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October 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 OtherDec 1, 2014May 15, 2016
F1ChinaDec 1, 2014May 15, 2016
F1IndiaDec 1, 2014May 15, 2016
F1MexicoJan 15, 1999Aug 1, 2000
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherCurrentJun 1, 2021
F2AChinaCurrentJun 1, 2021
F2AIndiaCurrentJun 1, 2021
F2AMexicoCurrentJun 1, 2021
F2APhilippinesCurrentJun 1, 2021
F2BAll OtherSep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2016
F2BChinaSep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2016
F2BIndiaSep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2016
F2BMexicoMar 15, 2000Oct 1, 2000
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherNov 22, 2008Aug 22, 2009
F3ChinaNov 22, 2008Aug 22, 2009
F3IndiaNov 22, 2008Aug 22, 2009
F3MexicoMay 15, 1997Sep 8, 2000
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Oct 1, 2003
F4All OtherMar 22, 2007Oct 1, 2007
F4ChinaMar 22, 2007Oct 1, 2007
F4IndiaSep 15, 2005Jan 1, 2006
F4MexicoFeb 8, 1999Jun 1, 1999
F4PhilippinesAug 22, 2002Feb 1, 2004

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJul 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaSep 1, 2011Jul 8, 2012
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJan 8, 2019Jan 15, 2019
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2014Jan 8, 2014
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaFeb 1, 2010May 1, 2010
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2014Jan 8, 2014
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 15, 2019May 15, 2019
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoMar 1, 2020Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableMay 15, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaNov 22, 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 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

What changed since September 2021

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
EB-1VietnamCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-2VietnamCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-3VietnamCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-3 Other WorkersVietnamCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-4VietnamCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 15, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoMar 1, 2020Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersVietnamCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterVietnamCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterVietnamUnavailableno longer listeddropped

67 rows unchanged, 6 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 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 October 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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