Visa Bulletin from the Department of State (DOS)

EB visa bulletin is posted on this page as soon as it is released by DOS, for your convenience. We also keep bulletins from the past few months for comparison purposes. For family-based visa bulletin and other release notes, please visit this page from the DOS.

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Visa Bulletin for June 2008
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01APR04  01APR04  C C
3rd 01MAR06 22MAR03 01NOV01 01JUL02 01MAR06
Other
Workers
01JAN03 01JAN03 01JAN03 01JAN03 01JAN03
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employ-ment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C


Visa Bulletin for May 2008
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01JAN04  01JAN04 C C
3rd 01MAR06 22MAR03 01NOV01 01JUL02 01MAR06
Other
Workers
01JAN03 01JAN03 01JAN03 01JAN03 01JAN03
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employ-ment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C


Visa Bulletin for April 2008
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01DEC03  01DEC03 C C
3rd 01JUL05  08FEB03 01OCT01 01OCT01 01JUL05
Other
Workers
01MAR02 01MAR02 01MAR02 01MAR02 01MAR02
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employ-ment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C


Visa Bulletin for March 2008
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01DEC03  U C C
3rd 01JAN05  01DEC02 01AUG01 01MAY01 01JAN05
Other
Workers
01JAN02 01JAN02 01JAN02 01JAN02 01JAN02
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employ-ment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C


Visa Bulletin for February 2008
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01JAN03  U C C
3rd 01NOV02   15NOV01 08MAY01 22APR01 01NOV02
Other
Workers
01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employ-ment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C


Visa Bulletin for January 2008
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01JAN03  01JAN00 C C
3rd 15OCT02   01NOV01 01MAY01 22APR01 15OCT02
Other
Workers
01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C


Visa Bulletin for December 2007
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01JAN03  01JAN02 C C
3rd 01SEP02  15OCT01   01MAY01 22APR01 01SEP02
Other
Workers
01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C


Visa Bulletin for November 2007
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01JAN06 01APR04 C C
3rd 01AUG02 01SEP01 22APR01 22APR01 01AUG02
Other
Workers
01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C


Visa Bulletin for October 2007
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01JAN06 01APR04 C C
3rd 01AUG02 01SEP01 22APR01 22APR01 01AUG02
Other
Workers
01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01 01OCT01
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C


Visa Bulletin for September 2007
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07
2nd 01JAN07 01JAN06 01APR04 01JAN07 01JAN07
3rd 01AUG02 U U U 01AUG02
Other
Workers
U U U U U
4th 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07
Certain Religious Workers 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07
5th 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07
Targeted Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07 01JAN07


Visa Bulletin for August 2007
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st U U U U U
2nd U U U U U
3rd U U U U U
Other
Workers
U U U U U
4th U U U U U
Certain Religious Workers U U U U U
5th U U U U U
Targeted Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
U U U U U


Visa Bulletin for July 2007
Employment-Based

All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed

CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C C C C C
3rd C C C C C
Other
Workers
U U U U U
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
Iraqi & Afghani Translators C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C