VisaBacklog

August 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 OtherMar 15, 2002-
F1ChinaMar 15, 2002-
F1IndiaMar 15, 2002-
F1MexicoAug 8, 1992-
F1PhilippinesMar 22, 1993-
F2AAll OtherOct 1, 2003-
F2AChinaOct 1, 2003-
F2AIndiaOct 1, 2003-
F2AMexicoUnavailable-
F2APhilippinesOct 1, 2003-
F2BAll OtherNov 1, 1999-
F2BChinaNov 1, 1999-
F2BIndiaNov 1, 1999-
F2BMexicoApr 15, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesMar 15, 1997-
F3All OtherJun 8, 2000-
F3ChinaJun 8, 2000-
F3IndiaJun 8, 2000-
F3MexicoSep 8, 1992-
F3PhilippinesApr 1, 1991-
F4All OtherSep 8, 1997-
F4ChinaFeb 22, 1997-
F4IndiaFeb 22, 1997-
F4MexicoJan 8, 1995-
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-2ChinaJun 1, 2006-
EB-2IndiaJun 1, 2006-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherUnavailable-
EB-3ChinaUnavailable-
EB-3IndiaUnavailable-
EB-3MexicoUnavailable-
EB-3PhilippinesUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesUnavailable-
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 July 2008

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1MexicoJul 22, 1992Aug 8, 1992+17 days
F1PhilippinesMar 15, 1993Mar 22, 1993+7 days
F2AAll OtherAug 1, 2003Oct 1, 2003+61 days
F2AChinaAug 1, 2003Oct 1, 2003+61 days
F2AIndiaAug 1, 2003Oct 1, 2003+61 days
F2APhilippinesAug 1, 2003Oct 1, 2003+61 days
F2BAll OtherSep 15, 1999Nov 1, 1999+47 days
F2BChinaSep 15, 1999Nov 1, 1999+47 days
F2BIndiaSep 15, 1999Nov 1, 1999+47 days
F2BMexicoApr 8, 1992Apr 15, 1992+7 days
F2BPhilippinesMar 1, 1997Mar 15, 1997+14 days
F3MexicoAug 8, 1992Sep 8, 1992+31 days
F4All OtherSep 1, 1997Sep 8, 1997+7 days
F4ChinaFeb 15, 1997Feb 22, 1997+7 days
F4IndiaFeb 15, 1997Feb 22, 1997+7 days
F4MexicoDec 22, 1994Jan 8, 1995+17 days
EB-2ChinaApr 1, 2004Jun 1, 2006+791 days
EB-2IndiaApr 1, 2004Jun 1, 2006+791 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2003Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2003Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2003Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2003Unavailablechanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2003Unavailablechanged designation

42 rows unchanged, 5 retrogressions. 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 August 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 August 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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