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February 2020 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, 2013Mar 22, 2014
F1ChinaAug 22, 2013Mar 22, 2014
F1IndiaAug 22, 2013Mar 22, 2014
F1MexicoAug 22, 1997Nov 15, 1999
F1PhilippinesApr 1, 2009Oct 1, 2009
F2AAll OtherCurrentDec 1, 2019
F2AChinaCurrentDec 1, 2019
F2AIndiaCurrentDec 1, 2019
F2AMexicoCurrentDec 1, 2019
F2APhilippinesCurrentDec 1, 2019
F2BAll OtherAug 22, 2014Apr 22, 2015
F2BChinaAug 22, 2014Apr 22, 2015
F2BIndiaAug 22, 2014Apr 22, 2015
F2BMexicoSep 15, 1998May 15, 1999
F2BPhilippinesMay 1, 2009Nov 1, 2009
F3All OtherNov 22, 2007Jul 22, 2008
F3ChinaNov 22, 2007Jul 22, 2008
F3IndiaNov 22, 2007Jul 22, 2008
F3MexicoMar 22, 1996Jul 15, 2000
F3PhilippinesMay 1, 1999Nov 1, 1999
F4All OtherJul 1, 2006Jul 22, 2007
F4ChinaJul 1, 2006Jul 22, 2007
F4IndiaNov 22, 2004Jul 22, 2005
F4MexicoJan 15, 1998Jan 1, 1999
F4PhilippinesJul 1, 1999Jan 1, 2000

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherDec 1, 2018Current
EB-1ChinaMay 22, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2018Current
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2015Mar 15, 2017
EB-1MexicoDec 1, 2018Current
EB-1PhilippinesDec 1, 2018Current
EB-1VietnamDec 1, 2018-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJul 15, 2015Aug 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaMay 19, 2009Jul 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2016Mar 1, 2017
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3IndiaJan 8, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoCurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMay 1, 2008Aug 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 8, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentJan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Aug 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoSep 1, 2017Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Aug 15, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoSep 1, 2017Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaDec 1, 2014May 15, 2015
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaSep 1, 2018Current
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamDec 15, 2016-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaDec 1, 2014May 15, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaSep 1, 2018Current
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamDec 15, 2016-

What changed since January 2020

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJul 15, 2013Aug 22, 2013+38 days
F1ChinaJul 15, 2013Aug 22, 2013+38 days
F1IndiaJul 15, 2013Aug 22, 2013+38 days
F1MexicoAug 8, 1997Aug 22, 1997+14 days
F1PhilippinesJan 15, 2009Apr 1, 2009+76 days
F2BAll OtherAug 8, 2014Aug 22, 2014+14 days
F2BChinaAug 8, 2014Aug 22, 2014+14 days
F2BIndiaAug 8, 2014Aug 22, 2014+14 days
F2BMexicoAug 22, 1998Sep 15, 1998+24 days
F2BPhilippinesFeb 1, 2009May 1, 2009+89 days
F3All OtherNov 15, 2007Nov 22, 2007+7 days
F3ChinaNov 15, 2007Nov 22, 2007+7 days
F3IndiaNov 15, 2007Nov 22, 2007+7 days
F3MexicoMar 1, 1996Mar 22, 1996+21 days
F3PhilippinesJan 1, 1999May 1, 1999+120 days
F4All OtherFeb 1, 2007Jul 1, 2006-215 days
F4ChinaFeb 1, 2007Jul 1, 2006-215 days
F4IndiaNov 8, 2004Nov 22, 2004+14 days
F4MexicoJan 8, 1998Jan 15, 1998+7 days
F4PhilippinesMar 1, 1999Jul 1, 1999+122 days
EB-1All OtherOct 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018+61 days
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018+61 days
EB-1MexicoOct 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018+61 days
EB-1PhilippinesOct 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018+61 days
EB-1VietnamOct 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018+61 days
EB-2ChinaJul 1, 2015Jul 15, 2015+14 days
EB-2IndiaMay 18, 2009May 19, 2009+1 days
EB-3ChinaDec 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016+31 days
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2009Jan 8, 2009+7 days
EB-3PhilippinesMar 15, 2018Jun 1, 2018+78 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 1, 2008May 1, 2008+30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2009Jan 8, 2009+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 15, 2018Jun 1, 2018+78 days
EB-4MexicoAug 8, 2017Sep 1, 2017+24 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableJul 1, 2016changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableSep 1, 2017changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaNov 22, 2014Dec 1, 2014+9 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaMay 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018+123 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamDec 8, 2016Dec 15, 2016+7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableDec 1, 2014changed designation
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableSep 1, 2018changed designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamUnavailableDec 15, 2016changed designation

30 rows unchanged, 2 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 February 2020 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 February 2020 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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