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May 2022 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 1, 2000May 1, 2001
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherCurrentCurrent
F2AChinaCurrentCurrent
F2AIndiaCurrentCurrent
F2AMexicoCurrentCurrent
F2APhilippinesCurrentCurrent
F2BAll OtherSep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2016
F2BChinaSep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2016
F2BIndiaSep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2016
F2BMexicoJan 1, 2001May 1, 2001
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherNov 22, 2008Aug 22, 2009
F3ChinaNov 22, 2008Aug 22, 2009
F3IndiaNov 22, 2008Aug 22, 2009
F3MexicoSep 15, 1997Mar 1, 2001
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Nov 8, 2003
F4All OtherMar 22, 2007Oct 1, 2007
F4ChinaMar 22, 2007Oct 1, 2007
F4IndiaSep 15, 2005Feb 22, 2006
F4MexicoJan 1, 2000Mar 1, 2001
F4PhilippinesAug 22, 2002Apr 22, 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-2ChinaMar 1, 2019Apr 1, 2019
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaSep 1, 2013Dec 1, 2014
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaMar 22, 2018Apr 1, 2018
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJan 15, 2012Jan 22, 2012
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 1, 2012Aug 1, 2015
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJan 15, 2012Jan 22, 2012
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.May 1, 2017Jun 15, 2017
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoApr 1, 2020Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.May 1, 2017Jun 15, 2017
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoApr 1, 2020Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructurePhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)ChinaNov 22, 2015Dec 15, 2015
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)PhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since April 2022

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
EB-2IndiaJul 8, 2013Sep 1, 2013+55 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableMay 1, 2017changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableApr 1, 2020changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 High UnemploymentAll Other—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 High UnemploymentChina—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 High UnemploymentEl Sal./Guat./Hond.—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 High UnemploymentIndia—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 High UnemploymentMexico—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 High UnemploymentPhilippines—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 InfrastructureAll Other—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 InfrastructureChina—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 InfrastructureEl Sal./Guat./Hond.—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 InfrastructureIndia—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 InfrastructureMexico—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 InfrastructurePhilippines—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Currentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Unavailableno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableno longer listeddropped
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableno longer listeddropped
EB-5 RuralAll Other—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 RuralChina—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 RuralEl Sal./Guat./Hond.—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 RuralIndia—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 RuralMexico—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 RuralPhilippines—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 UnreservedAll Other—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 UnreservedChina—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 UnreservedEl Sal./Guat./Hond.—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 UnreservedIndia—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 UnreservedMexico—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippines—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)All Other—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)China—Nov 22, 2015newly listed
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)El Sal./Guat./Hond.—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)India—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)Mexico—Currentnewly listed
EB-5 Unreserved (I5/R5)Philippines—Currentnewly listed

54 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 May 2022 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 May 2022 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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