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September 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 1, 2013May 1, 2013
F1ChinaJan 1, 2013May 1, 2013
F1IndiaJan 1, 2013May 1, 2013
F1MexicoAug 1, 1996Nov 8, 1999
F1PhilippinesJun 22, 2008Dec 1, 2008
F2AAll OtherCurrentJul 1, 2019
F2AChinaCurrentJul 1, 2019
F2AIndiaCurrentJul 1, 2019
F2AMexicoCurrentJul 1, 2019
F2APhilippinesCurrentJul 1, 2019
F2BAll OtherJun 1, 2014Oct 15, 2014
F2BChinaJun 1, 2014Oct 15, 2014
F2BIndiaJun 1, 2014Oct 15, 2014
F2BMexicoJul 1, 1998Mar 1, 1999
F2BPhilippinesAug 1, 2008Feb 1, 2009
F3All OtherSep 1, 2007Jan 22, 2008
F3ChinaSep 1, 2007Jan 22, 2008
F3IndiaSep 1, 2007Jan 22, 2008
F3MexicoDec 1, 1995Jul 15, 2000
F3PhilippinesFeb 1, 1998Aug 1, 1998
F4All OtherNov 1, 2006Mar 8, 2007
F4ChinaNov 1, 2006Mar 8, 2007
F4IndiaSep 22, 2004May 22, 2005
F4MexicoJan 1, 1997Dec 22, 1998
F4PhilippinesJul 1, 1998Jan 1, 1999

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherOct 1, 2017Sep 1, 2018
EB-1ChinaJan 1, 2014Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 1, 2017Sep 1, 2018
EB-1IndiaUnavailableOct 1, 2017
EB-1MexicoOct 1, 2017Sep 1, 2018
EB-1PhilippinesOct 1, 2017Sep 1, 2018
EB-1VietnamOct 1, 2017-
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2018Current
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2018Current
EB-2IndiaMay 8, 2009Jun 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2018Current
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2018Current
EB-2VietnamJan 1, 2018-
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2014Jun 1, 2016
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Current
EB-3IndiaJul 1, 2005Apr 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3VietnamJul 1, 2016-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaNov 22, 2007Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 1, 2005Apr 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamJul 1, 2016-
EB-4All OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4ChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableSep 1, 2016
EB-4IndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4MexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-4PhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-4VietnamUnavailable-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableSep 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 CenterChinaOct 22, 2014Nov 22, 2014
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaSep 1, 2017Current
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamOct 22, 2014-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaOct 22, 2014Nov 22, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaSep 1, 2017Current
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamOct 22, 2014-

What changed since August 2019

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJul 1, 2012Jan 1, 2013+184 days
F1ChinaJul 1, 2012Jan 1, 2013+184 days
F1IndiaJul 1, 2012Jan 1, 2013+184 days
F1PhilippinesFeb 22, 2008Jun 22, 2008+121 days
F2BAll OtherJan 1, 2014Jun 1, 2014+151 days
F2BChinaJan 1, 2014Jun 1, 2014+151 days
F2BIndiaJan 1, 2014Jun 1, 2014+151 days
F2BMexicoJun 1, 1998Jul 1, 1998+30 days
F2BPhilippinesApr 1, 2008Aug 1, 2008+122 days
F3All OtherJun 22, 2007Sep 1, 2007+71 days
F3ChinaJun 22, 2007Sep 1, 2007+71 days
F3IndiaJun 22, 2007Sep 1, 2007+71 days
F3PhilippinesOct 1, 1997Feb 1, 1998+123 days
F4All OtherOct 1, 2006Nov 1, 2006+31 days
F4ChinaOct 1, 2006Nov 1, 2006+31 days
F4IndiaSep 15, 2004Sep 22, 2004+7 days
F4PhilippinesMay 1, 1998Jul 1, 1998+61 days
EB-1All OtherJul 1, 2016Oct 1, 2017+457 days
EB-1ChinaJul 1, 2016Jan 1, 2014-912 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Oct 1, 2017+457 days
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2015Unavailablechanged designation
EB-1MexicoJul 1, 2016Oct 1, 2017+457 days
EB-1PhilippinesJul 1, 2016Oct 1, 2017+457 days
EB-1VietnamJul 1, 2016Oct 1, 2017+457 days
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018+365 days
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018+365 days
EB-2IndiaMay 2, 2009May 8, 2009+6 days
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018+365 days
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018+365 days
EB-2VietnamJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018+365 days
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2016Jan 1, 2014-912 days
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2006Jul 1, 2005-184 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2006Jul 1, 2005-184 days
EB-4All OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4ChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4IndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4MexicoJul 1, 2016Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4VietnamCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2016Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaOct 15, 2014Oct 22, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaOct 15, 2014Sep 1, 2017+1052 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamOct 15, 2014Oct 22, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaOct 15, 2014Oct 22, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaOct 15, 2014Sep 1, 2017+1052 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamOct 15, 2014Oct 22, 2014+7 days

28 rows unchanged, 19 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 September 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 September 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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