VisaBacklog

March 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 22, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1ChinaMar 22, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1IndiaMar 22, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1MexicoJul 22, 1996Sep 8, 1997
F1PhilippinesOct 15, 2005Oct 1, 2007
F2AAll OtherMar 22, 2016May 1, 2017
F2AChinaMar 22, 2016May 1, 2017
F2AIndiaMar 22, 2016May 1, 2017
F2AMexicoMar 1, 2016May 1, 2017
F2APhilippinesMar 22, 2016May 1, 2017
F2BAll OtherMar 1, 2011Sep 1, 2011
F2BChinaMar 1, 2011Sep 1, 2011
F2BIndiaMar 1, 2011Sep 1, 2011
F2BMexicoOct 15, 1996Jan 1, 1997
F2BPhilippinesSep 8, 2006Sep 1, 2007
F3All OtherDec 15, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3ChinaDec 15, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3IndiaDec 15, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3MexicoJun 22, 1995Apr 1, 1997
F3PhilippinesMar 22, 1995Jun 15, 1995
F4All OtherAug 22, 2004Jan 22, 2005
F4ChinaAug 22, 2004Jan 22, 2005
F4IndiaFeb 1, 2004Jun 22, 2004
F4MexicoNov 15, 1997Feb 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesNov 22, 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-2ChinaDec 8, 2013Feb 1, 2015
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaDec 15, 2008Feb 8, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaNov 15, 2014Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2007Jan 1, 2008
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesMay 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2007Jan 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
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 OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJul 22, 2014Sep 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since February 2018

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMar 15, 2011Mar 22, 2011+7 days
F1ChinaMar 15, 2011Mar 22, 2011+7 days
F1IndiaMar 15, 2011Mar 22, 2011+7 days
F1MexicoJul 1, 1996Jul 22, 1996+21 days
F1PhilippinesAug 1, 2005Oct 15, 2005+75 days
F2AAll OtherMar 1, 2016Mar 22, 2016+21 days
F2AChinaMar 1, 2016Mar 22, 2016+21 days
F2AIndiaMar 1, 2016Mar 22, 2016+21 days
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016+29 days
F2APhilippinesMar 1, 2016Mar 22, 2016+21 days
F2BAll OtherJan 15, 2011Mar 1, 2011+45 days
F2BChinaJan 15, 2011Mar 1, 2011+45 days
F2BIndiaJan 15, 2011Mar 1, 2011+45 days
F2BMexicoSep 8, 1996Oct 15, 1996+37 days
F2BPhilippinesJul 22, 2006Sep 8, 2006+48 days
F3All OtherNov 15, 2005Dec 15, 2005+30 days
F3ChinaNov 15, 2005Dec 15, 2005+30 days
F3IndiaNov 15, 2005Dec 15, 2005+30 days
F3PhilippinesMar 15, 1995Mar 22, 1995+7 days
F4All OtherJul 22, 2004Aug 22, 2004+31 days
F4ChinaJul 22, 2004Aug 22, 2004+31 days
F4IndiaJan 8, 2004Feb 1, 2004+24 days
F4MexicoNov 8, 1997Nov 15, 1997+7 days
F4PhilippinesOct 1, 1994Nov 22, 1994+52 days
EB-2ChinaOct 1, 2013Dec 8, 2013+68 days
EB-2IndiaDec 8, 2008Dec 15, 2008+7 days
EB-3ChinaSep 15, 2014Nov 15, 2014+61 days
EB-3IndiaDec 1, 2006Jan 1, 2007+31 days
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2016May 1, 2016+61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaFeb 1, 2007Mar 1, 2007+28 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaDec 1, 2006Jan 1, 2007+31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 1, 2016May 1, 2016+61 days
EB-4MexicoJun 22, 2016Jul 1, 2016+9 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableDec 1, 2015changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableJul 22, 2014changed designation
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation

28 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 March 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 March 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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