VisaBacklog

October 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.

Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherOct 1, 2006-
F1ChinaOct 1, 2006-
F1IndiaOct 1, 2006-
F1MexicoSep 22, 1993-
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 2001-
F2AAll OtherSep 8, 2013-
F2AChinaSep 8, 2013-
F2AIndiaSep 8, 2013-
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2013-
F2APhilippinesSep 8, 2013-
F2BAll OtherMar 1, 2006-
F2BChinaMar 1, 2006-
F2BIndiaMar 1, 2006-
F2BMexicoMar 8, 1994-
F2BPhilippinesFeb 8, 2003-
F3All OtherJan 22, 2003-
F3ChinaJan 22, 2003-
F3IndiaJan 22, 2003-
F3MexicoMay 22, 1993-
F3PhilippinesJan 1, 1993-
F4All OtherAug 8, 2001-
F4ChinaAug 8, 2001-
F4IndiaAug 8, 2001-
F4MexicoOct 15, 1996-
F4PhilippinesMar 22, 1990-

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrent-
EB-1ChinaCurrent-
EB-1IndiaCurrent-
EB-1MexicoCurrent-
EB-1PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrent-
EB-2ChinaSep 15, 2008-
EB-2IndiaJun 15, 2008-
EB-2MexicoCurrent-
EB-2PhilippinesCurrent-
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2010-
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2010-
EB-3IndiaSep 22, 2003-
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2010-
EB-3PhilippinesDec 15, 2006-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 1, 2010-
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaSep 22, 2004-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaSep 22, 2003-
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2010-
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesDec 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 September 2013

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherSep 15, 2006Oct 1, 2006+16 days
F1ChinaSep 15, 2006Oct 1, 2006+16 days
F1IndiaSep 15, 2006Oct 1, 2006+16 days
F1MexicoSep 8, 1993Sep 22, 1993+14 days
F1PhilippinesMay 8, 2001Jun 1, 2001+24 days
F2AAll OtherCurrentSep 8, 2013changed designation
F2AChinaCurrentSep 8, 2013changed designation
F2AIndiaCurrentSep 8, 2013changed designation
F2AMexicoCurrentSep 1, 2013changed designation
F2APhilippinesCurrentSep 8, 2013changed designation
F2BAll OtherFeb 15, 2006Mar 1, 2006+14 days
F2BChinaFeb 15, 2006Mar 1, 2006+14 days
F2BIndiaFeb 15, 2006Mar 1, 2006+14 days
F2BMexicoFeb 22, 1994Mar 8, 1994+14 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 22, 2003Feb 8, 2003+17 days
F3MexicoMay 15, 1993May 22, 1993+7 days
F3PhilippinesDec 22, 1992Jan 1, 1993+10 days
F4All OtherJul 22, 2001Aug 8, 2001+17 days
F4ChinaJul 22, 2001Aug 8, 2001+17 days
F4IndiaJul 22, 2001Aug 8, 2001+17 days
F4MexicoOct 8, 1996Oct 15, 1996+7 days
F4PhilippinesFeb 15, 1990Mar 22, 1990+35 days
EB-2ChinaAug 8, 2008Sep 15, 2008+38 days
EB-3PhilippinesDec 1, 2006Dec 15, 2006+14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 15, 2004Sep 22, 2004+99 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesDec 1, 2006Dec 15, 2006+14 days

34 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 October 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 October 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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