VisaBacklog

July 2010 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.

Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherApr 1, 2005-
F1ChinaApr 1, 2005-
F1Dominican Rep.Apr 1, 2005-
F1IndiaApr 1, 2005-
F1MexicoNov 1, 1992-
F1PhilippinesSep 1, 1995-
F2AAll OtherJul 1, 2008-
F2AChinaJul 1, 2008-
F2ADominican Rep.Jun 1, 2007-
F2AIndiaJul 1, 2008-
F2AMexicoJun 1, 2007-
F2APhilippinesJul 1, 2008-
F2BAll OtherMay 1, 2003-
F2BChinaMay 1, 2003-
F2BDominican Rep.May 1, 2003-
F2BIndiaMay 1, 2003-
F2BMexicoJun 15, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesMar 1, 2000-
F3All OtherSep 1, 2001-
F3ChinaSep 1, 2001-
F3Dominican Rep.Sep 1, 2001-
F3IndiaSep 1, 2001-
F3MexicoMar 1, 1992-
F3PhilippinesMay 1, 1993-
F4All OtherJan 1, 2001-
F4ChinaJan 1, 2001-
F4Dominican Rep.Jan 1, 2001-
F4IndiaJan 1, 2001-
F4MexicoMar 1, 1995-
F4PhilippinesApr 1, 1989-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1Dominican Rep.Current-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaNov 22, 2005-
EB-2Dominican Rep.Current-
EB-2IndiaOct 1, 2005-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherAug 15, 2003-
EB-3ChinaAug 15, 2003-
EB-3Dominican Rep.Aug 15, 2003-
EB-3IndiaNov 22, 2001-
EB-3MexicoUnavailable-
EB-3PhilippinesAug 15, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJun 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersDominican Rep.Jun 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJun 1, 2001-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoUnavailable-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2001-
EB-4All OtherCurrent-
EB-4ChinaCurrent-
EB-4Dominican Rep.Current-
EB-4IndiaCurrent-
EB-4MexicoCurrent-
EB-4PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersDominican Rep.Current-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5All OtherCurrent-
EB-5ChinaCurrent-
EB-5Dominican Rep.Current-
EB-5IndiaCurrent-
EB-5MexicoCurrent-
EB-5PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramDominican Rep.Current-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterDominican Rep.Current-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrent-

What changed since June 2010

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherNov 8, 2004Apr 1, 2005+144 days
F1ChinaNov 8, 2004Apr 1, 2005+144 days
F1Dominican Rep.Nov 8, 2004Apr 1, 2005+144 days
F1IndiaNov 8, 2004Apr 1, 2005+144 days
F1MexicoOct 22, 1992Nov 1, 1992+10 days
F1PhilippinesMar 15, 1995Sep 1, 1995+170 days
F2AAll OtherJan 1, 2008Jul 1, 2008+182 days
F2AChinaJan 1, 2008Jul 1, 2008+182 days
F2ADominican Rep.Dec 1, 2006Jun 1, 2007+182 days
F2AIndiaJan 1, 2008Jul 1, 2008+182 days
F2AMexicoDec 1, 2006Jun 1, 2007+182 days
F2APhilippinesJan 1, 2008Jul 1, 2008+182 days
F2BAll OtherNov 15, 2002May 1, 2003+167 days
F2BChinaNov 15, 2002May 1, 2003+167 days
F2BDominican Rep.Jul 1, 2002May 1, 2003+304 days
F2BIndiaNov 15, 2002May 1, 2003+167 days
F2BPhilippinesMar 8, 1999Mar 1, 2000+359 days
F3All OtherJun 22, 2001Sep 1, 2001+71 days
F3ChinaJun 22, 2001Sep 1, 2001+71 days
F3Dominican Rep.Jun 22, 2001Sep 1, 2001+71 days
F3IndiaJun 22, 2001Sep 1, 2001+71 days
F3MexicoOct 22, 1992Mar 1, 1992-235 days
F3PhilippinesMay 22, 1992May 1, 1993+344 days
F4All OtherSep 1, 2000Jan 1, 2001+122 days
F4ChinaSep 1, 2000Jan 1, 2001+122 days
F4Dominican Rep.Sep 1, 2000Jan 1, 2001+122 days
F4IndiaSep 1, 2000Jan 1, 2001+122 days
F4MexicoDec 8, 1995Mar 1, 1995-282 days
F4PhilippinesApr 1, 1988Apr 1, 1989+365 days
EB-2IndiaFeb 1, 2005Oct 1, 2005+242 days
EB-3All OtherJun 22, 2003Aug 15, 2003+54 days
EB-3ChinaJun 22, 2003Aug 15, 2003+54 days
EB-3Dominican Rep.Jun 22, 2003Aug 15, 2003+54 days
EB-3IndiaOct 22, 2001Nov 22, 2001+31 days
EB-3PhilippinesJun 22, 2003Aug 15, 2003+54 days

49 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 July 2010 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 July 2010 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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