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August 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 OtherMay 8, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1ChinaMay 8, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1IndiaMay 8, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1MexicoAug 1, 1997Sep 1, 1998
F1PhilippinesAug 1, 2006Feb 15, 2008
F2AAll OtherJul 22, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AChinaJul 22, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AIndiaJul 22, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AMexicoJul 1, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2APhilippinesJul 22, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2BAll OtherOct 22, 2011Jan 8, 2012
F2BChinaOct 22, 2011Jan 8, 2012
F2BIndiaOct 22, 2011Jan 8, 2012
F2BMexicoApr 1, 1997Jun 8, 1997
F2BPhilippinesFeb 15, 2007Dec 15, 2007
F3All OtherJun 15, 2006Sep 22, 2006
F3ChinaJun 15, 2006Sep 22, 2006
F3IndiaJun 15, 2006Sep 22, 2006
F3MexicoDec 1, 1995Oct 8, 1998
F3PhilippinesMay 1, 1995Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherDec 22, 2004May 1, 2005
F4ChinaDec 22, 2004May 1, 2005
F4IndiaMar 22, 2004Jan 1, 2005
F4MexicoJan 15, 1998Jun 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesApr 22, 1995Dec 1, 1995

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherMay 1, 2016Current
EB-1ChinaJan 1, 2012Current
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.May 1, 2016Current
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2012Current
EB-1MexicoMay 1, 2016Current
EB-1PhilippinesMay 1, 2016Current
EB-1VietnamMay 1, 2016-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaMar 1, 2015Apr 1, 2015
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaMar 15, 2009May 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2014Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2009May 1, 2009
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMay 1, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2009May 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 8, 2016May 1, 2016
EB-4IndiaFeb 8, 2016Current
EB-4MexicoFeb 8, 2016Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 8, 2016May 1, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaFeb 8, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoFeb 8, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaAug 1, 2014Oct 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 Non-Regional CenterVietnamAug 1, 2014-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 1, 2014Oct 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamAug 1, 2014-

What changed since July 2018

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherApr 22, 2011May 8, 2011+16 days
F1ChinaApr 22, 2011May 8, 2011+16 days
F1IndiaApr 22, 2011May 8, 2011+16 days
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 2006Aug 1, 2006+61 days
F2AAll OtherJun 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016+30 days
F2AChinaJun 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016+30 days
F2AIndiaJun 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016+30 days
F2AMexicoJun 8, 2016Jul 1, 2016+23 days
F2APhilippinesJun 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016+30 days
F2BAll OtherAug 15, 2011Oct 22, 2011+68 days
F2BChinaAug 15, 2011Oct 22, 2011+68 days
F2BIndiaAug 15, 2011Oct 22, 2011+68 days
F2BMexicoMar 8, 1997Apr 1, 1997+24 days
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 2007Feb 15, 2007+14 days
F3All OtherMay 1, 2006Jun 15, 2006+45 days
F3ChinaMay 1, 2006Jun 15, 2006+45 days
F3IndiaMay 1, 2006Jun 15, 2006+45 days
F3PhilippinesApr 15, 1995May 1, 1995+16 days
F4All OtherNov 15, 2004Dec 22, 2004+37 days
F4ChinaNov 15, 2004Dec 22, 2004+37 days
F4PhilippinesMar 22, 1995Apr 22, 1995+31 days
EB-1All OtherCurrentMay 1, 2016changed designation
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentMay 1, 2016changed designation
EB-1MexicoCurrentMay 1, 2016changed designation
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentMay 1, 2016changed designation
EB-1VietnamCurrentMay 1, 2016changed designation
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2015Mar 1, 2015+59 days
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2013Jul 1, 2014+546 days
EB-3IndiaNov 1, 2008Jan 1, 2009+61 days
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017+151 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 1, 2008Jan 1, 2009+61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017+151 days
EB-4IndiaCurrentFeb 8, 2016changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentFeb 8, 2016changed designation

47 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 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 August 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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