2IndiaUnavailableJun 15, 2002changed designation
EB-3All OtherMar 1, 2002May 1, 2002+61 days
EB-3ChinaMar 1, 2002May 1, 2002+61 days
EB-3IndiaApr 15, 2001Apr 22, 2001+7 days
EB-3MexicoApr 22, 2001May 1, 2001+9 days
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2002May 1, 2002+61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherUnavailableJan 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaUnavailableJan 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaUnavailableJan 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoUnavailableJan 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableJan 1, 2001changed designation

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 October 2006 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 2006 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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