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August 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 22, 2009Jan 1, 2010
F1ChinaMay 22, 2009Jan 1, 2010
F1IndiaMay 22, 2009Jan 1, 2010
F1MexicoMar 8, 1995Apr 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesMar 22, 2005Dec 22, 2005
F2AAll OtherNov 15, 2014Nov 22, 2015
F2AChinaNov 15, 2014Nov 22, 2015
F2AIndiaNov 15, 2014Nov 22, 2015
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2014Nov 22, 2015
F2APhilippinesNov 15, 2014Nov 22, 2015
F2BAll OtherJan 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BChinaJan 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BIndiaJan 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BMexicoSep 8, 1995May 22, 1996
F2BPhilippinesSep 15, 2005Feb 1, 2006
F3All OtherDec 1, 2004Aug 22, 2005
F3ChinaDec 1, 2004Aug 22, 2005
F3IndiaDec 1, 2004Aug 22, 2005
F3MexicoOct 22, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesMar 15, 1994Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherSep 15, 2003Jun 15, 2004
F4ChinaJan 1, 2003Jun 15, 2004
F4IndiaJan 1, 2001May 1, 2004
F4MexicoApr 15, 1997Jun 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesFeb 1, 1993Jul 15, 1993

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaJan 1, 2010Current
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2010Current
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherFeb 1, 2014Current
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2010Jun 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 1, 2014-
EB-2IndiaNov 15, 2004Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoFeb 1, 2014Current
EB-2PhilippinesFeb 1, 2014Current
EB-3All OtherMar 15, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2010May 1, 2015
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 15, 2016-
EB-3IndiaNov 8, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoMar 15, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesMay 15, 2009Jan 1, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 15, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2004Aug 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 15, 2016-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 8, 2004Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 15, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 15, 2009Jan 1, 2013
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2010-
EB-4IndiaJan 1, 2010Current
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 WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2010Current
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 July 2016

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMar 22, 2009May 22, 2009+61 days
F1ChinaMar 22, 2009May 22, 2009+61 days
F1IndiaMar 22, 2009May 22, 2009+61 days
F1PhilippinesFeb 1, 2005Mar 22, 2005+49 days
F2BAll OtherDec 8, 2009Jan 8, 2010+31 days
F2BChinaDec 8, 2009Jan 8, 2010+31 days
F2BIndiaDec 8, 2009Jan 8, 2010+31 days
F2BPhilippinesJul 1, 2005Sep 15, 2005+76 days
F3PhilippinesMar 1, 1994Mar 15, 1994+14 days
F4All OtherSep 8, 2003Sep 15, 2003+7 days
F4PhilippinesJan 1, 1993Feb 1, 1993+31 days
EB-1ChinaCurrentJan 1, 2010changed designation
EB-1IndiaCurrentJan 1, 2010changed designation
EB-2All OtherCurrentFeb 1, 2014changed designation
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentFeb 1, 2014changed designation
EB-2IndiaNov 1, 2004Nov 15, 2004+14 days
EB-2MexicoCurrentFeb 1, 2014changed designation
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentFeb 1, 2014changed designation
EB-3All OtherMar 1, 2016Mar 15, 2016+14 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 1, 2016Mar 15, 2016+14 days
EB-3IndiaOct 22, 2004Nov 8, 2004+17 days
EB-3MexicoMar 1, 2016Mar 15, 2016+14 days
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 15, 2009May 15, 2009+89 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 1, 2016Mar 15, 2016+14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 1, 2016Mar 15, 2016+14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 22, 2004Nov 8, 2004+17 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 1, 2016Mar 15, 2016+14 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesFeb 15, 2009May 15, 2009+89 days
EB-4IndiaCurrentJan 1, 2010changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentJan 1, 2010changed designation

43 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 August 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 August 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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