VisaBacklog

December 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 1, 2005-
F1ChinaDec 1, 2005-
F1IndiaDec 1, 2005-
F1MexicoJul 1, 1993-
F1PhilippinesOct 8, 1997-
F2AAll OtherAug 22, 2010-
F2AChinaAug 22, 2010-
F2AIndiaAug 22, 2010-
F2AMexicoAug 1, 2010-
F2APhilippinesAug 22, 2010-
F2BAll OtherNov 15, 2004-
F2BChinaNov 15, 2004-
F2BIndiaNov 15, 2004-
F2BMexicoNov 1, 1992-
F2BPhilippinesMar 22, 2002-
F3All OtherJun 8, 2002-
F3ChinaJun 8, 2002-
F3IndiaJun 8, 2002-
F3MexicoMar 1, 1993-
F3PhilippinesAug 1, 1992-
F4All OtherApr 1, 2001-
F4ChinaApr 1, 2001-
F4IndiaApr 1, 2001-
F4MexicoJul 22, 1996-
F4PhilippinesMar 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-2ChinaOct 22, 2007-
EB-2IndiaSep 1, 2004-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherDec 22, 2006-
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2006-
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2002-
EB-3MexicoDec 22, 2006-
EB-3PhilippinesAug 15, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherDec 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 1, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoDec 22, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 15, 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 November 2012

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherNov 1, 2005Dec 1, 2005+30 days
F1ChinaNov 1, 2005Dec 1, 2005+30 days
F1IndiaNov 1, 2005Dec 1, 2005+30 days
F1MexicoJun 22, 1993Jul 1, 1993+9 days
F1PhilippinesJul 1, 1997Oct 8, 1997+99 days
F2AAll OtherJul 15, 2010Aug 22, 2010+38 days
F2AChinaJul 15, 2010Aug 22, 2010+38 days
F2AIndiaJul 15, 2010Aug 22, 2010+38 days
F2AMexicoJun 22, 2010Aug 1, 2010+40 days
F2APhilippinesJul 15, 2010Aug 22, 2010+38 days
F2BAll OtherOct 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004+38 days
F2BChinaOct 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004+38 days
F2BIndiaOct 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004+38 days
F2BMexicoOct 15, 1992Nov 1, 1992+17 days
F2BPhilippinesFeb 15, 2002Mar 22, 2002+35 days
F3All OtherJun 1, 2002Jun 8, 2002+7 days
F3ChinaJun 1, 2002Jun 8, 2002+7 days
F3IndiaJun 1, 2002Jun 8, 2002+7 days
F3MexicoFeb 15, 1993Mar 1, 1993+14 days
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 1992Aug 1, 1992+10 days
F4All OtherMar 22, 2001Apr 1, 2001+10 days
F4ChinaMar 15, 2001Apr 1, 2001+17 days
F4IndiaMar 22, 2001Apr 1, 2001+10 days
F4MexicoJul 8, 1996Jul 22, 1996+14 days
F4PhilippinesMar 1, 1989Mar 22, 1989+21 days
EB-2ChinaSep 1, 2007Oct 22, 2007+51 days
EB-3All OtherNov 22, 2006Dec 22, 2006+30 days
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2006Jul 1, 2006+77 days
EB-3IndiaOct 22, 2002Nov 1, 2002+10 days
EB-3MexicoNov 22, 2006Dec 22, 2006+30 days
EB-3PhilippinesAug 8, 2006Aug 15, 2006+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherNov 22, 2006Dec 22, 2006+30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 22, 2002Nov 1, 2002+10 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoNov 22, 2006Dec 22, 2006+30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 8, 2006Aug 15, 2006+7 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 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 December 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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