VisaBacklog

March 2013 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 OtherFeb 15, 2006-
F1ChinaFeb 15, 2006-
F1IndiaFeb 15, 2006-
F1MexicoJul 22, 1993-
F1PhilippinesOct 15, 1998-
F2AAll OtherNov 22, 2010-
F2AChinaNov 22, 2010-
F2AIndiaNov 22, 2010-
F2AMexicoNov 15, 2010-
F2APhilippinesNov 22, 2010-
F2BAll OtherMar 1, 2005-
F2BChinaMar 1, 2005-
F2BIndiaMar 1, 2005-
F2BMexicoJan 15, 1993-
F2BPhilippinesJun 8, 2002-
F3All OtherJul 15, 2002-
F3ChinaJul 15, 2002-
F3IndiaJul 15, 2002-
F3MexicoMar 15, 1993-
F3PhilippinesSep 15, 1992-
F4All OtherApr 22, 2001-
F4ChinaApr 22, 2001-
F4IndiaApr 22, 2001-
F4MexicoAug 15, 1996-
F4PhilippinesJul 15, 1989-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaFeb 15, 2008-
EB-2IndiaSep 1, 2004-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherMay 1, 2007-
EB-3ChinaJan 22, 2007-
EB-3IndiaNov 22, 2002-
EB-3MexicoMay 1, 2007-
EB-3PhilippinesSep 1, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMay 1, 2007-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 22, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 1, 2007-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesSep 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 February 2013

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJan 15, 2006Feb 15, 2006+31 days
F1ChinaJan 15, 2006Feb 15, 2006+31 days
F1IndiaJan 15, 2006Feb 15, 2006+31 days
F1MexicoJul 15, 1993Jul 22, 1993+7 days
F1PhilippinesMar 8, 1998Oct 15, 1998+221 days
F2AAll OtherOct 22, 2010Nov 22, 2010+31 days
F2AChinaOct 22, 2010Nov 22, 2010+31 days
F2AIndiaOct 22, 2010Nov 22, 2010+31 days
F2AMexicoOct 8, 2010Nov 15, 2010+38 days
F2APhilippinesOct 22, 2010Nov 22, 2010+31 days
F2BAll OtherJan 15, 2005Mar 1, 2005+45 days
F2BChinaJan 15, 2005Mar 1, 2005+45 days
F2BIndiaJan 15, 2005Mar 1, 2005+45 days
F2BMexicoDec 15, 1992Jan 15, 1993+31 days
F2BPhilippinesMay 15, 2002Jun 8, 2002+24 days
F3All OtherJul 8, 2002Jul 15, 2002+7 days
F3ChinaJul 8, 2002Jul 15, 2002+7 days
F3IndiaJul 8, 2002Jul 15, 2002+7 days
F3MexicoMar 8, 1993Mar 15, 1993+7 days
F3PhilippinesAug 22, 1992Sep 15, 1992+24 days
F4All OtherApr 15, 2001Apr 22, 2001+7 days
F4ChinaApr 15, 2001Apr 22, 2001+7 days
F4IndiaApr 15, 2001Apr 22, 2001+7 days
F4MexicoAug 1, 1996Aug 15, 1996+14 days
F4PhilippinesJun 1, 1989Jul 15, 1989+44 days
EB-2ChinaJan 15, 2008Feb 15, 2008+31 days
EB-3All OtherMar 15, 2007May 1, 2007+47 days
EB-3ChinaNov 15, 2006Jan 22, 2007+68 days
EB-3IndiaNov 15, 2002Nov 22, 2002+7 days
EB-3MexicoMar 15, 2007May 1, 2007+47 days
EB-3PhilippinesAug 22, 2006Sep 1, 2006+10 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 15, 2007May 1, 2007+47 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 15, 2002Nov 22, 2002+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 15, 2007Mar 1, 2007-14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 22, 2006Sep 1, 2006+10 days

25 rows unchanged, 1 retrogression. 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 March 2013 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 March 2013 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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