VisaBacklog

September 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 OtherApr 1, 2002-
F1ChinaApr 1, 2002-
F1IndiaApr 1, 2002-
F1MexicoSep 8, 1992-
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 1993-
F2AAll OtherDec 1, 2003-
F2AChinaDec 1, 2003-
F2AIndiaDec 1, 2003-
F2AMexicoUnavailable-
F2APhilippinesDec 1, 2003-
F2BAll OtherDec 15, 1999-
F2BChinaDec 15, 1999-
F2BIndiaDec 15, 1999-
F2BMexicoApr 22, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesApr 8, 1997-
F3All OtherJun 15, 2000-
F3ChinaJun 15, 2000-
F3IndiaJun 15, 2000-
F3MexicoSep 15, 1992-
F3PhilippinesApr 22, 1991-
F4All OtherOct 1, 1997-
F4ChinaApr 8, 1997-
F4IndiaApr 8, 1997-
F4MexicoJan 15, 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-2ChinaAug 1, 2006-
EB-2IndiaAug 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 August 2008

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMar 15, 2002Apr 1, 2002+17 days
F1ChinaMar 15, 2002Apr 1, 2002+17 days
F1IndiaMar 15, 2002Apr 1, 2002+17 days
F1MexicoAug 8, 1992Sep 8, 1992+31 days
F1PhilippinesMar 22, 1993Apr 1, 1993+10 days
F2AAll OtherOct 1, 2003Dec 1, 2003+61 days
F2AChinaOct 1, 2003Dec 1, 2003+61 days
F2AIndiaOct 1, 2003Dec 1, 2003+61 days
F2APhilippinesOct 1, 2003Dec 1, 2003+61 days
F2BAll OtherNov 1, 1999Dec 15, 1999+44 days
F2BChinaNov 1, 1999Dec 15, 1999+44 days
F2BIndiaNov 1, 1999Dec 15, 1999+44 days
F2BMexicoApr 15, 1992Apr 22, 1992+7 days
F2BPhilippinesMar 15, 1997Apr 8, 1997+24 days
F3All OtherJun 8, 2000Jun 15, 2000+7 days
F3ChinaJun 8, 2000Jun 15, 2000+7 days
F3IndiaJun 8, 2000Jun 15, 2000+7 days
F3MexicoSep 8, 1992Sep 15, 1992+7 days
F3PhilippinesApr 1, 1991Apr 22, 1991+21 days
F4All OtherSep 8, 1997Oct 1, 1997+23 days
F4ChinaFeb 22, 1997Apr 8, 1997+45 days
F4IndiaFeb 22, 1997Apr 8, 1997+45 days
F4MexicoJan 8, 1995Jan 15, 1995+7 days
EB-2ChinaJun 1, 2006Aug 1, 2006+61 days
EB-2IndiaJun 1, 2006Aug 1, 2006+61 days

40 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 September 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 September 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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