VisaBacklog

November 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 OtherMay 1, 2002-
F1ChinaMay 1, 2002-
F1IndiaMay 1, 2002-
F1MexicoSep 15, 1992-
F1PhilippinesMay 1, 1993-
F2AAll OtherFeb 8, 2004-
F2AChinaFeb 8, 2004-
F2AIndiaFeb 8, 2004-
F2AMexicoJul 15, 2001-
F2APhilippinesFeb 8, 2004-
F2BAll OtherJan 15, 2000-
F2BChinaJan 15, 2000-
F2BIndiaJan 15, 2000-
F2BMexicoApr 22, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesJun 15, 1997-
F3All OtherJul 1, 2000-
F3ChinaJul 1, 2000-
F3IndiaJul 1, 2000-
F3MexicoSep 15, 1992-
F3PhilippinesMay 8, 1991-
F4All OtherNov 15, 1997-
F4ChinaJun 8, 1997-
F4IndiaJul 22, 1997-
F4MexicoJan 22, 1995-
F4PhilippinesMar 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-2ChinaJun 1, 2004-
EB-2IndiaJun 1, 2003-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMay 1, 2005-
EB-3ChinaFeb 1, 2002-
EB-3IndiaOct 1, 2001-
EB-3MexicoSep 1, 2002-
EB-3PhilippinesMay 1, 2005-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 15, 2003-
EB-4All OtherCurrent-
EB-4ChinaCurrent-
EB-4IndiaCurrent-
EB-4MexicoCurrent-
EB-4PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailable-
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailable-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailable-
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailable-
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailable-
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 October 2008

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherApr 15, 2002May 1, 2002+16 days
F1ChinaApr 15, 2002May 1, 2002+16 days
F1IndiaApr 15, 2002May 1, 2002+16 days
F1MexicoSep 8, 1992Sep 15, 1992+7 days
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 1993May 1, 1993+30 days
F2AAll OtherJan 1, 2004Feb 8, 2004+38 days
F2AChinaJan 1, 2004Feb 8, 2004+38 days
F2AIndiaJan 1, 2004Feb 8, 2004+38 days
F2AMexicoMay 1, 2001Jul 15, 2001+75 days
F2APhilippinesJan 1, 2004Feb 8, 2004+38 days
F2BAll OtherDec 15, 1999Jan 15, 2000+31 days
F2BChinaDec 15, 1999Jan 15, 2000+31 days
F2BIndiaDec 15, 1999Jan 15, 2000+31 days
F2BPhilippinesMay 8, 1997Jun 15, 1997+38 days
F3All OtherJun 22, 2000Jul 1, 2000+9 days
F3ChinaJun 22, 2000Jul 1, 2000+9 days
F3IndiaJun 22, 2000Jul 1, 2000+9 days
F3PhilippinesMay 1, 1991May 8, 1991+7 days
F4All OtherOct 22, 1997Nov 15, 1997+24 days
F4ChinaMay 1, 1997Jun 8, 1997+38 days
F4IndiaMay 22, 1997Jul 22, 1997+61 days
F4MexicoJan 15, 1995Jan 22, 1995+7 days
F4PhilippinesMar 8, 1986Mar 22, 1986+14 days
EB-2ChinaApr 1, 2004Jun 1, 2004+61 days
EB-2IndiaApr 1, 2003Jun 1, 2003+61 days
EB-3All OtherJan 1, 2005May 1, 2005+120 days
EB-3ChinaOct 1, 2001Feb 1, 2002+123 days
EB-3IndiaJul 1, 2001Oct 1, 2001+92 days
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2002Sep 1, 2002+62 days
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2005May 1, 2005+120 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2003Jan 15, 2003+14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2003Jan 15, 2003+14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2003Jan 15, 2003+14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2003Jan 15, 2003+14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2003Jan 15, 2003+14 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation

25 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 November 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 November 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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