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February 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 OtherJul 8, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1ChinaJul 8, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1IndiaJul 8, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1MexicoJan 1, 1995Apr 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesNov 1, 2003Sep 1, 2005
F2AAll OtherSep 1, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AChinaSep 1, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AIndiaSep 1, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AMexicoJun 8, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2APhilippinesSep 1, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2BAll OtherMay 15, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BChinaMay 15, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BIndiaMay 15, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BMexicoSep 8, 1995Apr 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 2005May 1, 2005
F3All OtherOct 1, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3ChinaOct 1, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3IndiaOct 1, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3MexicoSep 8, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesNov 22, 1993Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherJun 8, 2003May 1, 2004
F4ChinaJun 8, 2003May 1, 2004
F4IndiaJun 8, 2003May 1, 2004
F4MexicoApr 1, 1997Jun 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesAug 8, 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-2ChinaMar 1, 2012Jan 1, 2013
EB-2IndiaAug 1, 2008Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3ChinaOct 1, 2012Oct 1, 2013
EB-3IndiaJun 15, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3PhilippinesJan 8, 2008Jan 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 22, 2006Jan 1, 2007
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJun 15, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 8, 2008Jan 1, 2010
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJan 15, 2014May 1, 2015
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJan 15, 2014May 1, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since January 2016

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMay 15, 2008Jul 8, 2008+54 days
F1ChinaMay 15, 2008Jul 8, 2008+54 days
F1IndiaMay 15, 2008Jul 8, 2008+54 days
F1MexicoDec 22, 1994Jan 1, 1995+10 days
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 2003Nov 1, 2003+153 days
F2AAll OtherAug 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014+31 days
F2AChinaAug 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014+31 days
F2AIndiaAug 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014+31 days
F2AMexicoJun 1, 2014Jun 8, 2014+7 days
F2APhilippinesAug 1, 2014Sep 1, 2014+31 days
F2BAll OtherApr 1, 2009May 15, 2009+44 days
F2BChinaApr 1, 2009May 15, 2009+44 days
F2BIndiaApr 1, 2009May 15, 2009+44 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 2005Feb 1, 2005+31 days
F3All OtherAug 1, 2004Oct 1, 2004+61 days
F3ChinaAug 1, 2004Oct 1, 2004+61 days
F3IndiaAug 1, 2004Oct 1, 2004+61 days
F3MexicoAug 1, 1994Sep 8, 1994+38 days
F3PhilippinesNov 1, 1993Nov 22, 1993+21 days
F4All OtherApr 22, 2003Jun 8, 2003+47 days
F4ChinaApr 22, 2003Jun 8, 2003+47 days
F4IndiaApr 22, 2003Jun 8, 2003+47 days
F4PhilippinesJul 22, 1992Aug 8, 1992+17 days
EB-2ChinaFeb 1, 2012Mar 1, 2012+29 days
EB-2IndiaFeb 1, 2008Aug 1, 2008+182 days
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2012Oct 1, 2012+92 days
EB-3IndiaMay 15, 2004Jun 15, 2004+31 days
EB-3PhilippinesNov 1, 2007Jan 8, 2008+68 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 1, 2006Dec 22, 2006+21 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMay 15, 2004Jun 15, 2004+31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesNov 1, 2007Jan 8, 2008+68 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJan 8, 2014Jan 15, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableJan 15, 2014changed designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation

23 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 February 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 February 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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