VisaBacklog

March 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.

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Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherSep 22, 2014Aug 8, 2015
F1ChinaSep 22, 2014Aug 8, 2015
F1IndiaSep 22, 2014Aug 8, 2015
F1MexicoFeb 8, 1998Mar 1, 2000
F1PhilippinesJan 8, 2012Oct 22, 2012
F2AAll OtherCurrentFeb 1, 2021
F2AChinaCurrentFeb 1, 2021
F2AIndiaCurrentFeb 1, 2021
F2AMexicoCurrentFeb 1, 2021
F2APhilippinesCurrentFeb 1, 2021
F2BAll OtherJul 22, 2015May 22, 2016
F2BChinaJul 22, 2015May 22, 2016
F2BIndiaJul 22, 2015May 22, 2016
F2BMexicoJul 15, 1999Dec 22, 1999
F2BPhilippinesAug 15, 2011Apr 15, 2012
F3All OtherAug 1, 2008Jun 22, 2009
F3ChinaAug 1, 2008Jun 22, 2009
F3IndiaAug 1, 2008Jun 22, 2009
F3MexicoSep 15, 1996Sep 8, 2000
F3PhilippinesMar 8, 2002Jan 8, 2003
F4All OtherOct 22, 2006Oct 1, 2007
F4ChinaOct 22, 2006Oct 1, 2007
F4IndiaMar 22, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F4MexicoJul 15, 1998May 8, 1999
F4PhilippinesMar 1, 2002Oct 1, 2002

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaAug 1, 2020Current
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaAug 1, 2020Current
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-1VietnamCurrent-
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJul 15, 2016Oct 1, 2016
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaJan 15, 2010May 15, 2011
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2VietnamCurrent-
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaFeb 8, 2018Jun 1, 2018
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJul 1, 2010Jan 1, 2014
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3VietnamCurrent-
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMay 1, 2009Jul 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 1, 2010Jan 1, 2014
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrent-
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoJan 1, 2019Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4VietnamCurrent-
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2019Current
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 CenterVietnamOct 22, 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 CenterVietnamOct 22, 2017-

What changed since February 2021

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherSep 15, 2014Sep 22, 2014+7 days
F1ChinaSep 15, 2014Sep 22, 2014+7 days
F1IndiaSep 15, 2014Sep 22, 2014+7 days
F1MexicoJan 22, 1998Feb 8, 1998+17 days
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2012Jan 8, 2012+7 days
F2BAll OtherJul 15, 2015Jul 22, 2015+7 days
F2BChinaJul 15, 2015Jul 22, 2015+7 days
F2BIndiaJul 15, 2015Jul 22, 2015+7 days
F2BMexicoJun 1, 1999Jul 15, 1999+44 days
F3All OtherJul 15, 2008Aug 1, 2008+17 days
F3ChinaJul 15, 2008Aug 1, 2008+17 days
F3IndiaJul 15, 2008Aug 1, 2008+17 days
F3MexicoSep 1, 1996Sep 15, 1996+14 days
F3PhilippinesMar 1, 2002Mar 8, 2002+7 days
F4All OtherOct 15, 2006Oct 22, 2006+7 days
F4ChinaOct 15, 2006Oct 22, 2006+7 days
F4IndiaMar 15, 2005Mar 22, 2005+7 days
F4MexicoJul 8, 1998Jul 15, 1998+7 days
F4PhilippinesFeb 1, 2002Mar 1, 2002+28 days
EB-1ChinaJan 1, 2020Aug 1, 2020+213 days
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2020Aug 1, 2020+213 days
EB-2ChinaJun 15, 2016Jul 15, 2016+30 days
EB-2IndiaOct 12, 2009Jan 15, 2010+95 days
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2018Feb 8, 2018+38 days
EB-3IndiaApr 1, 2010Jul 1, 2010+91 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 1, 2009May 1, 2009+30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaApr 1, 2010Jul 1, 2010+91 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 15, 2018Jun 1, 2018+47 days
EB-4MexicoDec 15, 2018Jan 1, 2019+17 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 15, 2018Jun 1, 2018+47 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoDec 15, 2018Jan 1, 2019+17 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamOct 1, 2017Oct 22, 2017+21 days
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamOct 1, 2017Oct 22, 2017+21 days

48 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 March 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 March 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.

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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