VisaBacklog

May 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 OtherMay 1, 2005-
F1ChinaMay 1, 2005-
F1IndiaMay 1, 2005-
F1MexicoMay 15, 1993-
F1PhilippinesJul 1, 1997-
F2AAll OtherNov 15, 2009-
F2AChinaNov 15, 2009-
F2AIndiaNov 15, 2009-
F2AMexicoOct 15, 2009-
F2APhilippinesNov 15, 2009-
F2BAll OtherFeb 22, 2004-
F2BChinaFeb 22, 2004-
F2BIndiaFeb 22, 2004-
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesDec 8, 2001-
F3All OtherMar 8, 2002-
F3ChinaMar 8, 2002-
F3IndiaMar 8, 2002-
F3MexicoJan 15, 1993-
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 1992-
F4All OtherDec 1, 2000-
F4ChinaNov 22, 2000-
F4IndiaDec 1, 2000-
F4MexicoJun 1, 1996-
F4PhilippinesJan 22, 1989-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaAug 15, 2007-
EB-2IndiaAug 15, 2007-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMay 1, 2006-
EB-3ChinaApr 1, 2005-
EB-3IndiaSep 8, 2002-
EB-3MexicoMay 1, 2006-
EB-3PhilippinesMay 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMay 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaSep 8, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMay 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 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 April 2012

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherApr 1, 2005May 1, 2005+30 days
F1ChinaApr 1, 2005May 1, 2005+30 days
F1IndiaApr 1, 2005May 1, 2005+30 days
F1MexicoMay 8, 1993May 15, 1993+7 days
F1PhilippinesJun 22, 1997Jul 1, 1997+9 days
F2AAll OtherOct 8, 2009Nov 15, 2009+38 days
F2AChinaOct 8, 2009Nov 15, 2009+38 days
F2AIndiaOct 8, 2009Nov 15, 2009+38 days
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2009Oct 15, 2009+44 days
F2APhilippinesOct 8, 2009Nov 15, 2009+38 days
F2BAll OtherJan 15, 2004Feb 22, 2004+38 days
F2BChinaJan 15, 2004Feb 22, 2004+38 days
F2BIndiaJan 15, 2004Feb 22, 2004+38 days
F3All OtherFeb 15, 2002Mar 8, 2002+21 days
F3ChinaFeb 15, 2002Mar 8, 2002+21 days
F3IndiaFeb 15, 2002Mar 8, 2002+21 days
F4All OtherNov 8, 2000Dec 1, 2000+23 days
F4ChinaNov 8, 2000Nov 22, 2000+14 days
F4IndiaNov 8, 2000Dec 1, 2000+23 days
F4PhilippinesJan 8, 1989Jan 22, 1989+14 days
EB-2ChinaMay 1, 2010Aug 15, 2007-990 days
EB-2IndiaMay 1, 2010Aug 15, 2007-990 days
EB-3All OtherApr 8, 2006May 1, 2006+23 days
EB-3ChinaMar 1, 2005Apr 1, 2005+31 days
EB-3IndiaSep 1, 2002Sep 8, 2002+7 days
EB-3MexicoApr 8, 2006May 1, 2006+23 days
EB-3PhilippinesApr 8, 2006May 1, 2006+23 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherApr 8, 2006May 1, 2006+23 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaSep 1, 2002Sep 8, 2002+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoApr 8, 2006May 1, 2006+23 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesApr 8, 2006May 1, 2006+23 days

29 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 May 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 May 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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