December 2011 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
| Category | Country | Final action date | Date for filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | All Other | Sep 1, 2004 | - |
| F1 | China | Sep 1, 2004 | - |
| F1 | India | Sep 1, 2004 | - |
| F1 | Mexico | Apr 8, 1993 | - |
| F1 | Philippines | Mar 1, 1997 | - |
| F2A | All Other | Mar 22, 2009 | - |
| F2A | China | Mar 22, 2009 | - |
| F2A | India | Mar 22, 2009 | - |
| F2A | Mexico | Feb 8, 2009 | - |
| F2A | Philippines | Mar 22, 2009 | - |
| F2B | All Other | Aug 15, 2003 | - |
| F2B | China | Aug 15, 2003 | - |
| F2B | India | Aug 15, 2003 | - |
| F2B | Mexico | Nov 22, 1992 | - |
| F2B | Philippines | Aug 15, 2001 | - |
| F3 | All Other | Oct 8, 2001 | - |
| F3 | China | Oct 8, 2001 | - |
| F3 | India | Oct 8, 2001 | - |
| F3 | Mexico | Dec 15, 1992 | - |
| F3 | Philippines | Jul 8, 1992 | - |
| F4 | All Other | Jul 15, 2000 | - |
| F4 | China | Jul 15, 2000 | - |
| F4 | India | Jul 15, 2000 | - |
| F4 | Mexico | May 1, 1996 | - |
| F4 | Philippines | Sep 8, 1988 | - |
Employment-based preferences
| Category | Country | Final action date | Date for filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | All Other | Current | - |
| EB-1 | China | Current | - |
| EB-1 | India | Current | - |
| EB-1 | Mexico | Current | - |
| EB-1 | Philippines | Current | - |
| EB-2 | All Other | Current | - |
| EB-2 | China | Mar 15, 2008 | - |
| EB-2 | India | Mar 15, 2008 | - |
| EB-2 | Mexico | Current | - |
| EB-2 | Philippines | Current | - |
| EB-3 | All Other | Jan 15, 2006 | - |
| EB-3 | China | Sep 8, 2004 | - |
| EB-3 | India | Aug 1, 2002 | - |
| EB-3 | Mexico | Jan 15, 2006 | - |
| EB-3 | Philippines | Jan 15, 2006 | - |
| EB-3 Other Workers | All Other | Jan 1, 2006 | - |
| EB-3 Other Workers | China | Apr 22, 2003 | - |
| EB-3 Other Workers | India | Jul 22, 2002 | - |
| EB-3 Other Workers | Mexico | Jan 1, 2006 | - |
| EB-3 Other Workers | Philippines | Jan 1, 2006 | - |
| EB-4 | All Other | Current | - |
| EB-4 | China | Current | - |
| EB-4 | India | Current | - |
| EB-4 | Mexico | Current | - |
| EB-4 | Philippines | Current | - |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | All Other | Current | - |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | China | Current | - |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | India | Current | - |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | Mexico | Current | - |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | Philippines | Current | - |
| EB-5 Pilot Program | All Other | Current | - |
| EB-5 Pilot Program | China | Current | - |
| EB-5 Pilot Program | India | Current | - |
| EB-5 Pilot Program | Mexico | Current | - |
| EB-5 Pilot Program | Philippines | Current | - |
What changed since November 2011
| Category | Country | Previous | This bulletin | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | All Other | Jul 22, 2004 | Sep 1, 2004 | +41 days |
| F1 | China | Jul 22, 2004 | Sep 1, 2004 | +41 days |
| F1 | India | Jul 22, 2004 | Sep 1, 2004 | +41 days |
| F1 | Mexico | Apr 1, 1993 | Apr 8, 1993 | +7 days |
| F1 | Philippines | Feb 8, 1997 | Mar 1, 1997 | +21 days |
| F2A | All Other | Feb 15, 2009 | Mar 22, 2009 | +35 days |
| F2A | China | Feb 15, 2009 | Mar 22, 2009 | +35 days |
| F2A | India | Feb 15, 2009 | Mar 22, 2009 | +35 days |
| F2A | Mexico | Dec 1, 2008 | Feb 8, 2009 | +69 days |
| F2A | Philippines | Feb 15, 2009 | Mar 22, 2009 | +35 days |
| F2B | All Other | Aug 1, 2003 | Aug 15, 2003 | +14 days |
| F2B | China | Aug 1, 2003 | Aug 15, 2003 | +14 days |
| F2B | India | Aug 1, 2003 | Aug 15, 2003 | +14 days |
| F2B | Philippines | Jul 15, 2001 | Aug 15, 2001 | +31 days |
| F3 | All Other | Sep 22, 2001 | Oct 8, 2001 | +16 days |
| F3 | China | Sep 22, 2001 | Oct 8, 2001 | +16 days |
| F3 | India | Sep 22, 2001 | Oct 8, 2001 | +16 days |
| F3 | Mexico | Dec 8, 1992 | Dec 15, 1992 | +7 days |
| F3 | Philippines | Jun 22, 1992 | Jul 8, 1992 | +16 days |
| F4 | All Other | Jun 15, 2000 | Jul 15, 2000 | +30 days |
| F4 | China | Jun 15, 2000 | Jul 15, 2000 | +30 days |
| F4 | India | Jun 15, 2000 | Jul 15, 2000 | +30 days |
| F4 | Mexico | Apr 22, 1996 | May 1, 1996 | +9 days |
| F4 | Philippines | Aug 22, 1988 | Sep 8, 1988 | +17 days |
| EB-2 | China | Nov 1, 2007 | Mar 15, 2008 | +135 days |
| EB-2 | India | Nov 1, 2007 | Mar 15, 2008 | +135 days |
| EB-3 | All Other | Dec 22, 2005 | Jan 15, 2006 | +24 days |
| EB-3 | China | Aug 22, 2004 | Sep 8, 2004 | +17 days |
| EB-3 | India | Jul 22, 2002 | Aug 1, 2002 | +10 days |
| EB-3 | Mexico | Dec 22, 2005 | Jan 15, 2006 | +24 days |
| EB-3 | Philippines | Dec 22, 2005 | Jan 15, 2006 | +24 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | All Other | Nov 15, 2005 | Jan 1, 2006 | +47 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | India | Jun 15, 2002 | Jul 22, 2002 | +37 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | Mexico | Nov 15, 2005 | Jan 1, 2006 | +47 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | Philippines | Nov 15, 2005 | Jan 1, 2006 | +47 days |
25 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 December 2011 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 December 2011 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.
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Backlog years, pace and projections are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page. Corrections: [email protected].
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