VisaBacklog

September 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 OtherOct 1, 2005-
F1ChinaOct 1, 2005-
F1IndiaOct 1, 2005-
F1MexicoJun 8, 1993-
F1PhilippinesNov 8, 1994-
F2AAll OtherMay 8, 2010-
F2AChinaMay 8, 2010-
F2AIndiaMay 8, 2010-
F2AMexicoApr 15, 2010-
F2APhilippinesMay 8, 2010-
F2BAll OtherSep 15, 2004-
F2BChinaSep 15, 2004-
F2BIndiaSep 15, 2004-
F2BMexicoAug 22, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 2002-
F3All OtherMay 15, 2002-
F3ChinaMay 15, 2002-
F3IndiaMay 15, 2002-
F3MexicoJan 22, 1993-
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 1992-
F4All OtherMar 8, 2001-
F4ChinaJan 22, 2001-
F4IndiaMar 8, 2001-
F4MexicoJun 15, 1996-
F4PhilippinesFeb 1, 1989-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2009-
EB-2ChinaUnavailable-
EB-2IndiaUnavailable-
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2009-
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2009-
EB-3All OtherOct 1, 2006-
EB-3ChinaDec 15, 2005-
EB-3IndiaOct 8, 2002-
EB-3MexicoOct 1, 2006-
EB-3PhilippinesAug 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 8, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 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 August 2012

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherAug 1, 2005Oct 1, 2005+61 days
F1ChinaAug 1, 2005Oct 1, 2005+61 days
F1IndiaAug 1, 2005Oct 1, 2005+61 days
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 1994Nov 8, 1994+252 days
F2AAll OtherMar 15, 2010May 8, 2010+54 days
F2AChinaMar 15, 2010May 8, 2010+54 days
F2AIndiaMar 15, 2010May 8, 2010+54 days
F2AMexicoMar 1, 2010Apr 15, 2010+45 days
F2APhilippinesMar 15, 2010May 8, 2010+54 days
F2BAll OtherJun 22, 2004Sep 15, 2004+85 days
F2BChinaJun 22, 2004Sep 15, 2004+85 days
F2BIndiaJun 22, 2004Sep 15, 2004+85 days
F3All OtherMay 1, 2002May 15, 2002+14 days
F3ChinaMay 1, 2002May 15, 2002+14 days
F3IndiaMay 1, 2002May 15, 2002+14 days
F4All OtherFeb 15, 2001Mar 8, 2001+21 days
F4ChinaJan 8, 2001Jan 22, 2001+14 days
F4IndiaFeb 15, 2001Mar 8, 2001+21 days
EB-3All OtherSep 8, 2006Oct 1, 2006+23 days
EB-3ChinaNov 8, 2005Dec 15, 2005+37 days
EB-3IndiaOct 1, 2002Oct 8, 2002+7 days
EB-3MexicoSep 8, 2006Oct 1, 2006+23 days
EB-3PhilippinesJun 15, 2006Aug 1, 2006+47 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherSep 8, 2006Oct 1, 2006+23 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 15, 2003Jun 22, 2003+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 1, 2002Oct 8, 2002+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoSep 8, 2006Oct 1, 2006+23 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 8, 2006Aug 1, 2006+54 days

32 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 September 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 September 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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