VisaBacklog

May 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.

← April 2008 · All bulletins · June 2008 →

Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherMar 8, 2002-
F1ChinaMar 8, 2002-
F1IndiaMar 8, 2002-
F1MexicoJul 8, 1992-
F1PhilippinesMar 15, 1993-
F2AAll OtherJun 8, 2003-
F2AChinaJun 8, 2003-
F2AIndiaJun 8, 2003-
F2AMexicoMay 1, 2002-
F2APhilippinesJun 8, 2003-
F2BAll OtherJun 1, 1999-
F2BChinaJun 1, 1999-
F2BIndiaJun 1, 1999-
F2BMexicoApr 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesFeb 15, 1997-
F3All OtherJun 8, 2000-
F3ChinaJun 8, 2000-
F3IndiaJun 8, 2000-
F3MexicoJul 22, 1992-
F3PhilippinesApr 1, 1991-
F4All OtherAug 8, 1997-
F4ChinaJan 15, 1997-
F4IndiaJan 1, 1997-
F4MexicoDec 15, 1994-
F4PhilippinesMar 8, 1986-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2004-
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2004-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMar 1, 2006-
EB-3ChinaMar 22, 2003-
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2001-
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2002-
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2003-
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 April 2008

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherFeb 22, 2002Mar 8, 2002+14 days
F1ChinaFeb 22, 2002Mar 8, 2002+14 days
F1IndiaFeb 22, 2002Mar 8, 2002+14 days
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 1993Mar 15, 1993+14 days
F2AAll OtherMay 8, 2003Jun 8, 2003+31 days
F2AChinaMay 8, 2003Jun 8, 2003+31 days
F2AIndiaMay 8, 2003Jun 8, 2003+31 days
F2APhilippinesMay 8, 2003Jun 8, 2003+31 days
F2BAll OtherMar 22, 1999Jun 1, 1999+71 days
F2BChinaMar 22, 1999Jun 1, 1999+71 days
F2BIndiaMar 22, 1999Jun 1, 1999+71 days
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 1997Feb 15, 1997+14 days
F3All OtherMay 22, 2000Jun 8, 2000+17 days
F3ChinaMay 22, 2000Jun 8, 2000+17 days
F3IndiaMay 22, 2000Jun 8, 2000+17 days
F4All OtherJul 22, 1997Aug 8, 1997+17 days
F4ChinaDec 15, 1996Jan 15, 1997+31 days
F4IndiaNov 22, 1996Jan 1, 1997+40 days
F4MexicoDec 1, 1994Dec 15, 1994+14 days
F4PhilippinesFeb 22, 1986Mar 8, 1986+14 days
EB-2ChinaDec 1, 2003Jan 1, 2004+31 days
EB-2IndiaDec 1, 2003Jan 1, 2004+31 days
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2005Mar 1, 2006+243 days
EB-3ChinaFeb 8, 2003Mar 22, 2003+42 days
EB-3IndiaOct 1, 2001Nov 1, 2001+31 days
EB-3MexicoOct 1, 2001Jul 1, 2002+273 days
EB-3PhilippinesJul 1, 2005Mar 1, 2006+243 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 1, 2002Jan 1, 2003+306 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2002Jan 1, 2003+306 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 1, 2002Jan 1, 2003+306 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 1, 2002Jan 1, 2003+306 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 1, 2002Jan 1, 2003+306 days

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 May 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 May 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].

VisaBacklog is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State or USCIS, and nothing on this site is legal advice.