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Visa Bulletin for April 2002

Final action dates for family-sponsored and employment-based green cards, as published by the U.S. Department of State.

18 final action dates advanced and 1 retrogressed compared with March 2002. Biggest moves: F2B (Mexico) became unavailable; F3 (Philippines) advanced 2 months to Aug 15, 1988; F1 (Philippines) advanced 47 days to Dec 1, 1988.

Final Action Dates — April 2002

An immigrant visa or green card can be approved only if the priority date is earlier than the date shown. Changes compared with March 2002 are shown under each date.

Family	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	Mar 1, 1999 no change	Mar 1, 1999 no change	Mar 1, 1999 no change	Unavailable no change	Dec 1, 1988 +47 d
F2A	Dec 8, 1996 +23 d	Dec 8, 1996 +23 d	Dec 8, 1996 +23 d	Oct 22, 1994 no change	Dec 8, 1996 +23 d
F2B	Aug 8, 1993 +17 d	Aug 8, 1993 +17 d	Aug 8, 1993 +17 d	Unavailable unavailable	Aug 8, 1993 +17 d
F3	Jun 1, 1996 +17 d	Jun 1, 1996 +17 d	Jun 1, 1996 +17 d	Jul 1, 1992 no change	Aug 15, 1988 +2 mo
F4	Feb 15, 1990 +24 d	Feb 15, 1990 +24 d	Mar 15, 1989 +42 d	Feb 15, 1990 +24 d	Mar 1, 1980 +46 d

Employment	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-2	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-3	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-3 Other Workers	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-4	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-5 Unreserved	Current no change	— no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change

* "All countries" = All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed. "Current" means no backlog: any priority date qualifies. Dates are copied from the official bulletin; always confirm on travel.state.gov before acting.

Summary

What changed in the April 2002 Visa Bulletin?

F2B (Mexico) became unavailable; F3 (Philippines) advanced 2 months to Aug 15, 1988; F1 (Philippines) advanced 47 days to Dec 1, 1988; F4 (Philippines) advanced 46 days to Mar 1, 1980; F4 (India) advanced 42 days to Mar 15, 1989; F4 (all countries, China and Mexico) advanced 24 days to Feb 15, 1990; F2A (all countries, China, India and Philippines) advanced 23 days to Dec 8, 1996; F2B (all countries, China, India and Philippines) advanced 17 days to Aug 8, 1993.

Sources.

Visa Bulletin for April 2002 (travel.state.gov)

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.