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September 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 OtherApr 8, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1ChinaApr 8, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1IndiaApr 8, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1MexicoAug 1, 1997Sep 1, 1998
F1PhilippinesNov 15, 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 OtherNov 1, 2011Mar 22, 2014
F2BChinaNov 1, 2011Mar 22, 2014
F2BIndiaNov 1, 2011Mar 22, 2014
F2BMexicoApr 22, 1997Jun 8, 1997
F2BPhilippinesApr 22, 2007Dec 15, 2007
F3All OtherMay 1, 2006Sep 22, 2006
F3ChinaMay 1, 2006Sep 22, 2006
F3IndiaMay 1, 2006Sep 22, 2006
F3MexicoDec 22, 1995Oct 8, 1998
F3PhilippinesJun 1, 1995Aug 1, 1995
F4All OtherJan 8, 2005May 1, 2005
F4ChinaJan 8, 2005May 1, 2005
F4IndiaApr 8, 2004Jan 1, 2005
F4MexicoJan 15, 1998Jun 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesJun 1, 1995Dec 1, 1995

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherJun 1, 2016Current
EB-1ChinaJan 1, 2012Current
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 1, 2016Current
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2012Current
EB-1MexicoJun 1, 2016Current
EB-1PhilippinesJun 1, 2016Current
EB-1VietnamJun 1, 2016-
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2013Current
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2013Apr 1, 2015
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2013Current
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2007May 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2013Current
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2013Current
EB-2VietnamJan 1, 2013-
EB-3All OtherNov 1, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaNov 1, 2014Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 1, 2016Current
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2003May 1, 2009
EB-3MexicoNov 1, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesNov 1, 2016Jul 1, 2017
EB-3VietnamNov 1, 2016-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherNov 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMay 1, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2003May 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoNov 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesNov 1, 2016Jul 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamNov 1, 2016-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2016May 1, 2016
EB-4IndiaFeb 15, 2016Current
EB-4MexicoFeb 15, 2016Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2016May 1, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaFeb 15, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoFeb 15, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaAug 8, 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 8, 2014-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 8, 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 8, 2014-

What changed since August 2018

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMay 8, 2011Apr 8, 2011-30 days
F1ChinaMay 8, 2011Apr 8, 2011-30 days
F1IndiaMay 8, 2011Apr 8, 2011-30 days
F1PhilippinesAug 1, 2006Nov 15, 2006+106 days
F2BAll OtherOct 22, 2011Nov 1, 2011+10 days
F2BChinaOct 22, 2011Nov 1, 2011+10 days
F2BIndiaOct 22, 2011Nov 1, 2011+10 days
F2BMexicoApr 1, 1997Apr 22, 1997+21 days
F2BPhilippinesFeb 15, 2007Apr 22, 2007+66 days
F3All OtherJun 15, 2006May 1, 2006-45 days
F3ChinaJun 15, 2006May 1, 2006-45 days
F3IndiaJun 15, 2006May 1, 2006-45 days
F3MexicoDec 1, 1995Dec 22, 1995+21 days
F3PhilippinesMay 1, 1995Jun 1, 1995+31 days
F4All OtherDec 22, 2004Jan 8, 2005+17 days
F4ChinaDec 22, 2004Jan 8, 2005+17 days
F4IndiaMar 22, 2004Apr 8, 2004+17 days
F4PhilippinesApr 22, 1995Jun 1, 1995+40 days
EB-1All OtherMay 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016+31 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.May 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016+31 days
EB-1MexicoMay 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016+31 days
EB-1PhilippinesMay 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016+31 days
EB-1VietnamMay 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016+31 days
EB-2All OtherCurrentJan 1, 2013changed designation
EB-2ChinaMar 1, 2015Jan 1, 2013-789 days
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentJan 1, 2013changed designation
EB-2IndiaMar 15, 2009Jan 1, 2007-804 days
EB-2MexicoCurrentJan 1, 2013changed designation
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentJan 1, 2013changed designation
EB-2VietnamCurrentJan 1, 2013changed designation
EB-3All OtherCurrentNov 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2014Nov 1, 2014+123 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentNov 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2009Jan 1, 2003-2192 days
EB-3MexicoCurrentNov 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2017Nov 1, 2016-212 days
EB-3VietnamCurrentNov 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentNov 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentNov 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2009Jan 1, 2003-2192 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentNov 1, 2016changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2017Nov 1, 2016-212 days
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrentNov 1, 2016changed designation
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 8, 2016Feb 15, 2016+7 days
EB-4IndiaFeb 8, 2016Feb 15, 2016+7 days
EB-4MexicoFeb 8, 2016Feb 15, 2016+7 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 8, 2016Feb 15, 2016+7 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaFeb 8, 2016Feb 15, 2016+7 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoFeb 8, 2016Feb 15, 2016+7 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaAug 1, 2014Aug 8, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamAug 1, 2014Aug 8, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 1, 2014Aug 8, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamAug 1, 2014Aug 8, 2014+7 days

28 rows unchanged, 12 retrogressions. 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 September 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 September 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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