Visa Bulletin / History / November 2018
November 2018 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the October 2018 bulletin, 4 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 4 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-2 China (+44 days); EB-4 Mexico (+31 days); EB-3 Philippines (+7 days); EB-3 Other Workers Philippines (+7 days).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 26 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 October 2018. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jun 2016 | 01 Jun 2016 | — | 01 Apr 2017 | 01 Apr 2017 |
| EB-2 | 26 Mar 2009 | 15 May 2015▲ 44 days | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jan 2009 | 01 Jun 2015 | — | Current | 08 Jun 2017▲ 7 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jan 2009 | 01 May 2007 | — | Current | 08 Jun 2017▲ 7 days |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | 22 Nov 2016▲ 31 days | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Oct 2018 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Oct 2017 | 01 Oct 2017 | — | 01 Jun 2018 | 01 Jun 2018 |
| EB-2 | 22 May 2009 | 15 Jun 2015 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Oct 2009 | 08 Aug 2015 | — | Current | 01 Jul 2017 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Oct 2009 | 01 Jun 2008 | — | Current | 01 Jul 2017 |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Oct 2018 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.