VisaBacklog

January 2016 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 OtherMay 15, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1ChinaMay 15, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1IndiaMay 15, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1MexicoDec 22, 1994Apr 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 2003Sep 1, 2005
F2AAll OtherAug 1, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AChinaAug 1, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AIndiaAug 1, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AMexicoJun 1, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2APhilippinesAug 1, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2BAll OtherApr 1, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BChinaApr 1, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BIndiaApr 1, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BMexicoSep 8, 1995Apr 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 2005May 1, 2005
F3All OtherAug 1, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3ChinaAug 1, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3IndiaAug 1, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3MexicoAug 1, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesNov 1, 1993Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherApr 22, 2003May 1, 2004
F4ChinaApr 22, 2003May 1, 2004
F4IndiaApr 22, 2003May 1, 2004
F4MexicoApr 1, 1997Jun 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesJul 22, 1992Jan 1, 1993

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaFeb 1, 2012Jan 1, 2013
EB-2IndiaFeb 1, 2008Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2012Oct 1, 2013
EB-3IndiaMay 15, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3PhilippinesNov 1, 2007Jan 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 1, 2006Jan 1, 2007
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMay 15, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesNov 1, 2007Jan 1, 2010
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJan 8, 2014May 1, 2015
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableMay 1, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent

What changed since December 2015

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherApr 1, 2008May 15, 2008+44 days
F1ChinaApr 1, 2008May 15, 2008+44 days
F1IndiaApr 1, 2008May 15, 2008+44 days
F1MexicoDec 8, 1994Dec 22, 1994+14 days
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2003Jun 1, 2003+151 days
F2AAll OtherJun 15, 2014Aug 1, 2014+47 days
F2AChinaJun 15, 2014Aug 1, 2014+47 days
F2AIndiaJun 15, 2014Aug 1, 2014+47 days
F2AMexicoMay 8, 2014Jun 1, 2014+24 days
F2APhilippinesJun 15, 2014Aug 1, 2014+47 days
F2BAll OtherMar 1, 2009Apr 1, 2009+31 days
F2BChinaMar 1, 2009Apr 1, 2009+31 days
F2BIndiaMar 1, 2009Apr 1, 2009+31 days
F2BPhilippinesDec 1, 2004Jan 1, 2005+31 days
F3All OtherJul 1, 2004Aug 1, 2004+31 days
F3ChinaJul 1, 2004Aug 1, 2004+31 days
F3IndiaJul 1, 2004Aug 1, 2004+31 days
F3MexicoJul 8, 1994Aug 1, 1994+24 days
F3PhilippinesOct 22, 1993Nov 1, 1993+10 days
F4All OtherMar 22, 2003Apr 22, 2003+31 days
F4ChinaMar 22, 2003Apr 22, 2003+31 days
F4IndiaMar 22, 2003Apr 22, 2003+31 days
F4PhilippinesJul 1, 1992Jul 22, 1992+21 days
EB-2IndiaJun 1, 2007Feb 1, 2008+245 days
EB-3All OtherSep 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015+30 days
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2012Jul 1, 2012+77 days
EB-3IndiaApr 22, 2004May 15, 2004+23 days
EB-3MexicoSep 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015+30 days
EB-3PhilippinesAug 1, 2007Nov 1, 2007+92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherSep 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015+30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaAug 1, 2006Dec 1, 2006+122 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaApr 22, 2004May 15, 2004+23 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoSep 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015+30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesAug 1, 2007Nov 1, 2007+92 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaDec 15, 2013Jan 8, 2014+24 days
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaDec 15, 2013Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation

20 rows unchanged, 10 retrogressions. 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 January 2016 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 January 2016 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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