VisaBacklog

March 2008 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 OtherFeb 15, 2002-
F1ChinaFeb 15, 2002-
F1IndiaFeb 15, 2002-
F1MexicoJul 1, 1992-
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 1993-
F2AAll OtherApr 15, 2003-
F2AChinaApr 15, 2003-
F2AIndiaApr 15, 2003-
F2AMexicoMay 1, 2002-
F2APhilippinesApr 15, 2003-
F2BAll OtherFeb 8, 1999-
F2BChinaFeb 8, 1999-
F2BIndiaFeb 8, 1999-
F2BMexicoApr 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 1997-
F3All OtherMay 15, 2000-
F3ChinaMay 15, 2000-
F3IndiaMay 15, 2000-
F3MexicoJul 15, 1992-
F3PhilippinesApr 1, 1991-
F4All OtherJul 15, 1997-
F4ChinaDec 1, 1996-
F4IndiaNov 1, 1996-
F4MexicoNov 15, 1994-
F4PhilippinesFeb 22, 1986-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaDec 1, 2003-
EB-2IndiaUnavailable-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherJan 1, 2005-
EB-3ChinaDec 1, 2002-
EB-3IndiaAug 1, 2001-
EB-3MexicoMay 1, 2001-
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2005-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2002-
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 February 2008

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherFeb 8, 2002Feb 15, 2002+7 days
F1ChinaFeb 8, 2002Feb 15, 2002+7 days
F1IndiaFeb 8, 2002Feb 15, 2002+7 days
F1PhilippinesJan 22, 1993Mar 1, 1993+38 days
F2AAll OtherMar 15, 2003Apr 15, 2003+31 days
F2AChinaMar 15, 2003Apr 15, 2003+31 days
F2AIndiaMar 15, 2003Apr 15, 2003+31 days
F2APhilippinesMar 15, 2003Apr 15, 2003+31 days
F2BAll OtherJan 1, 1999Feb 8, 1999+38 days
F2BChinaJan 1, 1999Feb 8, 1999+38 days
F2BIndiaJan 1, 1999Feb 8, 1999+38 days
F2BMexicoMar 22, 1992Apr 1, 1992+10 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 22, 1997Feb 1, 1997+10 days
F3All OtherMay 8, 2000May 15, 2000+7 days
F3ChinaMay 8, 2000May 15, 2000+7 days
F3IndiaMay 8, 2000May 15, 2000+7 days
F3MexicoJul 8, 1992Jul 15, 1992+7 days
F4All OtherJul 8, 1997Jul 15, 1997+7 days
F4ChinaNov 15, 1996Dec 1, 1996+16 days
F4IndiaOct 8, 1996Nov 1, 1996+24 days
F4MexicoNov 1, 1994Nov 15, 1994+14 days
F4PhilippinesFeb 15, 1986Feb 22, 1986+7 days
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2003Dec 1, 2003+334 days
EB-3All OtherNov 1, 2002Jan 1, 2005+792 days
EB-3ChinaNov 15, 2001Dec 1, 2002+381 days
EB-3IndiaMay 8, 2001Aug 1, 2001+85 days
EB-3MexicoApr 22, 2001May 1, 2001+9 days
EB-3PhilippinesNov 1, 2002Jan 1, 2005+792 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 1, 2001Jan 1, 2002+92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaOct 1, 2001Jan 1, 2002+92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 1, 2001Jan 1, 2002+92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2001Jan 1, 2002+92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesOct 1, 2001Jan 1, 2002+92 days

32 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 March 2008 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 March 2008 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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