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February 2018 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 15, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1ChinaMar 15, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1IndiaMar 15, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1MexicoJul 1, 1996Nov 1, 1996
F1PhilippinesAug 1, 2005Oct 1, 2007
F2AAll OtherMar 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
F2AChinaMar 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
F2AIndiaMar 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
F2APhilippinesMar 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
F2BAll OtherJan 15, 2011Sep 1, 2011
F2BChinaJan 15, 2011Sep 1, 2011
F2BIndiaJan 15, 2011Sep 1, 2011
F2BMexicoSep 8, 1996Jan 1, 1997
F2BPhilippinesJul 22, 2006Sep 1, 2007
F3All OtherNov 15, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3ChinaNov 15, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3IndiaNov 15, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3MexicoJun 22, 1995Oct 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesMar 15, 1995Jun 15, 1995
F4All OtherJul 22, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4ChinaJul 22, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4IndiaJan 8, 2004Jun 22, 2004
F4MexicoNov 8, 1997Feb 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesOct 1, 1994Mar 1, 1995

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaOct 1, 2013Nov 15, 2014
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaDec 8, 2008Feb 8, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaSep 15, 2014Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaDec 1, 2006Jan 1, 2008
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaFeb 1, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaDec 1, 2006Jan 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoJun 22, 2016Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableApr 15, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJul 22, 2014Sep 1, 2014
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableSep 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent

What changed since January 2018

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1MexicoMay 1, 1996Jul 1, 1996+61 days
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2005Aug 1, 2005+212 days
F2AAll OtherFeb 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016+29 days
F2AChinaFeb 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016+29 days
F2AIndiaFeb 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016+29 days
F2AMexicoJan 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016+31 days
F2APhilippinesFeb 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016+29 days
F2BAll OtherDec 1, 2010Jan 15, 2011+45 days
F2BChinaDec 1, 2010Jan 15, 2011+45 days
F2BIndiaDec 1, 2010Jan 15, 2011+45 days
F2BMexicoAug 15, 1996Sep 8, 1996+24 days
F2BPhilippinesJul 1, 2006Jul 22, 2006+21 days
F3All OtherOct 8, 2005Nov 15, 2005+38 days
F3ChinaOct 8, 2005Nov 15, 2005+38 days
F3IndiaOct 8, 2005Nov 15, 2005+38 days
F3MexicoJun 15, 1995Jun 22, 1995+7 days
F4All OtherJun 22, 2004Jul 22, 2004+30 days
F4ChinaJun 22, 2004Jul 22, 2004+30 days
F4IndiaDec 15, 2003Jan 8, 2004+24 days
F4MexicoNov 1, 1997Nov 8, 1997+7 days
F4PhilippinesSep 1, 1994Oct 1, 1994+30 days
EB-2ChinaAug 8, 2013Oct 1, 2013+54 days
EB-2IndiaNov 22, 2008Dec 8, 2008+16 days
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2014Sep 15, 2014+153 days
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2006Dec 1, 2006+30 days
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 15, 2016Mar 1, 2016+15 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 22, 2006Feb 1, 2007+41 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 1, 2006Dec 1, 2006+30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesFeb 15, 2016Mar 1, 2016+15 days
EB-4MexicoJun 1, 2016Jun 22, 2016+21 days

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 February 2018 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 2018 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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