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May 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 OtherJan 8, 2012Aug 22, 2012
F1ChinaJan 8, 2012Aug 22, 2012
F1IndiaJan 8, 2012Aug 22, 2012
F1MexicoAug 8, 1997Oct 8, 1999
F1PhilippinesMay 15, 2007Apr 15, 2008
F2AAll OtherMay 15, 2017Jan 8, 2018
F2AChinaMay 15, 2017Jan 8, 2018
F2AIndiaMay 15, 2017Jan 8, 2018
F2AMexicoMay 1, 2017Jan 8, 2018
F2APhilippinesMay 15, 2017Jan 8, 2018
F2BAll OtherFeb 1, 2013Aug 1, 2014
F2BChinaFeb 1, 2013Aug 1, 2014
F2BIndiaFeb 1, 2013Aug 1, 2014
F2BMexicoFeb 15, 1998Oct 1, 1998
F2BPhilippinesOct 1, 2007May 15, 2008
F3All OtherNov 8, 2006Jun 22, 2007
F3ChinaNov 8, 2006Jun 22, 2007
F3IndiaNov 8, 2006Jun 22, 2007
F3MexicoFeb 15, 1996Jun 22, 2000
F3PhilippinesOct 8, 1996Oct 1, 1997
F4All OtherFeb 15, 2006Oct 1, 2006
F4ChinaFeb 15, 2006Oct 1, 2006
F4IndiaAug 1, 2004Mar 15, 2005
F4MexicoFeb 8, 1998Nov 22, 1998
F4PhilippinesMar 1, 1997Feb 15, 1998

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherMar 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-1ChinaFeb 22, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-1IndiaFeb 22, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-1MexicoMar 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-1PhilippinesMar 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-1VietnamMar 1, 2018-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaMay 15, 2016Sep 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaApr 16, 2009Jun 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaAug 22, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJul 1, 2009Apr 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaSep 1, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 1, 2009Apr 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 8, 2016Jul 1, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoAug 1, 2018Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 8, 2016Jul 1, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoAug 1, 2018Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaSep 22, 2014Oct 15, 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 CenterVietnamSep 22, 2016-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaSep 22, 2014Oct 15, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamSep 22, 2016-

What changed since April 2019

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherDec 1, 2011Jan 8, 2012+38 days
F1ChinaDec 1, 2011Jan 8, 2012+38 days
F1IndiaDec 1, 2011Jan 8, 2012+38 days
F1PhilippinesApr 8, 2007May 15, 2007+37 days
F2AAll OtherMar 1, 2017May 15, 2017+75 days
F2AChinaMar 1, 2017May 15, 2017+75 days
F2AIndiaMar 1, 2017May 15, 2017+75 days
F2AMexicoFeb 15, 2017May 1, 2017+75 days
F2APhilippinesMar 1, 2017May 15, 2017+75 days
F2BAll OtherOct 22, 2012Feb 1, 2013+102 days
F2BChinaOct 22, 2012Feb 1, 2013+102 days
F2BIndiaOct 22, 2012Feb 1, 2013+102 days
F2BMexicoDec 1, 1997Feb 15, 1998+76 days
F2BPhilippinesAug 1, 2007Oct 1, 2007+61 days
F3All OtherSep 22, 2006Nov 8, 2006+47 days
F3ChinaSep 22, 2006Nov 8, 2006+47 days
F3IndiaSep 22, 2006Nov 8, 2006+47 days
F3MexicoFeb 8, 1996Feb 15, 1996+7 days
F3PhilippinesJun 1, 1996Oct 8, 1996+129 days
F4All OtherJan 1, 2006Feb 15, 2006+45 days
F4ChinaJan 1, 2006Feb 15, 2006+45 days
F4IndiaJul 15, 2004Aug 1, 2004+17 days
F4PhilippinesJun 1, 1996Mar 1, 1997+273 days
EB-1All OtherFeb 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018+28 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018+28 days
EB-1MexicoFeb 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018+28 days
EB-1PhilippinesFeb 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018+28 days
EB-1VietnamFeb 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018+28 days
EB-2ChinaApr 1, 2016May 15, 2016+44 days
EB-2IndiaApr 12, 2009Apr 16, 2009+4 days
EB-3ChinaAug 1, 2015Aug 22, 2015+21 days
EB-3IndiaJun 22, 2009Jul 1, 2009+9 days
EB-3PhilippinesMar 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018+92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaAug 22, 2007Sep 1, 2007+10 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJun 22, 2009Jul 1, 2009+9 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018+92 days
EB-4MexicoApr 1, 2018Aug 1, 2018+122 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoApr 1, 2018Aug 1, 2018+122 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaSep 15, 2014Sep 22, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamAug 22, 2016Sep 22, 2016+31 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaSep 15, 2014Sep 22, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamAug 22, 2016Sep 22, 2016+31 days

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 May 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 May 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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