VisaBacklog

October 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-1ChinaJun 1, 2018Sep 1, 2020
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaJun 1, 2018Sep 1, 2020
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-1VietnamCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaMar 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaSep 1, 2009May 15, 2011
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2017Jun 1, 2018
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJan 15, 2010Jan 1, 2015
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 1, 2008Oct 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 15, 2010Jan 1, 2015
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Aug 1, 2017Feb 1, 2018
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoSep 1, 2018Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableFeb 1, 2018
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 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 OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableDec 15, 2015
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamUnavailable-

What changed since September 2020

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
EB-1ChinaMar 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018+92 days
EB-1IndiaMar 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018+92 days
EB-2ChinaJan 15, 2016Mar 1, 2016+46 days
EB-2IndiaJul 8, 2009Sep 1, 2009+55 days
EB-3All OtherApr 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-3ChinaFeb 15, 2017Jul 1, 2017+136 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-3IndiaOct 1, 2009Jan 15, 2010+106 days
EB-3MexicoApr 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-3PhilippinesApr 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-3VietnamApr 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherApr 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaAug 1, 2008Dec 1, 2008+122 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 1, 2009Jan 15, 2010+106 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoApr 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesApr 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamApr 1, 2019Currentchanged designation
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2017Aug 1, 2017+122 days
EB-4MexicoJun 15, 2018Sep 1, 2018+78 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2017Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJun 15, 2018Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaAug 15, 2015Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamAug 1, 2017Unavailablechanged designation

47 rows unchanged, 14 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 October 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 October 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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