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April 2009 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 OtherAug 15, 2002-
F1ChinaAug 15, 2002-
F1IndiaAug 15, 2002-
F1MexicoOct 8, 1992-
F1PhilippinesAug 1, 1993-
F2AAll OtherAug 15, 2004-
F2AChinaAug 15, 2004-
F2AIndiaAug 15, 2004-
F2AMexicoJan 1, 2002-
F2APhilippinesAug 15, 2004-
F2BAll OtherSep 1, 2000-
F2BChinaSep 1, 2000-
F2BIndiaSep 1, 2000-
F2BMexicoMay 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesJan 15, 1998-
F3All OtherAug 22, 2000-
F3ChinaAug 22, 2000-
F3IndiaAug 22, 2000-
F3MexicoOct 22, 1992-
F3PhilippinesJun 15, 1991-
F4All OtherApr 15, 1998-
F4ChinaJan 8, 1998-
F4IndiaApr 15, 1998-
F4MexicoApr 22, 1995-
F4PhilippinesJun 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-2ChinaFeb 15, 2005-
EB-2IndiaFeb 15, 2004-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMar 1, 2003-
EB-3ChinaMar 1, 2003-
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2001-
EB-3MexicoMar 1, 2003-
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 1, 2001-
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 Pilot ProgramAll OtherUnavailable-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaUnavailable-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaUnavailable-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoUnavailable-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesUnavailable-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrent-

What changed since March 2009

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJul 22, 2002Aug 15, 2002+24 days
F1ChinaJul 22, 2002Aug 15, 2002+24 days
F1IndiaJul 22, 2002Aug 15, 2002+24 days
F1PhilippinesJul 15, 1993Aug 1, 1993+17 days
F2AAll OtherJul 1, 2004Aug 15, 2004+45 days
F2AChinaJul 1, 2004Aug 15, 2004+45 days
F2AIndiaJul 1, 2004Aug 15, 2004+45 days
F2AMexicoOct 15, 2001Jan 1, 2002+78 days
F2APhilippinesJul 1, 2004Aug 15, 2004+45 days
F2BAll OtherJun 22, 2000Sep 1, 2000+71 days
F2BChinaJun 22, 2000Sep 1, 2000+71 days
F2BIndiaJun 22, 2000Sep 1, 2000+71 days
F2BPhilippinesDec 1, 1997Jan 15, 1998+45 days
F3All OtherAug 8, 2000Aug 22, 2000+14 days
F3ChinaAug 8, 2000Aug 22, 2000+14 days
F3IndiaAug 8, 2000Aug 22, 2000+14 days
F3MexicoOct 15, 1992Oct 22, 1992+7 days
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 1991Jun 15, 1991+7 days
F4All OtherMar 1, 1998Apr 15, 1998+45 days
F4ChinaNov 15, 1997Jan 8, 1998+54 days
F4IndiaMar 1, 1998Apr 15, 1998+45 days
F4MexicoApr 8, 1995Apr 22, 1995+14 days
F4PhilippinesMay 15, 1986Jun 22, 1986+38 days
EB-3All OtherMay 1, 2005Mar 1, 2003-792 days
EB-3ChinaOct 22, 2002Mar 1, 2003+130 days
EB-3IndiaOct 15, 2001Nov 1, 2001+17 days
EB-3MexicoAug 15, 2003Mar 1, 2003-167 days
EB-3PhilippinesMay 1, 2005Mar 1, 2003-792 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 15, 2003Mar 1, 2001-744 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaOct 22, 2002Mar 1, 2001-600 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 15, 2001Mar 1, 2001-228 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 15, 2003Mar 1, 2001-744 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 15, 2003Mar 1, 2001-744 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
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll Other—Unavailablenewly listed
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChina—Unavailablenewly listed
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndia—Unavailablenewly listed
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexico—Unavailablenewly listed
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippines—Unavailablenewly listed

27 rows unchanged, 13 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 April 2009 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 April 2009 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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