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March 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 OtherFeb 8, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1ChinaFeb 8, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1IndiaFeb 8, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1MexicoMay 1, 2001Apr 1, 2005
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherJun 22, 2020Sep 1, 2023
F2AChinaJun 22, 2020Sep 1, 2023
F2AIndiaJun 22, 2020Sep 1, 2023
F2AMexicoJun 15, 2020Sep 1, 2023
F2APhilippinesJun 22, 2020Sep 1, 2023
F2BAll OtherNov 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaNov 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaNov 22, 2015Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoOct 22, 2003Aug 1, 2004
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherOct 1, 2009Mar 1, 2010
F3ChinaOct 1, 2009Mar 1, 2010
F3IndiaOct 1, 2009Mar 1, 2010
F3MexicoSep 8, 1998Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesJun 8, 2002Nov 8, 2003
F4All OtherJun 8, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4ChinaJun 8, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4IndiaDec 15, 2005Feb 22, 2006
F4MexicoOct 15, 2000Apr 15, 2001
F4PhilippinesJun 15, 2003Apr 22, 2004

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaJul 15, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-1IndiaOct 1, 2020Jan 1, 2021
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherNov 22, 2022Feb 15, 2023
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
EB-2IndiaMar 1, 2012May 15, 2012
EB-2MexicoNov 22, 2022Feb 15, 2023
EB-2PhilippinesNov 22, 2022Feb 15, 2023
EB-3All OtherSep 8, 2022Feb 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaSep 1, 2020Jul 1, 2021
EB-3IndiaJul 1, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3MexicoSep 8, 2022Feb 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesSep 8, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherSep 8, 2020Dec 15, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 1, 2012Aug 1, 2012
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoSep 8, 2020Dec 15, 2020
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 1, 2020May 15, 2020
EB-4All OtherDec 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-4ChinaDec 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-4IndiaDec 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-4MexicoDec 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-4PhilippinesDec 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherDec 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaDec 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaDec 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoDec 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesDec 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
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 15, 2015Jan 1, 2017
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaDec 1, 2020Apr 1, 2022
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since February 2024

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJan 1, 2015Feb 8, 2015+38 days
F1ChinaJan 1, 2015Feb 8, 2015+38 days
F1IndiaJan 1, 2015Feb 8, 2015+38 days
F2AAll OtherFeb 8, 2020Jun 22, 2020+135 days
F2AChinaFeb 8, 2020Jun 22, 2020+135 days
F2AIndiaFeb 8, 2020Jun 22, 2020+135 days
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2020Jun 15, 2020+135 days
F2APhilippinesFeb 8, 2020Jun 22, 2020+135 days
F2BAll OtherOct 1, 2015Nov 22, 2015+52 days
F2BChinaOct 1, 2015Nov 22, 2015+52 days
F2BIndiaOct 1, 2015Nov 22, 2015+52 days
F3All OtherApr 22, 2009Oct 1, 2009+162 days
F3ChinaApr 22, 2009Oct 1, 2009+162 days
F3IndiaApr 22, 2009Oct 1, 2009+162 days
F4All OtherMay 22, 2007Jun 8, 2007+17 days
F4ChinaMay 22, 2007Jun 8, 2007+17 days
F4IndiaNov 15, 2005Dec 15, 2005+30 days
F4MexicoSep 15, 2000Oct 15, 2000+30 days
F4PhilippinesOct 15, 2002Jun 15, 2003+243 days
EB-1ChinaJul 1, 2022Jul 15, 2022+14 days
EB-1IndiaSep 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020+30 days
EB-2All OtherNov 15, 2022Nov 22, 2022+7 days
EB-2MexicoNov 15, 2022Nov 22, 2022+7 days
EB-2PhilippinesNov 15, 2022Nov 22, 2022+7 days
EB-3All OtherSep 1, 2022Sep 8, 2022+7 days
EB-3MexicoSep 1, 2022Sep 8, 2022+7 days
EB-3PhilippinesSep 1, 2022Sep 8, 2022+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherSep 1, 2020Sep 8, 2020+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoSep 1, 2020Sep 8, 2020+7 days
EB-4All OtherMay 15, 2019Dec 1, 2019+200 days
EB-4ChinaMay 15, 2019Dec 1, 2019+200 days
EB-4IndiaMay 15, 2019Dec 1, 2019+200 days
EB-4MexicoMay 15, 2019Dec 1, 2019+200 days
EB-4PhilippinesMay 15, 2019Dec 1, 2019+200 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherMay 15, 2019Dec 1, 2019+200 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaMay 15, 2019Dec 1, 2019+200 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaMay 15, 2019Dec 1, 2019+200 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoMay 15, 2019Dec 1, 2019+200 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesMay 15, 2019Dec 1, 2019+200 days

36 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 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 March 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.

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