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December 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 OtherAug 8, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1ChinaAug 8, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1IndiaAug 8, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1MexicoAug 1, 1997Apr 22, 1999
F1PhilippinesFeb 15, 2007Feb 15, 2008
F2AAll OtherOct 8, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AChinaOct 8, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AIndiaOct 8, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AMexicoSep 22, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2APhilippinesOct 8, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2BAll OtherFeb 15, 2012Mar 22, 2014
F2BChinaFeb 15, 2012Mar 22, 2014
F2BIndiaFeb 15, 2012Mar 22, 2014
F2BMexicoJun 8, 1997Aug 1, 1997
F2BPhilippinesJun 8, 2007Dec 15, 2007
F3All OtherAug 1, 2006Jan 8, 2007
F3ChinaAug 1, 2006Jan 8, 2007
F3IndiaAug 1, 2006Jan 8, 2007
F3MexicoDec 22, 1995Oct 8, 1999
F3PhilippinesJul 8, 1995Jun 1, 1997
F4All OtherApr 22, 2005Feb 1, 2006
F4ChinaApr 22, 2005Feb 1, 2006
F4IndiaJun 8, 2004Jan 1, 2005
F4MexicoFeb 8, 1998Sep 15, 1998
F4PhilippinesJul 15, 1995Apr 22, 1997

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherJul 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1ChinaSep 1, 2016Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1IndiaSep 1, 2016Oct 1, 2017
EB-1MexicoJul 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1PhilippinesJul 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1VietnamJul 1, 2017-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJul 1, 2015Sep 8, 2015
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaApr 1, 2009May 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJun 8, 2015Dec 1, 2015
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaMar 1, 2009Jan 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesJun 15, 2017Aug 1, 2017
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 1, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 1, 2009Jan 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 15, 2017Aug 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 22, 2016May 1, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoJan 1, 2017Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 22, 2016May 1, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2017Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaAug 22, 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 CenterVietnamMay 1, 2016-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 22, 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 CenterVietnamMay 1, 2016-

What changed since November 2018

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJun 22, 2011Aug 8, 2011+47 days
F1ChinaJun 22, 2011Aug 8, 2011+47 days
F1IndiaJun 22, 2011Aug 8, 2011+47 days
F1PhilippinesFeb 1, 2007Feb 15, 2007+14 days
F2AAll OtherSep 15, 2016Oct 8, 2016+23 days
F2AChinaSep 15, 2016Oct 8, 2016+23 days
F2AIndiaSep 15, 2016Oct 8, 2016+23 days
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2016Sep 22, 2016+21 days
F2APhilippinesSep 15, 2016Oct 8, 2016+23 days
F2BAll OtherJan 1, 2012Feb 15, 2012+45 days
F2BChinaJan 1, 2012Feb 15, 2012+45 days
F2BIndiaJan 1, 2012Feb 15, 2012+45 days
F2BPhilippinesJun 1, 2007Jun 8, 2007+7 days
F3All OtherJul 8, 2006Aug 1, 2006+24 days
F3ChinaJul 8, 2006Aug 1, 2006+24 days
F3IndiaJul 8, 2006Aug 1, 2006+24 days
F3PhilippinesJun 22, 1995Jul 8, 1995+16 days
F4All OtherMar 22, 2005Apr 22, 2005+31 days
F4ChinaMar 22, 2005Apr 22, 2005+31 days
F4IndiaJun 1, 2004Jun 8, 2004+7 days
F4PhilippinesJun 15, 1995Jul 15, 1995+30 days
EB-1All OtherApr 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017+91 days
EB-1ChinaJun 1, 2016Sep 1, 2016+92 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017+91 days
EB-1IndiaJun 1, 2016Sep 1, 2016+92 days
EB-1MexicoApr 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017+91 days
EB-1PhilippinesApr 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017+91 days
EB-1VietnamApr 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017+91 days
EB-2ChinaMay 15, 2015Jul 1, 2015+47 days
EB-2IndiaMar 26, 2009Apr 1, 2009+6 days
EB-3ChinaJun 1, 2015Jun 8, 2015+7 days
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2009Mar 1, 2009+59 days
EB-3PhilippinesJun 8, 2017Jun 15, 2017+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMay 1, 2007Jun 1, 2007+31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2009Mar 1, 2009+59 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 8, 2017Jun 15, 2017+7 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2016Feb 22, 2016+7 days
EB-4MexicoNov 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017+40 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2016Feb 22, 2016+7 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoNov 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017+40 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaAug 15, 2014Aug 22, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamFeb 1, 2016May 1, 2016+90 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 15, 2014Aug 22, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamFeb 1, 2016May 1, 2016+90 days

37 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 December 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 December 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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