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November 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 OtherJun 22, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1ChinaJun 22, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1IndiaJun 22, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1MexicoAug 1, 1997Oct 8, 1998
F1PhilippinesFeb 1, 2007Feb 15, 2008
F2AAll OtherSep 15, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AChinaSep 15, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AIndiaSep 15, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2APhilippinesSep 15, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2BAll OtherJan 1, 2012Mar 22, 2014
F2BChinaJan 1, 2012Mar 22, 2014
F2BIndiaJan 1, 2012Mar 22, 2014
F2BMexicoJun 8, 1997Jun 22, 1997
F2BPhilippinesJun 1, 2007Dec 15, 2007
F3All OtherJul 8, 2006Jan 8, 2007
F3ChinaJul 8, 2006Jan 8, 2007
F3IndiaJul 8, 2006Jan 8, 2007
F3MexicoDec 22, 1995Dec 22, 1998
F3PhilippinesJun 22, 1995Jun 1, 1997
F4All OtherMar 22, 2005Jun 1, 2005
F4ChinaMar 22, 2005Jun 1, 2005
F4IndiaJun 1, 2004Jan 1, 2005
F4MexicoFeb 8, 1998Jun 22, 1998
F4PhilippinesJun 15, 1995Apr 8, 1996

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherApr 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1ChinaJun 1, 2016Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1IndiaJun 1, 2016Oct 1, 2017
EB-1MexicoApr 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1PhilippinesApr 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1VietnamApr 1, 2017-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaMay 15, 2015Jun 15, 2015
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaMar 26, 2009May 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJun 1, 2015Aug 8, 2015
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2009Oct 1, 2009
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesJun 8, 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, 2009Oct 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 8, 2017Jul 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2016May 1, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoNov 22, 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 WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoNov 22, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaAug 15, 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 CenterVietnamFeb 1, 2016-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 15, 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 CenterVietnamFeb 1, 2016-

What changed since October 2018

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJun 1, 2011Jun 22, 2011+21 days
F1ChinaJun 1, 2011Jun 22, 2011+21 days
F1IndiaJun 1, 2011Jun 22, 2011+21 days
F1PhilippinesDec 22, 2006Feb 1, 2007+41 days
F2AAll OtherAug 22, 2016Sep 15, 2016+24 days
F2AChinaAug 22, 2016Sep 15, 2016+24 days
F2AIndiaAug 22, 2016Sep 15, 2016+24 days
F2AMexicoAug 1, 2016Sep 1, 2016+31 days
F2APhilippinesAug 22, 2016Sep 15, 2016+24 days
F2BAll OtherNov 22, 2011Jan 1, 2012+40 days
F2BChinaNov 22, 2011Jan 1, 2012+40 days
F2BIndiaNov 22, 2011Jan 1, 2012+40 days
F2BMexicoMay 15, 1997Jun 8, 1997+24 days
F2BPhilippinesMay 15, 2007Jun 1, 2007+17 days
F3All OtherJun 15, 2006Jul 8, 2006+23 days
F3ChinaJun 15, 2006Jul 8, 2006+23 days
F3IndiaJun 15, 2006Jul 8, 2006+23 days
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 1995Jun 22, 1995+14 days
F4All OtherFeb 15, 2005Mar 22, 2005+35 days
F4ChinaFeb 15, 2005Mar 22, 2005+35 days
F4IndiaMay 1, 2004Jun 1, 2004+31 days
F4MexicoJan 22, 1998Feb 8, 1998+17 days
F4PhilippinesJun 8, 1995Jun 15, 1995+7 days
EB-2ChinaApr 1, 2015May 15, 2015+44 days
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2017Jun 8, 2017+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2017Jun 8, 2017+7 days
EB-4MexicoOct 22, 2016Nov 22, 2016+31 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableFeb 15, 2016changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableNov 22, 2016changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamJan 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016+31 days
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableAug 15, 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
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamUnavailableFeb 1, 2016changed designation

39 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 November 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 November 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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