VisaBacklog

October 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 15, 2002-
F1ChinaApr 15, 2002-
F1IndiaApr 15, 2002-
F1MexicoSep 8, 1992-
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 1993-
F2AAll OtherJan 1, 2004-
F2AChinaJan 1, 2004-
F2AIndiaJan 1, 2004-
F2AMexicoMay 1, 2001-
F2APhilippinesJan 1, 2004-
F2BAll OtherDec 15, 1999-
F2BChinaDec 15, 1999-
F2BIndiaDec 15, 1999-
F2BMexicoApr 22, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesMay 8, 1997-
F3All OtherJun 22, 2000-
F3ChinaJun 22, 2000-
F3IndiaJun 22, 2000-
F3MexicoSep 15, 1992-
F3PhilippinesMay 1, 1991-
F4All OtherOct 22, 1997-
F4ChinaMay 1, 1997-
F4IndiaMay 22, 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-2ChinaApr 1, 2004-
EB-2IndiaApr 1, 2003-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherJan 1, 2005-
EB-3ChinaOct 1, 2001-
EB-3IndiaJul 1, 2001-
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2002-
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2005-
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 September 2008

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherApr 1, 2002Apr 15, 2002+14 days
F1ChinaApr 1, 2002Apr 15, 2002+14 days
F1IndiaApr 1, 2002Apr 15, 2002+14 days
F2AAll OtherDec 1, 2003Jan 1, 2004+31 days
F2AChinaDec 1, 2003Jan 1, 2004+31 days
F2AIndiaDec 1, 2003Jan 1, 2004+31 days
F2AMexicoUnavailableMay 1, 2001changed designation
F2APhilippinesDec 1, 2003Jan 1, 2004+31 days
F2BPhilippinesApr 8, 1997May 8, 1997+30 days
F3All OtherJun 15, 2000Jun 22, 2000+7 days
F3ChinaJun 15, 2000Jun 22, 2000+7 days
F3IndiaJun 15, 2000Jun 22, 2000+7 days
F3PhilippinesApr 22, 1991May 1, 1991+9 days
F4All OtherOct 1, 1997Oct 22, 1997+21 days
F4ChinaApr 8, 1997May 1, 1997+23 days
F4IndiaApr 8, 1997May 22, 1997+44 days
EB-2ChinaAug 1, 2006Apr 1, 2004-852 days
EB-2IndiaAug 1, 2006Apr 1, 2003-1218 days
EB-3All OtherUnavailableJan 1, 2005changed designation
EB-3ChinaUnavailableOct 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3IndiaUnavailableJul 1, 2001changed designation
EB-3MexicoUnavailableJul 1, 2002changed designation
EB-3PhilippinesUnavailableJan 1, 2005changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherUnavailableJan 1, 2003changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaUnavailableJan 1, 2003changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaUnavailableJan 1, 2003changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoUnavailableJan 1, 2003changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableJan 1, 2003changed designation

37 rows unchanged, 2 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 October 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 October 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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