Archive · fiscal year 2015

Visa Bulletin for April 2015

Compared with March 2015: 31 lines moved forward, 1 retrogressed, current for all countries: EB-1, EB-2, EB-4, EB-4 Religious Workers.

Chart A

Final action dates

Family	All countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	Aug 1, 2007	Aug 1, 2007	Aug 1, 2007	Nov 1, 1994+10 d	Feb 1, 2005
F2A	Aug 1, 2013+40 d	Aug 1, 2013+40 d	Aug 1, 2013+40 d	Jul 8, 2013+47 d	Aug 1, 2013+40 d
F2B	Aug 22, 2008+45 d	Aug 22, 2008+45 d	Aug 22, 2008+45 d	Feb 1, 1995+31 d	Apr 1, 2004+10 d
F3	Feb 8, 2004+17 d	Feb 8, 2004+17 d	Feb 8, 2004+17 d	Apr 1, 1994+38 d	Aug 8, 1993+7 d
F4	Jun 15, 2002+31 d	Jun 15, 2002+31 d	Jun 15, 2002+31 d	Jul 8, 1997+37 d	Sep 22, 1991+14 d

Employment	All countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB-2	Current	Apr 1, 2011+7.0 mo	Sep 1, 2007+8.0 mo	Current	Current
EB-3	Oct 1, 2014+4.0 mo	Jan 1, 2011−9.7 mo	Jan 8, 2004+7 d	Oct 1, 2014+4.0 mo	Oct 1, 2014+4.0 mo
EB-3 Other Workers	Oct 1, 2014+4.0 mo	Aug 15, 2005	Jan 8, 2004+7 d	Oct 1, 2014+4.0 mo	Oct 1, 2014+4.0 mo
EB-4	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB-4 Religious Workers	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current

What moved

Moved forward 31

EB-2India+8.0 moSep 1, 2007
EB-2China+7.0 moApr 1, 2011
EB-3All countries+4.0 moOct 1, 2014
EB-3Mexico+4.0 moOct 1, 2014
EB-3Philippines+4.0 moOct 1, 2014
EB-3 Other WorkersAll countries+4.0 moOct 1, 2014
EB-3 Other WorkersMexico+4.0 moOct 1, 2014
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippines+4.0 moOct 1, 2014
Show all 31
- F2AMexico+47 dJul 8, 2013
- F2BAll countries+45 dAug 22, 2008
- F2BChina+45 dAug 22, 2008
- F2BIndia+45 dAug 22, 2008
- F2AAll countries+40 dAug 1, 2013
- F2AChina+40 dAug 1, 2013
- F2AIndia+40 dAug 1, 2013
- F2APhilippines+40 dAug 1, 2013
- F3Mexico+38 dApr 1, 1994
- F4Mexico+37 dJul 8, 1997
- F2BMexico+31 dFeb 1, 1995
- F4All countries+31 dJun 15, 2002
- F4China+31 dJun 15, 2002
- F4India+31 dJun 15, 2002
- F3All countries+17 dFeb 8, 2004
- F3China+17 dFeb 8, 2004
- F3India+17 dFeb 8, 2004
- F4Philippines+14 dSep 22, 1991
- F1Mexico+10 dNov 1, 1994
- F2BPhilippines+10 dApr 1, 2004
- F3Philippines+7 dAug 8, 1993
- EB-3India+7 dJan 8, 2004
- EB-3 Other WorkersIndia+7 dJan 8, 2004

Retrogressed 1

EB-3China−9.7 moJan 1, 2011

What the State Department said

Visa availability - China-mainland born
Employment Third Preference: The cut-off date for this category was advanced very rapidly during the past seven months, in an attempt to generate demand to ensure that all numbers under the annual limit could be made available. Item E in the November 2014 Visa Bulletin notified readers that this rapid movement could require "corrective" action as early as February, once demand began to materialize.
Continued heavy demand by applicants with very early priority dates has required a retrogression of this cut-off date for the month of April, to hold number use within the annual numerical limit. Potential forward movement of this cut-off date during the remainder of the fiscal year is dependent on the amount of demand received for applicants with very early priority dates.
Employment Fifth Preference: Item D of the February Visa Bulletin advised readers that the expected increase in demand would require the establishment of a cut-off date during the summer to hold number use within the annual numerical limit. The establishment of that date can be expected no later than June.
U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin for April 2015

Released Mar 11, 2015. Official text: travel.state.gov.