Archive · fiscal year 2007

Visa Bulletin for July 2007

Compared with May 2007: 28 lines moved forward, 0 retrogressed, current for all countries: EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-4, EB-4 Religious Workers.

Chart A

Final action dates

Family	All countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	Jul 1, 2001+47 d	Jul 1, 2001+47 d	Jul 1, 2001+47 d	Jan 1, 1991	Apr 22, 1992+31 d
F2A	Jun 1, 2002+54 d	Jun 1, 2002+54 d	Jun 1, 2002+54 d	Aug 1, 2001+7.0 mo	Jun 1, 2002+54 d
F2B	Feb 8, 1998+4.3 mo	Feb 8, 1998+4.3 mo	Jun 8, 1998+8.2 mo	Mar 8, 1992+7 d	Oct 1, 1996
F3	Jul 15, 1999+3.4 mo	Jul 15, 1999+3.4 mo	Jul 15, 1999+3.4 mo	Feb 8, 1988	Jan 1, 1985
F4	Aug 1, 1996+2.6 mo	Mar 1, 1996+3.3 mo	Feb 8, 1996+31 d	Jul 22, 1994+21 d	Apr 1, 1985+3.0 mo

Employment	All countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB-2	Current	Current+26.3 mo	Current+53.7 mo	Current	Current
EB-3	Current+47.0 mo	Current+59.0 mo	Current+73.8 mo	Current+73.5 mo	Current+47.0 mo
EB-3 Other Workers	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
EB-4	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB-4 Religious Workers	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current

What moved

Moved forward 28

EB-3India+73.8 moCurrent
EB-3Mexico+73.5 moCurrent
EB-3China+59.0 moCurrent
EB-2India+53.7 moCurrent
EB-3All countries+47.0 moCurrent
EB-3Philippines+47.0 moCurrent
EB-2China+26.3 moCurrent
F2BIndia+8.2 moJun 8, 1998
Show all 28
- F2AMexico+7.0 moAug 1, 2001
- F2BAll countries+4.3 moFeb 8, 1998
- F2BChina+4.3 moFeb 8, 1998
- F3All countries+3.4 moJul 15, 1999
- F3China+3.4 moJul 15, 1999
- F3India+3.4 moJul 15, 1999
- F4China+3.3 moMar 1, 1996
- F4Philippines+3.0 moApr 1, 1985
- F4All countries+2.6 moAug 1, 1996
- F2AAll countries+54 dJun 1, 2002
- F2AChina+54 dJun 1, 2002
- F2AIndia+54 dJun 1, 2002
- F2APhilippines+54 dJun 1, 2002
- F1All countries+47 dJul 1, 2001
- F1China+47 dJul 1, 2001
- F1India+47 dJul 1, 2001
- F1Philippines+31 dApr 22, 1992
- F4India+31 dFeb 8, 1996
- F4Mexico+21 dJul 22, 1994
- F2BMexico+7 dMar 8, 1992

What the State Department said

Employment third preference “other worker” category
The few remaining “Other Worker” numbers which were available for allocation were all used and the 5,000 annual numerical limit was reached during the month of June. It has therefore been necessary to make the Employment Third preference “Other Worker” category “Unavailable” for July, and it will remain so for the remainder of the fiscal year.
U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin for July 2007

Employment-based visa availability during the coming months
All Employment Preference categories except for Third “Other Workers” have been made “Current” for July. This has been done in an effort to generate increased demand by Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) for adjustment of status cases, and to maximize number use under the annual numerical limit. However, all readers should be alert to the possibility that not all Employment preferences will remain Current for the remainder of the fiscal year. Should the rate of demand for numbers be very heavy in the coming months, it could become necessary to retrogress some cut-off dates for September, most likely for China-mainland born and India, but also possibly for Mexico and Philippines. Severe cut-off date retrogressions are likely to occur early in FY-2008.
U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin for July 2007

Released Jun 12, 2007. Official text: travel.state.gov.