VisaBacklog

April 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 OtherSep 22, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1ChinaSep 22, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1IndiaSep 22, 2008Oct 1, 2009
F1MexicoJan 22, 1995Apr 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesJul 1, 2004Sep 1, 2005
F2AAll OtherOct 22, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AChinaOct 22, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AIndiaOct 22, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2AMexicoJul 22, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2APhilippinesOct 22, 2014Jun 15, 2015
F2BAll OtherJun 15, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BChinaJun 15, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BIndiaJun 15, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BMexicoSep 8, 1995Apr 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesApr 1, 2005May 1, 2005
F3All OtherNov 22, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3ChinaNov 22, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3IndiaNov 22, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3MexicoOct 1, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesDec 22, 1993Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherJul 22, 2003May 1, 2004
F4ChinaJul 22, 2003May 1, 2004
F4IndiaJul 22, 2003May 1, 2004
F4MexicoApr 8, 1997Jun 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesSep 1, 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-2ChinaSep 1, 2012Jun 1, 2013
EB-2IndiaNov 8, 2008Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherFeb 15, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaAug 15, 2013May 1, 2015
EB-3IndiaAug 8, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoFeb 15, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesMay 1, 2008Jan 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherFeb 15, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2007Aug 1, 2007
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaAug 8, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoFeb 15, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 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 CenterChinaFeb 1, 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 CenterChinaFeb 1, 2014May 1, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since March 2016

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherAug 8, 2008Sep 22, 2008+45 days
F1ChinaAug 8, 2008Sep 22, 2008+45 days
F1IndiaAug 8, 2008Sep 22, 2008+45 days
F1MexicoJan 8, 1995Jan 22, 1995+14 days
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 2004Jul 1, 2004+91 days
F2AAll OtherSep 22, 2014Oct 22, 2014+30 days
F2AChinaSep 22, 2014Oct 22, 2014+30 days
F2AIndiaSep 22, 2014Oct 22, 2014+30 days
F2AMexicoJun 15, 2014Jul 22, 2014+37 days
F2APhilippinesSep 22, 2014Oct 22, 2014+30 days
F2BAll OtherMay 22, 2009Jun 15, 2009+24 days
F2BChinaMay 22, 2009Jun 15, 2009+24 days
F2BIndiaMay 22, 2009Jun 15, 2009+24 days
F2BPhilippinesMar 1, 2005Apr 1, 2005+31 days
F3All OtherOct 15, 2004Nov 22, 2004+38 days
F3ChinaOct 15, 2004Nov 22, 2004+38 days
F3IndiaOct 15, 2004Nov 22, 2004+38 days
F3MexicoSep 15, 1994Oct 1, 1994+16 days
F3PhilippinesDec 8, 1993Dec 22, 1993+14 days
F4All OtherJul 1, 2003Jul 22, 2003+21 days
F4ChinaJul 1, 2003Jul 22, 2003+21 days
F4IndiaJul 1, 2003Jul 22, 2003+21 days
F4MexicoApr 1, 1997Apr 8, 1997+7 days
F4PhilippinesAug 15, 1992Sep 1, 1992+17 days
EB-2ChinaAug 1, 2012Sep 1, 2012+31 days
EB-2IndiaOct 15, 2008Nov 8, 2008+24 days
EB-3All OtherJan 1, 2016Feb 15, 2016+45 days
EB-3ChinaJun 1, 2013Aug 15, 2013+75 days
EB-3IndiaJul 15, 2004Aug 8, 2004+24 days
EB-3MexicoJan 1, 2016Feb 15, 2016+45 days
EB-3PhilippinesMar 15, 2008May 1, 2008+47 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2016Feb 15, 2016+45 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaFeb 1, 2007Mar 1, 2007+28 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 15, 2004Aug 8, 2004+24 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2016Feb 15, 2016+45 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 15, 2008May 1, 2008+47 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJan 22, 2014Feb 1, 2014+10 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJan 22, 2014Feb 1, 2014+10 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 April 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 April 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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