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January 2024 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 OtherJan 1, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1ChinaJan 1, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1IndiaJan 1, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1MexicoMay 1, 2001Apr 1, 2005
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherNov 1, 2019Sep 1, 2023
F2AChinaNov 1, 2019Sep 1, 2023
F2AIndiaNov 1, 2019Sep 1, 2023
F2AMexicoOct 22, 2019Sep 1, 2023
F2APhilippinesNov 1, 2019Sep 1, 2023
F2BAll OtherOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaOct 1, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoOct 22, 2003Aug 1, 2004
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherApr 22, 2009Mar 1, 2010
F3ChinaApr 22, 2009Mar 1, 2010
F3IndiaApr 22, 2009Mar 1, 2010
F3MexicoSep 8, 1998Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Nov 8, 2003
F4All OtherMay 22, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4ChinaMay 22, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4IndiaNov 15, 2005Feb 22, 2006
F4MexicoSep 15, 2000Apr 15, 2001
F4PhilippinesOct 15, 2002Apr 22, 2004

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaJul 1, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-1IndiaSep 1, 2020Jan 1, 2021
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherNov 1, 2022Feb 15, 2023
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
EB-2IndiaMar 1, 2012May 15, 2012
EB-2MexicoNov 1, 2022Feb 15, 2023
EB-2PhilippinesNov 1, 2022Feb 15, 2023
EB-3All OtherAug 1, 2022Feb 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaSep 1, 2020Jul 1, 2021
EB-3IndiaJun 1, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3MexicoAug 1, 2022Feb 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesAug 1, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherSep 1, 2020Dec 15, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJun 1, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoSep 1, 2020Dec 15, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 2020May 15, 2020
EB-4All OtherMay 15, 2019Sep 1, 2019
EB-4ChinaMay 15, 2019Sep 1, 2019
EB-4IndiaMay 15, 2019Sep 1, 2019
EB-4MexicoMay 15, 2019Sep 1, 2019
EB-4PhilippinesMay 15, 2019Sep 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherMay 15, 2019Sep 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaMay 15, 2019Sep 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaMay 15, 2019Sep 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoMay 15, 2019Sep 1, 2019
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesMay 15, 2019Sep 1, 2019
EB-5 High UnemploymentAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructurePhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedChinaDec 8, 2015Jan 1, 2017
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaDec 1, 2020Apr 1, 2022
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since December 2023

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F2AAll OtherFeb 8, 2019Nov 1, 2019+266 days
F2AChinaFeb 8, 2019Nov 1, 2019+266 days
F2AIndiaFeb 8, 2019Nov 1, 2019+266 days
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2019Oct 22, 2019+263 days
F2APhilippinesFeb 8, 2019Nov 1, 2019+266 days
F2BAll OtherSep 22, 2015Oct 1, 2015+9 days
F2BChinaSep 22, 2015Oct 1, 2015+9 days
F2BIndiaSep 22, 2015Oct 1, 2015+9 days
F2BMexicoMay 1, 2002Oct 22, 2003+539 days
F3All OtherJan 8, 2009Apr 22, 2009+104 days
F3ChinaJan 8, 2009Apr 22, 2009+104 days
F3IndiaJan 8, 2009Apr 22, 2009+104 days
F3MexicoMar 22, 1998Sep 8, 1998+170 days
F4All OtherApr 22, 2007May 22, 2007+30 days
F4ChinaApr 22, 2007May 22, 2007+30 days
F4IndiaOct 8, 2005Nov 15, 2005+38 days
F4PhilippinesAug 22, 2002Oct 15, 2002+54 days
EB-1ChinaFeb 15, 2022Jul 1, 2022+136 days
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2017Sep 1, 2020+1339 days
EB-2All OtherJul 15, 2022Nov 1, 2022+109 days
EB-2ChinaOct 22, 2019Jan 1, 2020+71 days
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2012Mar 1, 2012+60 days
EB-2MexicoJul 15, 2022Nov 1, 2022+109 days
EB-2PhilippinesJul 15, 2022Nov 1, 2022+109 days
EB-3All OtherDec 1, 2021Aug 1, 2022+243 days
EB-3ChinaJan 22, 2020Sep 1, 2020+223 days
EB-3IndiaMay 1, 2012Jun 1, 2012+31 days
EB-3MexicoDec 1, 2021Aug 1, 2022+243 days
EB-3PhilippinesDec 1, 2021Aug 1, 2022+243 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherAug 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020+31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017+366 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMay 1, 2012Jun 1, 2012+31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoAug 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020+31 days
EB-4All OtherJan 1, 2019May 15, 2019+134 days
EB-4ChinaJan 1, 2019May 15, 2019+134 days
EB-4IndiaJan 1, 2019May 15, 2019+134 days
EB-4MexicoJan 1, 2019May 15, 2019+134 days
EB-4PhilippinesJan 1, 2019May 15, 2019+134 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableMay 15, 2019changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableMay 15, 2019changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableMay 15, 2019changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableMay 15, 2019changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableMay 15, 2019changed designation
EB-5 UnreservedChinaOct 1, 2015Dec 8, 2015+68 days
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaDec 15, 2018Dec 1, 2020+717 days

30 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 January 2024 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 2024 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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