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Visa Bulletin for July 2011

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

29 final action dates advanced and 0 retrogressed compared with June 2011. Biggest moves: EB-3 Other Workers (all countries, Mexico and Philippines) advanced 12.5 months to Nov 22, 2004; F2A (all countries, China, India and Philippines) advanced 7 months to Mar 22, 2008; F2A (Mexico) advanced 6.8 months to Feb 15, 2008.

Final Action Dates — July 2011

An immigrant visa or green card can be approved only if the priority date is earlier than the date shown. Changes compared with June 2011 are shown under each date.

Family	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	May 1, 2004 no change	May 1, 2004 no change	May 1, 2004 no change	Mar 8, 1993 +7 d	Apr 15, 1996 +53 d
F2A	Mar 22, 2008 +7 mo	Mar 22, 2008 +7 mo	Mar 22, 2008 +7 mo	Feb 15, 2008 +6.8 mo	Mar 22, 2008 +7 mo
F2B	Jul 1, 2003 +2.5 mo	Jul 1, 2003 +2.5 mo	Jul 1, 2003 +2.5 mo	Sep 22, 1992 +31 d	Sep 22, 2000 +3.5 mo
F3	Jul 15, 2001 +44 d	Jul 15, 2001 +44 d	Jul 15, 2001 +44 d	Nov 15, 1992 no change	Mar 22, 1992 +14 d
F4	Mar 8, 2000 no change	Mar 8, 2000 no change	Mar 8, 2000 no change	Mar 1, 1996 +15 d	May 15, 1988 +14 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	Mar 8, 2007 +4.7 mo	Mar 8, 2007 +4.7 mo	Current no change	Current no change
EB-3	Oct 8, 2005 +23 d	Jul 1, 2004 +47 d	May 1, 2002 +9 d	Jul 1, 2005 +6.3 mo	Oct 8, 2005 +23 d
EB-3 Other Workers	Nov 22, 2004 +12.5 mo	Apr 22, 2003 no change	May 1, 2002 +9 d	Nov 22, 2004 +12.5 mo	Nov 22, 2004 +12.5 mo
EB-4	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-5 Unreserved	Current no change	Current 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 July 2011 Visa Bulletin?

EB-3 Other Workers (all countries, Mexico and Philippines) advanced 12.5 months to Nov 22, 2004; F2A (all countries, China, India and Philippines) advanced 7 months to Mar 22, 2008; F2A (Mexico) advanced 6.8 months to Feb 15, 2008; EB-3 (Mexico) advanced 6.3 months to Jul 1, 2005; EB-2 (China and India) advanced 4.7 months to Mar 8, 2007; F2B (Philippines) advanced 3.5 months to Sep 22, 2000; F2B (all countries, China and India) advanced 2.5 months to Jul 1, 2003; F1 (Philippines) advanced 53 days to Apr 15, 1996.

Sources.

Visa Bulletin for July 2011 (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.