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September 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 OtherSep 15, 2014Jul 22, 2015
F1ChinaSep 15, 2014Jul 22, 2015
F1IndiaSep 15, 2014Jul 22, 2015
F1MexicoJan 8, 1998Feb 22, 2000
F1PhilippinesDec 15, 2011Oct 8, 2012
F2AAll OtherCurrentAug 1, 2020
F2AChinaCurrentAug 1, 2020
F2AIndiaCurrentAug 1, 2020
F2AMexicoCurrentAug 1, 2020
F2APhilippinesCurrentAug 1, 2020
F2BAll OtherJul 8, 2015May 1, 2016
F2BChinaJul 8, 2015May 1, 2016
F2BIndiaJul 8, 2015May 1, 2016
F2BMexicoApr 8, 1999Dec 1, 1999
F2BPhilippinesAug 1, 2011Apr 1, 2012
F3All OtherJun 15, 2008Jun 1, 2009
F3ChinaJun 15, 2008Jun 1, 2009
F3IndiaJun 15, 2008Jun 1, 2009
F3MexicoAug 1, 1996Aug 15, 2000
F3PhilippinesFeb 15, 2002Dec 22, 2002
F4All OtherSep 22, 2006Sep 15, 2007
F4ChinaSep 22, 2006Sep 15, 2007
F4IndiaMar 8, 2005Nov 22, 2005
F4MexicoJun 22, 1998Apr 22, 1999
F4PhilippinesJan 1, 2002Sep 1, 2002

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaMar 1, 2018Jul 1, 2018
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaMar 1, 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 15, 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 CenterVietnamAug 1, 2017-
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 15, 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 CenterVietnamAug 1, 2017-

What changed since August 2020

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherAug 15, 2014Sep 15, 2014+31 days
F1ChinaAug 15, 2014Sep 15, 2014+31 days
F1IndiaAug 15, 2014Sep 15, 2014+31 days
F1MexicoDec 22, 1997Jan 8, 1998+17 days
F1PhilippinesSep 1, 2011Dec 15, 2011+105 days
F2BAll OtherJun 8, 2015Jul 8, 2015+30 days
F2BChinaJun 8, 2015Jul 8, 2015+30 days
F2BIndiaJun 8, 2015Jul 8, 2015+30 days
F2BMexicoMar 22, 1999Apr 8, 1999+17 days
F2BPhilippinesApr 1, 2011Aug 1, 2011+122 days
F3All OtherJun 1, 2008Jun 15, 2008+14 days
F3ChinaJun 1, 2008Jun 15, 2008+14 days
F3IndiaJun 1, 2008Jun 15, 2008+14 days
F3MexicoJul 15, 1996Aug 1, 1996+17 days
F3PhilippinesNov 15, 2001Feb 15, 2002+92 days
F4All OtherSep 8, 2006Sep 22, 2006+14 days
F4ChinaSep 8, 2006Sep 22, 2006+14 days
F4IndiaFeb 22, 2005Mar 8, 2005+14 days
F4MexicoJun 15, 1998Jun 22, 1998+7 days
F4PhilippinesSep 1, 2001Jan 1, 2002+122 days
EB-1ChinaFeb 8, 2018Mar 1, 2018+21 days
EB-1IndiaFeb 8, 2018Mar 1, 2018+21 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaAug 8, 2015Aug 15, 2015+7 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamJul 22, 2017Aug 1, 2017+10 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 8, 2015Aug 15, 2015+7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamJul 22, 2017Aug 1, 2017+10 days

55 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 September 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 September 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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