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May 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 OtherApr 1, 2006-
F1ChinaApr 1, 2006-
F1IndiaApr 1, 2006-
F1MexicoAug 8, 1993-
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 1999-
F2AAll OtherMar 1, 2011-
F2AChinaMar 1, 2011-
F2AIndiaMar 1, 2011-
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2011-
F2APhilippinesMar 1, 2011-
F2BAll OtherMay 15, 2005-
F2BChinaMay 15, 2005-
F2BIndiaMay 15, 2005-
F2BMexicoMay 1, 1993-
F2BPhilippinesSep 8, 2002-
F3All OtherAug 8, 2002-
F3ChinaAug 8, 2002-
F3IndiaAug 8, 2002-
F3MexicoApr 1, 1993-
F3PhilippinesOct 22, 1992-
F4All OtherMay 1, 2001-
F4ChinaMay 1, 2001-
F4IndiaMay 1, 2001-
F4MexicoSep 8, 1996-
F4PhilippinesOct 1, 1989-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaMay 15, 2008-
EB-2IndiaSep 1, 2004-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherDec 1, 2007-
EB-3ChinaDec 1, 2007-
EB-3IndiaDec 22, 2002-
EB-3MexicoDec 1, 2007-
EB-3PhilippinesSep 15, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherDec 1, 2007-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaSep 1, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaDec 22, 2002-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoDec 1, 2007-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesSep 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 April 2013

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMar 8, 2006Apr 1, 2006+24 days
F1ChinaMar 8, 2006Apr 1, 2006+24 days
F1IndiaMar 8, 2006Apr 1, 2006+24 days
F1MexicoAug 1, 1993Aug 8, 1993+7 days
F1PhilippinesFeb 15, 1999Jun 1, 1999+106 days
F2AAll OtherDec 15, 2010Mar 1, 2011+76 days
F2AChinaDec 15, 2010Mar 1, 2011+76 days
F2AIndiaDec 15, 2010Mar 1, 2011+76 days
F2AMexicoDec 1, 2010Feb 1, 2011+62 days
F2APhilippinesDec 15, 2010Mar 1, 2011+76 days
F2BAll OtherApr 8, 2005May 15, 2005+37 days
F2BChinaApr 8, 2005May 15, 2005+37 days
F2BIndiaApr 8, 2005May 15, 2005+37 days
F2BMexicoFeb 22, 1993May 1, 1993+68 days
F2BPhilippinesJul 15, 2002Sep 8, 2002+55 days
F3All OtherJul 22, 2002Aug 8, 2002+17 days
F3ChinaJul 22, 2002Aug 8, 2002+17 days
F3IndiaJul 22, 2002Aug 8, 2002+17 days
F3MexicoMar 22, 1993Apr 1, 1993+10 days
F3PhilippinesOct 1, 1992Oct 22, 1992+21 days
F4MexicoSep 1, 1996Sep 8, 1996+7 days
F4PhilippinesAug 15, 1989Oct 1, 1989+47 days
EB-2ChinaApr 1, 2008May 15, 2008+44 days
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2007Dec 1, 2007+153 days
EB-3ChinaApr 22, 2007Dec 1, 2007+223 days
EB-3IndiaDec 8, 2002Dec 22, 2002+14 days
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2007Dec 1, 2007+153 days
EB-3PhilippinesSep 8, 2006Sep 15, 2006+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 1, 2007Dec 1, 2007+153 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaAug 1, 2003Sep 1, 2003+31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaDec 8, 2002Dec 22, 2002+14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2007Dec 1, 2007+153 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesSep 8, 2006Sep 15, 2006+7 days

27 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 May 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 May 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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