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January 2023 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, 2014Aug 8, 2016
F1ChinaDec 1, 2014Aug 8, 2016
F1IndiaDec 1, 2014Aug 8, 2016
F1MexicoNov 15, 2000Dec 1, 2002
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherCurrentCurrent
F2AChinaCurrentCurrent
F2AIndiaCurrentCurrent
F2AMexicoCurrentCurrent
F2APhilippinesCurrentCurrent
F2BAll OtherSep 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaSep 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaSep 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoJun 1, 2001Jan 1, 2002
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherNov 22, 2008Nov 8, 2009
F3ChinaNov 22, 2008Nov 8, 2009
F3IndiaNov 22, 2008Nov 8, 2009
F3MexicoNov 1, 1997Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Nov 8, 2003
F4All OtherMar 22, 2007Dec 15, 2007
F4ChinaMar 22, 2007Dec 15, 2007
F4IndiaSep 15, 2005Feb 22, 2006
F4MexicoAug 1, 2000Apr 1, 2001
F4PhilippinesAug 22, 2002Apr 22, 2004

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaFeb 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaFeb 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherNov 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
EB-2ChinaJun 8, 2019Jul 8, 2019
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
EB-2IndiaOct 8, 2011May 1, 2012
EB-2MexicoNov 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
EB-2PhilippinesNov 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaAug 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaJun 15, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJun 1, 2020Sep 8, 2022
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 22, 2013Nov 1, 2015
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 1, 2020Sep 8, 2022
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJun 15, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJun 1, 2020Sep 8, 2022
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2020Sep 8, 2022
EB-4All OtherJun 22, 2022Jul 22, 2022
EB-4ChinaJun 22, 2022Jul 22, 2022
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 15, 2018Apr 15, 2018
EB-4IndiaJun 22, 2022Jul 22, 2022
EB-4MexicoSep 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
EB-4PhilippinesJun 22, 2022Jul 22, 2022
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableJul 22, 2022
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableJul 22, 2022
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableApr 15, 2018
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableJul 22, 2022
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableOct 15, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableJul 22, 2022
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 UnreservedChinaMar 22, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-5 UnreservedEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaNov 8, 2019Dec 8, 2019
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since December 2022

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
EB-1ChinaCurrentFeb 1, 2022changed designation
EB-1IndiaCurrentFeb 1, 2022changed designation
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJun 22, 2013Dec 22, 2013+183 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherJun 22, 2022Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaJun 22, 2022Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 15, 2018Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaJun 22, 2022Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoSep 15, 2020Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesJun 22, 2022Unavailablechanged designation

76 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 January 2023 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 January 2023 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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