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January 2019 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 22, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1ChinaAug 22, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1IndiaAug 22, 2011Mar 8, 2012
F1MexicoAug 1, 1997Aug 22, 1999
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2007Feb 15, 2008
F2AAll OtherNov 8, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AChinaNov 8, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AIndiaNov 8, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2AMexicoOct 15, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2APhilippinesNov 8, 2016Dec 1, 2017
F2BAll OtherMar 15, 2012Mar 22, 2014
F2BChinaMar 15, 2012Mar 22, 2014
F2BIndiaMar 15, 2012Mar 22, 2014
F2BMexicoJun 8, 1997Sep 8, 1997
F2BPhilippinesJun 22, 2007Dec 15, 2007
F3All OtherAug 15, 2006Jan 8, 2007
F3ChinaAug 15, 2006Jan 8, 2007
F3IndiaAug 15, 2006Jan 8, 2007
F3MexicoDec 22, 1995May 1, 2000
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 1995Jun 1, 1997
F4All OtherMay 22, 2005May 15, 2006
F4ChinaMay 22, 2005May 15, 2006
F4IndiaJun 15, 2004Jan 1, 2005
F4MexicoFeb 8, 1998Oct 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesSep 1, 1995Apr 22, 1997

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherOct 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1ChinaDec 15, 2016Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1IndiaDec 15, 2016Oct 1, 2017
EB-1MexicoOct 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1PhilippinesOct 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-1VietnamOct 1, 2017-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaAug 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, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaMar 1, 2009Apr 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesJun 22, 2017Aug 1, 2017
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 1, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 1, 2009Apr 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 22, 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-4MexicoApr 15, 2017Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableMay 1, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamUnavailable-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaSep 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 CenterVietnamJun 1, 2016-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableOct 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamUnavailable-

What changed since December 2018

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherAug 8, 2011Aug 22, 2011+14 days
F1ChinaAug 8, 2011Aug 22, 2011+14 days
F1IndiaAug 8, 2011Aug 22, 2011+14 days
F1PhilippinesFeb 15, 2007Mar 1, 2007+14 days
F2AAll OtherOct 8, 2016Nov 8, 2016+31 days
F2AChinaOct 8, 2016Nov 8, 2016+31 days
F2AIndiaOct 8, 2016Nov 8, 2016+31 days
F2AMexicoSep 22, 2016Oct 15, 2016+23 days
F2APhilippinesOct 8, 2016Nov 8, 2016+31 days
F2BAll OtherFeb 15, 2012Mar 15, 2012+29 days
F2BChinaFeb 15, 2012Mar 15, 2012+29 days
F2BIndiaFeb 15, 2012Mar 15, 2012+29 days
F2BPhilippinesJun 8, 2007Jun 22, 2007+14 days
F3All OtherAug 1, 2006Aug 15, 2006+14 days
F3ChinaAug 1, 2006Aug 15, 2006+14 days
F3IndiaAug 1, 2006Aug 15, 2006+14 days
F3PhilippinesJul 8, 1995Jul 22, 1995+14 days
F4All OtherApr 22, 2005May 22, 2005+30 days
F4ChinaApr 22, 2005May 22, 2005+30 days
F4IndiaJun 8, 2004Jun 15, 2004+7 days
F4PhilippinesJul 15, 1995Sep 1, 1995+48 days
EB-1All OtherJul 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017+92 days
EB-1ChinaSep 1, 2016Dec 15, 2016+105 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017+92 days
EB-1IndiaSep 1, 2016Dec 15, 2016+105 days
EB-1MexicoJul 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017+92 days
EB-1PhilippinesJul 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017+92 days
EB-1VietnamJul 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017+92 days
EB-2ChinaJul 1, 2015Aug 1, 2015+31 days
EB-3PhilippinesJun 15, 2017Jun 22, 2017+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 1, 2007Jul 1, 2007+30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 15, 2017Jun 22, 2017+7 days
EB-4MexicoJan 1, 2017Apr 15, 2017+104 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 22, 2016Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2017Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaAug 22, 2014Sep 1, 2014+10 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamMay 1, 2016Jun 1, 2016+31 days
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 22, 2014Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamMay 1, 2016Unavailablechanged designation

32 rows unchanged, 14 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 January 2019 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 January 2019 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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