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June 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.

Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherFeb 15, 2012Oct 8, 2012
F1ChinaFeb 15, 2012Oct 8, 2012
F1IndiaFeb 15, 2012Oct 8, 2012
F1MexicoAug 8, 1997Oct 15, 1999
F1PhilippinesJun 22, 2007Apr 22, 2008
F2AAll OtherJul 15, 2017Mar 8, 2019
F2AChinaJul 15, 2017Mar 8, 2019
F2AIndiaJul 15, 2017Mar 8, 2019
F2AMexicoJul 1, 2017Mar 8, 2019
F2APhilippinesJul 15, 2017Mar 8, 2019
F2BAll OtherMay 15, 2013Aug 8, 2014
F2BChinaMay 15, 2013Aug 8, 2014
F2BIndiaMay 15, 2013Aug 8, 2014
F2BMexicoMar 15, 1998Dec 15, 1998
F2BPhilippinesNov 15, 2007Jul 1, 2008
F3All OtherDec 22, 2006Aug 22, 2007
F3ChinaDec 22, 2006Aug 22, 2007
F3IndiaDec 22, 2006Aug 22, 2007
F3MexicoFeb 22, 1996Jul 1, 2000
F3PhilippinesFeb 1, 1997Nov 1, 1997
F4All OtherApr 1, 2006Dec 1, 2006
F4ChinaApr 1, 2006Dec 1, 2006
F4IndiaAug 15, 2004Apr 15, 2005
F4MexicoFeb 8, 1998Dec 1, 1998
F4PhilippinesJun 1, 1997Mar 1, 1998

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherApr 22, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-1ChinaFeb 22, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 22, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2015Oct 1, 2017
EB-1MexicoApr 22, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-1PhilippinesApr 22, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-1VietnamApr 22, 2018-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaAug 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaApr 19, 2009Jun 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaSep 15, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJul 1, 2009Apr 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesNov 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019
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 WorkersPhilippinesNov 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 22, 2016Sep 1, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoOct 1, 2018Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 22, 2016Sep 1, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2018Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaOct 1, 2014Nov 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 CenterVietnamOct 1, 2016-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaOct 1, 2014Nov 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 CenterVietnamOct 1, 2016-

What changed since May 2019

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJan 8, 2012Feb 15, 2012+38 days
F1ChinaJan 8, 2012Feb 15, 2012+38 days
F1IndiaJan 8, 2012Feb 15, 2012+38 days
F1PhilippinesMay 15, 2007Jun 22, 2007+38 days
F2AAll OtherMay 15, 2017Jul 15, 2017+61 days
F2AChinaMay 15, 2017Jul 15, 2017+61 days
F2AIndiaMay 15, 2017Jul 15, 2017+61 days
F2AMexicoMay 1, 2017Jul 1, 2017+61 days
F2APhilippinesMay 15, 2017Jul 15, 2017+61 days
F2BAll OtherFeb 1, 2013May 15, 2013+103 days
F2BChinaFeb 1, 2013May 15, 2013+103 days
F2BIndiaFeb 1, 2013May 15, 2013+103 days
F2BMexicoFeb 15, 1998Mar 15, 1998+28 days
F2BPhilippinesOct 1, 2007Nov 15, 2007+45 days
F3All OtherNov 8, 2006Dec 22, 2006+44 days
F3ChinaNov 8, 2006Dec 22, 2006+44 days
F3IndiaNov 8, 2006Dec 22, 2006+44 days
F3MexicoFeb 15, 1996Feb 22, 1996+7 days
F3PhilippinesOct 8, 1996Feb 1, 1997+116 days
F4All OtherFeb 15, 2006Apr 1, 2006+45 days
F4ChinaFeb 15, 2006Apr 1, 2006+45 days
F4IndiaAug 1, 2004Aug 15, 2004+14 days
F4PhilippinesMar 1, 1997Jun 1, 1997+92 days
EB-1All OtherMar 1, 2018Apr 22, 2018+52 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 1, 2018Apr 22, 2018+52 days
EB-1IndiaFeb 22, 2017Jan 1, 2015-783 days
EB-1MexicoMar 1, 2018Apr 22, 2018+52 days
EB-1PhilippinesMar 1, 2018Apr 22, 2018+52 days
EB-1VietnamMar 1, 2018Apr 22, 2018+52 days
EB-2ChinaMay 15, 2016Aug 1, 2016+78 days
EB-2IndiaApr 16, 2009Apr 19, 2009+3 days
EB-3ChinaAug 22, 2015Sep 15, 2015+24 days
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2018Nov 1, 2018+153 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2018Nov 1, 2018+153 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 8, 2016Mar 22, 2016+14 days
EB-4MexicoAug 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018+61 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 8, 2016Mar 22, 2016+14 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoAug 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018+61 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaSep 22, 2014Oct 1, 2014+9 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamSep 22, 2016Oct 1, 2016+9 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaSep 22, 2014Oct 1, 2014+9 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamSep 22, 2016Oct 1, 2016+9 days

39 rows unchanged, 1 retrogression. 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 June 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 June 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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