Visa Bulletin / History / August 2018
August 2018 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the July 2018 bulletin, 9 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 6 moved forward and 3 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 China (+18 months); EB-3 Philippines (+5 months); EB-3 Other Workers Philippines (+5 months); EB-3 India (+2 months).
Moved back: EB-1 Mexico (retrogressed from Current); EB-1 Philippines (retrogressed from Current); EB-4 India (retrogressed from Current).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 15 Mar 2009, EB-3 India 01 Jan 2009.
Written automatically from the bulletin dates below; nothing here is a prediction. Not legal advice. Months marked Secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked; the official bulletin always wins.
Released in July 2018. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jan 2012 | 01 Jan 2012 | — | 01 May 2016retrogressed from Current | 01 May 2016retrogressed from Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Mar 2009 | 01 Mar 2015▲ 2 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jan 2009▲ 2 months | 01 Jul 2014▲ 18 months | — | Current | 01 Jun 2017▲ 5 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jan 2009▲ 2 months | 01 May 2007 | — | Current | 01 Jun 2017▲ 5 months |
| EB-4 | 08 Feb 2016retrogressed from Current | Current | — | 08 Feb 2016 | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jul 2018 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 22 May 2009 | 01 Apr 2015 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 May 2009 | 01 Jan 2016 | — | Current | 01 Jul 2017 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 May 2009 | 01 Jun 2008 | — | Current | 01 Jul 2017 |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jul 2018 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.