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August 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 15, 2014Jun 8, 2015
F1ChinaAug 15, 2014Jun 8, 2015
F1IndiaAug 15, 2014Jun 8, 2015
F1MexicoDec 22, 1997Feb 1, 2000
F1PhilippinesSep 1, 2011Jun 8, 2012
F2AAll OtherCurrentJul 1, 2020
F2AChinaCurrentJul 1, 2020
F2AIndiaCurrentJul 1, 2020
F2AMexicoCurrentJul 1, 2020
F2APhilippinesCurrentJul 1, 2020
F2BAll OtherJun 8, 2015Mar 15, 2016
F2BChinaJun 8, 2015Mar 15, 2016
F2BIndiaJun 8, 2015Mar 15, 2016
F2BMexicoMar 22, 1999Nov 8, 1999
F2BPhilippinesApr 1, 2011Dec 1, 2011
F3All OtherJun 1, 2008May 8, 2009
F3ChinaJun 1, 2008May 8, 2009
F3IndiaJun 1, 2008May 8, 2009
F3MexicoJul 15, 1996Aug 1, 2000
F3PhilippinesNov 15, 2001Aug 22, 2002
F4All OtherSep 8, 2006Sep 1, 2007
F4ChinaSep 8, 2006Sep 1, 2007
F4IndiaFeb 22, 2005Nov 8, 2005
F4MexicoJun 15, 1998Apr 1, 1999
F4PhilippinesSep 1, 2001May 8, 2002

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaFeb 8, 2018Jul 1, 2018
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaFeb 8, 2018Jul 1, 2018
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-1VietnamCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJan 15, 2016Aug 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaJul 8, 2009Aug 15, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherApr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2020
EB-3ChinaFeb 15, 2017May 1, 2017
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2020
EB-3IndiaOct 1, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3MexicoApr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2020
EB-3PhilippinesApr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2020
EB-3VietnamApr 1, 2019-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherApr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaAug 1, 2008Oct 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 1, 2009Feb 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoApr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesApr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamApr 1, 2019-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoJun 15, 2018Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJun 15, 2018Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaAug 8, 2015Dec 15, 2015
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 CenterVietnamJul 22, 2017-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 8, 2015Dec 15, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamJul 22, 2017-

What changed since July 2020

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJul 8, 2014Aug 15, 2014+38 days
F1ChinaJul 8, 2014Aug 15, 2014+38 days
F1IndiaJul 8, 2014Aug 15, 2014+38 days
F1MexicoDec 8, 1997Dec 22, 1997+14 days
F1PhilippinesJun 1, 2011Sep 1, 2011+92 days
F2BAll OtherMay 1, 2015Jun 8, 2015+38 days
F2BChinaMay 1, 2015Jun 8, 2015+38 days
F2BIndiaMay 1, 2015Jun 8, 2015+38 days
F2BMexicoMar 8, 1999Mar 22, 1999+14 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 2011Apr 1, 2011+90 days
F3All OtherMay 8, 2008Jun 1, 2008+24 days
F3ChinaMay 8, 2008Jun 1, 2008+24 days
F3IndiaMay 8, 2008Jun 1, 2008+24 days
F3MexicoJul 8, 1996Jul 15, 1996+7 days
F3PhilippinesAug 15, 2001Nov 15, 2001+92 days
F4All OtherAug 22, 2006Sep 8, 2006+17 days
F4ChinaAug 22, 2006Sep 8, 2006+17 days
F4IndiaFeb 8, 2005Feb 22, 2005+14 days
F4MexicoJun 1, 1998Jun 15, 1998+14 days
F4PhilippinesJun 1, 2001Sep 1, 2001+92 days
EB-1ChinaAug 22, 2017Feb 8, 2018+170 days
EB-1IndiaMay 8, 2017Feb 8, 2018+276 days
EB-2ChinaNov 8, 2015Jan 15, 2016+68 days
EB-3All OtherApr 15, 2018Apr 1, 2019+351 days
EB-3ChinaJun 22, 2016Feb 15, 2017+238 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 15, 2018Apr 1, 2019+351 days
EB-3IndiaJun 1, 2009Oct 1, 2009+122 days
EB-3MexicoApr 15, 2018Apr 1, 2019+351 days
EB-3PhilippinesApr 15, 2018Apr 1, 2019+351 days
EB-3VietnamApr 15, 2018Apr 1, 2019+351 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherApr 15, 2018Apr 1, 2019+351 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 22, 2008Aug 1, 2008+10 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 15, 2018Apr 1, 2019+351 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJun 1, 2009Oct 1, 2009+122 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoApr 15, 2018Apr 1, 2019+351 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesApr 15, 2018Apr 1, 2019+351 days
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamApr 15, 2018Apr 1, 2019+351 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 1, 2017Apr 1, 2017+59 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 1, 2017Apr 1, 2017+59 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJul 22, 2015Aug 8, 2015+17 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamMay 15, 2017Jul 22, 2017+68 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJul 22, 2015Aug 8, 2015+17 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamMay 15, 2017Jul 22, 2017+68 days

38 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 August 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 August 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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