February 2021 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.
Family-sponsored preferences
| Category | Country | Final action date | Date for filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | All Other | Sep 15, 2014 | Aug 8, 2015 |
| F1 | China | Sep 15, 2014 | Aug 8, 2015 |
| F1 | India | Sep 15, 2014 | Aug 8, 2015 |
| F1 | Mexico | Jan 22, 1998 | Mar 1, 2000 |
| F1 | Philippines | Jan 1, 2012 | Oct 22, 2012 |
| F2A | All Other | Current | Jan 1, 2021 |
| F2A | China | Current | Jan 1, 2021 |
| F2A | India | Current | Jan 1, 2021 |
| F2A | Mexico | Current | Jan 1, 2021 |
| F2A | Philippines | Current | Jan 1, 2021 |
| F2B | All Other | Jul 15, 2015 | May 22, 2016 |
| F2B | China | Jul 15, 2015 | May 22, 2016 |
| F2B | India | Jul 15, 2015 | May 22, 2016 |
| F2B | Mexico | Jun 1, 1999 | Dec 22, 1999 |
| F2B | Philippines | Aug 15, 2011 | Apr 15, 2012 |
| F3 | All Other | Jul 15, 2008 | Jun 22, 2009 |
| F3 | China | Jul 15, 2008 | Jun 22, 2009 |
| F3 | India | Jul 15, 2008 | Jun 22, 2009 |
| F3 | Mexico | Sep 1, 1996 | Sep 8, 2000 |
| F3 | Philippines | Mar 1, 2002 | Jan 8, 2003 |
| F4 | All Other | Oct 15, 2006 | Oct 1, 2007 |
| F4 | China | Oct 15, 2006 | Oct 1, 2007 |
| F4 | India | Mar 15, 2005 | Dec 1, 2005 |
| F4 | Mexico | Jul 8, 1998 | May 8, 1999 |
| F4 | Philippines | Feb 1, 2002 | Oct 1, 2002 |
Employment-based preferences
| Category | Country | Final action date | Date for filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | All Other | Current | Current |
| EB-1 | China | Jan 1, 2020 | Nov 1, 2020 |
| EB-1 | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Current | Current |
| EB-1 | India | Jan 1, 2020 | Nov 1, 2020 |
| EB-1 | Mexico | Current | Current |
| EB-1 | Philippines | Current | Current |
| EB-1 | Vietnam | Current | - |
| EB-2 | All Other | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | China | Jun 15, 2016 | Oct 1, 2016 |
| EB-2 | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | India | Oct 12, 2009 | May 15, 2011 |
| EB-2 | Mexico | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | Philippines | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | Vietnam | Current | - |
| EB-3 | All Other | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | China | Jan 1, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 |
| EB-3 | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | India | Apr 1, 2010 | Jan 1, 2014 |
| EB-3 | Mexico | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | Philippines | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | Vietnam | Current | - |
| EB-3 Other Workers | All Other | Current | Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | China | Apr 1, 2009 | Jul 1, 2009 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Current | Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | India | Apr 1, 2010 | Jan 1, 2014 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | Mexico | Current | Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | Philippines | Current | Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | Vietnam | Current | - |
| EB-4 | All Other | Current | Current |
| EB-4 | China | Current | Current |
| EB-4 | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Apr 15, 2018 | Sep 1, 2018 |
| EB-4 | India | Current | Current |
| EB-4 | Mexico | Dec 15, 2018 | Current |
| EB-4 | Philippines | Current | Current |
| EB-4 | Vietnam | Current | - |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | All Other | Current | Current |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | China | Current | Current |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Apr 15, 2018 | Sep 1, 2018 |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | India | Current | Current |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | Mexico | Dec 15, 2018 | Current |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | Philippines | Current | Current |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | Vietnam | Current | - |
| EB-5 Non-Regional Center | All Other | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Non-Regional Center | China | Aug 15, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 |
| EB-5 Non-Regional Center | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Non-Regional Center | India | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Non-Regional Center | Mexico | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Non-Regional Center | Philippines | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Non-Regional Center | Vietnam | Oct 1, 2017 | - |
| EB-5 Regional Center | All Other | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Regional Center | China | Aug 15, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 |
| EB-5 Regional Center | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Regional Center | India | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Regional Center | Mexico | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Regional Center | Philippines | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Regional Center | Vietnam | Oct 1, 2017 | - |
What changed since January 2021
| Category | Country | Previous | This bulletin | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Mexico | Jan 15, 1998 | Jan 22, 1998 | +7 days |
| F2B | All Other | Jul 8, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | +7 days |
| F2B | China | Jul 8, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | +7 days |
| F2B | India | Jul 8, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | +7 days |
| F2B | Mexico | May 1, 1999 | Jun 1, 1999 | +31 days |
| F3 | All Other | Jul 8, 2008 | Jul 15, 2008 | +7 days |
| F3 | China | Jul 8, 2008 | Jul 15, 2008 | +7 days |
| F3 | India | Jul 8, 2008 | Jul 15, 2008 | +7 days |
| F3 | Mexico | Aug 22, 1996 | Sep 1, 1996 | +10 days |
| F4 | All Other | Oct 8, 2006 | Oct 15, 2006 | +7 days |
| F4 | China | Oct 8, 2006 | Oct 15, 2006 | +7 days |
| F4 | Mexico | Jul 1, 1998 | Jul 8, 1998 | +7 days |
| EB-1 | China | Sep 1, 2019 | Jan 1, 2020 | +122 days |
| EB-1 | India | Sep 1, 2019 | Jan 1, 2020 | +122 days |
| EB-2 | China | Jun 1, 2016 | Jun 15, 2016 | +14 days |
| EB-2 | India | Oct 8, 2009 | Oct 12, 2009 | +4 days |
| EB-3 | China | Dec 15, 2017 | Jan 1, 2018 | +17 days |
| EB-3 | India | Mar 22, 2010 | Apr 1, 2010 | +10 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | China | Mar 1, 2009 | Apr 1, 2009 | +31 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | India | Mar 22, 2010 | Apr 1, 2010 | +10 days |
| EB-4 | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Mar 1, 2018 | Apr 15, 2018 | +45 days |
| EB-4 | Mexico | Dec 1, 2018 | Dec 15, 2018 | +14 days |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | All Other | Unavailable | Current | changed designation |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | China | Unavailable | Current | changed designation |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Unavailable | Apr 15, 2018 | changed designation |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | India | Unavailable | Current | changed designation |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | Mexico | Unavailable | Dec 15, 2018 | changed designation |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | Philippines | Unavailable | Current | changed designation |
| EB-4 Religious Workers | Vietnam | Unavailable | Current | changed designation |
| EB-5 Non-Regional Center | Vietnam | Sep 15, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | +16 days |
| EB-5 Regional Center | All Other | Unavailable | Current | changed designation |
| EB-5 Regional Center | China | Unavailable | Aug 15, 2015 | changed designation |
| EB-5 Regional Center | El Sal./Guat./Hond. | Unavailable | Current | changed designation |
| EB-5 Regional Center | India | Unavailable | Current | changed designation |
| EB-5 Regional Center | Mexico | Unavailable | Current | changed designation |
| EB-5 Regional Center | Philippines | Unavailable | Current | changed designation |
| EB-5 Regional Center | Vietnam | Unavailable | Oct 1, 2017 | changed designation |
44 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 February 2021 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 2021 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.
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Backlog years, pace and projections are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page. Corrections: [email protected].
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