Visa Bulletin / History / October 2018
October 2018 Visa Bulletin: what changed
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Compared with the September 2018 bulletin, 17 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 17 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-2 Mexico (became Current); EB-2 Philippines (became Current); EB-3 Mexico (became Current); EB-3 Other Workers Mexico (became Current).
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 September 2018. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jun 2016▲ 4.4 years | 01 Jun 2016▲ 4.4 years | — | 01 Apr 2017▲ 10 months | 01 Apr 2017▲ 10 months |
| EB-2 | 26 Mar 2009▲ 2.3 years | 01 Apr 2015▲ 2.3 years | — | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jan 2009▲ 6 years | 01 Jun 2015▲ 7 months | — | Currentbecame Current | 01 Jun 2017▲ 7 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jan 2009▲ 6 years | 01 May 2007 | — | Currentbecame Current | 01 Jun 2017▲ 7 months |
| EB-4 | Currentbecame Current | Current | — | 22 Oct 2016▲ 8 months | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 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 2017retrogressed from Current | 01 Oct 2017retrogressed from Current | — | 01 Jun 2018retrogressed from Current | 01 Jun 2018retrogressed from Current |
| EB-2 | 22 May 2009 | 15 Jun 2015▲ 2 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Oct 2009▲ 5 months | 08 Aug 2015▼ 5 months | — | Current | 01 Jul 2017 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Oct 2009▲ 5 months | 01 Jun 2008 | — | Current | 01 Jul 2017 |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 2018 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.