VisaBacklog

February 2012 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 OtherDec 22, 2004-
F1ChinaDec 22, 2004-
F1IndiaDec 22, 2004-
F1MexicoApr 22, 1993-
F1PhilippinesMay 22, 1997-
F2AAll OtherJun 8, 2009-
F2AChinaJun 8, 2009-
F2AIndiaJun 8, 2009-
F2AMexicoMay 8, 2009-
F2APhilippinesJun 8, 2009-
F2BAll OtherOct 15, 2003-
F2BChinaOct 15, 2003-
F2BIndiaOct 15, 2003-
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesNov 1, 2001-
F3All OtherDec 1, 2001-
F3ChinaDec 1, 2001-
F3IndiaDec 1, 2001-
F3MexicoJan 1, 1993-
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 1992-
F4All OtherSep 8, 2000-
F4ChinaSep 8, 2000-
F4IndiaSep 8, 2000-
F4MexicoMay 15, 1996-
F4PhilippinesNov 1, 1988-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2010-
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2010-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherFeb 22, 2006-
EB-3ChinaDec 1, 2004-
EB-3IndiaAug 15, 2002-
EB-3MexicoFeb 22, 2006-
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherFeb 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaAug 15, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoFeb 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesFeb 22, 2006-
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-5 Pilot ProgramAll OtherCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramChinaCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramIndiaCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramMexicoCurrent-
EB-5 Pilot ProgramPhilippinesCurrent-

What changed since January 2012

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherOct 15, 2004Dec 22, 2004+68 days
F1ChinaOct 15, 2004Dec 22, 2004+68 days
F1IndiaOct 15, 2004Dec 22, 2004+68 days
F1MexicoApr 15, 1993Apr 22, 1993+7 days
F1PhilippinesApr 15, 1997May 22, 1997+37 days
F2AAll OtherApr 22, 2009Jun 8, 2009+47 days
F2AChinaApr 22, 2009Jun 8, 2009+47 days
F2AIndiaApr 22, 2009Jun 8, 2009+47 days
F2AMexicoMar 22, 2009May 8, 2009+47 days
F2APhilippinesApr 22, 2009Jun 8, 2009+47 days
F2BAll OtherSep 8, 2003Oct 15, 2003+37 days
F2BChinaSep 8, 2003Oct 15, 2003+37 days
F2BIndiaSep 8, 2003Oct 15, 2003+37 days
F2BPhilippinesSep 1, 2001Nov 1, 2001+61 days
F3All OtherNov 1, 2001Dec 1, 2001+30 days
F3ChinaNov 1, 2001Dec 1, 2001+30 days
F3IndiaNov 1, 2001Dec 1, 2001+30 days
F3MexicoDec 22, 1992Jan 1, 1993+10 days
F3PhilippinesJul 15, 1992Jul 22, 1992+7 days
F4All OtherAug 15, 2000Sep 8, 2000+24 days
F4ChinaAug 15, 2000Sep 8, 2000+24 days
F4IndiaAug 15, 2000Sep 8, 2000+24 days
F4MexicoMay 8, 1996May 15, 1996+7 days
F4PhilippinesOct 8, 1988Nov 1, 1988+24 days
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2009Jan 1, 2010+365 days
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2009Jan 1, 2010+365 days
EB-3All OtherFeb 1, 2006Feb 22, 2006+21 days
EB-3ChinaOct 15, 2004Dec 1, 2004+47 days
EB-3IndiaAug 8, 2002Aug 15, 2002+7 days
EB-3MexicoFeb 1, 2006Feb 22, 2006+21 days
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 1, 2006Feb 22, 2006+21 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherFeb 1, 2006Feb 22, 2006+21 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaAug 1, 2002Aug 15, 2002+14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoFeb 1, 2006Feb 22, 2006+21 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesFeb 1, 2006Feb 22, 2006+21 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 February 2012 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 February 2012 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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