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July 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 OtherMar 22, 2009Oct 1, 2009
F1ChinaMar 22, 2009Oct 1, 2009
F1IndiaMar 22, 2009Oct 1, 2009
F1MexicoMar 8, 1995Apr 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesFeb 1, 2005Sep 1, 2005
F2AAll OtherNov 15, 2014Oct 15, 2015
F2AChinaNov 15, 2014Oct 15, 2015
F2AIndiaNov 15, 2014Oct 15, 2015
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2014Oct 15, 2015
F2APhilippinesNov 15, 2014Oct 15, 2015
F2BAll OtherDec 8, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BChinaDec 8, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BIndiaDec 8, 2009Dec 15, 2010
F2BMexicoSep 8, 1995May 15, 1996
F2BPhilippinesJul 1, 2005Jan 1, 2006
F3All OtherDec 1, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3ChinaDec 1, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3IndiaDec 1, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F3MexicoOct 22, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesMar 1, 1994Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherSep 8, 2003May 1, 2004
F4ChinaJan 1, 2003May 1, 2004
F4IndiaJan 1, 2001May 1, 2004
F4MexicoApr 15, 1997Jun 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesJan 1, 1993Apr 1, 1993

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-1IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2010Jun 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-2IndiaNov 1, 2004Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherMar 1, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2010May 1, 2015
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 1, 2016-
EB-3IndiaOct 22, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoMar 1, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 15, 2009Jan 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2004Aug 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 1, 2016-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 22, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesFeb 15, 2009Jan 1, 2010
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2010-
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoJan 1, 2010Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2010-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2010Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaFeb 15, 2014May 1, 2015
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaFeb 15, 2014May 1, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since June 2016

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJan 15, 2009Mar 22, 2009+66 days
F1ChinaJan 15, 2009Mar 22, 2009+66 days
F1IndiaJan 15, 2009Mar 22, 2009+66 days
F1MexicoFeb 22, 1995Mar 8, 1995+14 days
F1PhilippinesDec 22, 2004Feb 1, 2005+41 days
F2AAll OtherNov 8, 2014Nov 15, 2014+7 days
F2AChinaNov 8, 2014Nov 15, 2014+7 days
F2AIndiaNov 8, 2014Nov 15, 2014+7 days
F2APhilippinesNov 8, 2014Nov 15, 2014+7 days
F2BAll OtherOct 22, 2009Dec 8, 2009+47 days
F2BChinaOct 22, 2009Dec 8, 2009+47 days
F2BIndiaOct 22, 2009Dec 8, 2009+47 days
F2BPhilippinesJun 1, 2005Jul 1, 2005+30 days
F3PhilippinesFeb 1, 1994Mar 1, 1994+28 days
F4All OtherAug 8, 2003Sep 8, 2003+31 days
F4PhilippinesDec 1, 1992Jan 1, 1993+31 days
EB-2IndiaOct 1, 2004Nov 1, 2004+31 days
EB-3All OtherFeb 15, 2016Mar 1, 2016+15 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2016Mar 1, 2016+15 days
EB-3IndiaSep 22, 2004Oct 22, 2004+30 days
EB-3MexicoFeb 15, 2016Mar 1, 2016+15 days
EB-3PhilippinesNov 1, 2008Feb 15, 2009+106 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherFeb 15, 2016Mar 1, 2016+15 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 22, 2007Jan 1, 2004-1207 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2016Mar 1, 2016+15 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaSep 22, 2004Oct 22, 2004+30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoFeb 15, 2016Mar 1, 2016+15 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesNov 1, 2008Feb 15, 2009+106 days
EB-4MexicoCurrentJan 1, 2010changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrentJan 1, 2010changed designation

43 rows unchanged, 1 retrogression. 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 July 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 July 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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