Category History

EB-4 El Salvador, Guatemala & Honduras approval dates

EB-4 — Fourth Preference: Certain Special Immigrants

(no change) in the March 2023 bulletin

This month: Mar 15, 2018
Net movement: 8 years 2 months ahead
Typical pace, jumps excluded: about 2 weeks forward / bulletin
Bulletins tracked: 83
EB-4 · El Salvador, Guatemala & Honduras: cutoff dates from May 2016 to Mar 2023, now Mar 15, 2018 201820202022 20192010 Jul 2019: Largest advance since 2016 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Jun 2020: Largest advance since 2016 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Jul 2022: Largest advance since 2016 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Mar 15, 2018
Approval date Filing date Largest move in our archive (since Oct 2015), or since a named year U = Unavailable
Cutoff Mar 2018, Mar 2023 bulletin: 4 years 11 months behind4 years 11 months behindCutoff Mar 2018Mar 2023 bulletin

This archive holds 83 bulletins of the approval date (from the official Final Action Dates chart) for EB-4 El Salvador, Guatemala & Honduras, from May 2016 to March 2023. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 8 years 2 months, from January 1, 2010 to March 15, 2018 — about 1 month forward per bulletin month.

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Month to month, 35 advanced, 1 moved back, and 44 held unchanged. The category was paused in 1 month. As of March 2023 it is listed at March 15, 2018; the most recent change came in October 2022, when it advanced 4 months. Across 80 measured changes in the archive, the approval date cutoff typically moved forward about 2 weeks per bulletin, leaving out one exceptional jump. This archive holds 66 bulletins of the filing date (from the official Dates for Filing chart) for EB-4 El Salvador, Guatemala & Honduras, from October 2017 to March 2023. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 2 years, from April 15, 2016 to April 15, 2018 — about 2 weeks forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 18 advanced, 2 moved back, and 45 held unchanged. As of March 2023 it is listed at April 15, 2018; the most recent change came in October 2022, when it advanced 4 months.

Bulletin by bulletin

ONDJFMAMJJASFY23October 2022: advancedNovember 2022: heldDecember 2022: heldJanuary 2023: heldFebruary 2023: heldMarch 2023: heldFY22October 2021: heldNovember 2021: heldDecember 2021: heldJanuary 2022: heldFebruary 2022: heldMarch 2022: moved backApril 2022: heldMay 2022: heldJune 2022: heldJuly 2022: advancedAugust 2022: heldSeptember 2022: heldFY21October 2020: advancedNovember 2020: advancedDecember 2020: advancedJanuary 2021: advancedFebruary 2021: advancedMarch 2021: advancedApril 2021: advancedMay 2021: advancedJune 2021: advancedJuly 2021: advancedAugust 2021: advancedSeptember 2021: advancedFY20October 2019: advancedNovember 2019: heldDecember 2019: heldJanuary 2020: heldFebruary 2020: heldMarch 2020: advancedApril 2020: heldMay 2020: advancedJune 2020: advancedJuly 2020: advancedAugust 2020: advancedSeptember 2020: heldFY19October 2018: heldNovember 2018: heldDecember 2018: advancedJanuary 2019: heldFebruary 2019: advancedMarch 2019: heldApril 2019: advancedMay 2019: heldJune 2019: advancedJuly 2019: advancedAugust 2019: heldSeptember 2019: paused
Show all 8 years
FY18October 2017: advancedNovember 2017: heldDecember 2017: advancedJanuary 2018: advancedFebruary 2018: heldMarch 2018: heldApril 2018: advancedMay 2018: heldJune 2018: heldJuly 2018: advancedAugust 2018: heldSeptember 2018: advancedFY17October 2016: advancedNovember 2016: advancedDecember 2016: heldJanuary 2017: heldFebruary 2017: heldMarch 2017: heldApril 2017: heldMay 2017: heldJune 2017: heldJuly 2017: advancedAugust 2017: advancedSeptember 2017: advancedFY16May 2016: no comparisonJune 2016: heldJuly 2016: heldAugust 2016: heldSeptember 2016: held
advanced · 25held · 27moved back · 1paused · 1Counts cover the years shown above.

Every bulletin

BulletinCutoff dateChange
March 2023Mar 15, 2018 (no change)
February 2023Mar 15, 2018 (no change)
January 2023Mar 15, 2018 (no change)
December 2022Mar 15, 2018 (no change)
November 2022Mar 15, 2018 (no change)
October 2022Mar 15, 2018 (advanced 4 months)
September 2022Nov 8, 2017 (no change)
August 2022Nov 8, 2017 (no change)
July 2022Nov 8, 2017 (advanced 6 months)
June 2022May 1, 2017 (no change)
May 2022May 1, 2017 (no change)
April 2022May 1, 2017 (no change)
Show all 83 bulletins
BulletinCutoff dateChange
March 2022May 1, 2017 (moved back 22 months)
February 2022Mar 15, 2019 (no change)
January 2022Mar 15, 2019 (no change)
December 2021Mar 15, 2019 (no change)
November 2021Mar 15, 2019 (no change)
October 2021Mar 15, 2019 (no change)
September 2021Mar 15, 2019 (advanced 2 months)
August 2021Jan 1, 2019 (advanced 1 month)
July 2021Dec 1, 2018 (advanced 1 month)
June 2021Nov 1, 2018 (advanced 2 months)
May 2021Sep 1, 2018 (advanced 1 month)
April 2021Aug 1, 2018 (advanced 2 months)
March 2021Jun 1, 2018 (advanced 2 months)
February 2021Apr 15, 2018 (advanced 1 month)
January 2021Mar 1, 2018 (advanced 1 month)
December 2020Feb 1, 2018 (advanced 3 months)
November 2020Nov 1, 2017 (advanced 3 months)
October 2020Aug 1, 2017 (advanced 4 months)
September 2020Apr 1, 2017 (no change)
August 2020Apr 1, 2017 (advanced 2 months)
July 2020Feb 1, 2017 (advanced 2 months)
June 2020Dec 15, 2016 (advanced 4 months)
May 2020Aug 15, 2016 (advanced 1 month)
April 2020Jul 15, 2016 (no change)
March 2020Jul 15, 2016 (advanced 2 weeks)
February 2020Jul 1, 2016 (no change)
January 2020Jul 1, 2016 (no change)
December 2019Jul 1, 2016 (no change)
November 2019Jul 1, 2016 (no change)
October 2019Jul 1, 2016 (reopened)
September 2019U (was Jul 1, 2016)
August 2019Jul 1, 2016 (no change)
July 2019Jul 1, 2016 (advanced 3 months)
June 2019Mar 22, 2016 (advanced 2 weeks)
May 2019Mar 8, 2016 (no change)
April 2019Mar 8, 2016 (advanced 1 week)
March 2019Mar 1, 2016 (no change)
February 2019Mar 1, 2016 (advanced 1 week)
January 2019Feb 22, 2016 (no change)
December 2018Feb 22, 2016 (advanced 1 week)
November 2018Feb 15, 2016 (no change)
October 2018Feb 15, 2016 (no change)
September 2018Feb 15, 2016 (advanced 1 week)
August 2018Feb 8, 2016 (no change)
July 2018Feb 8, 2016 (advanced 2 months)
June 2018Dec 15, 2015 (no change)
May 2018Dec 15, 2015 (no change)
April 2018Dec 15, 2015 (advanced 2 weeks)
March 2018Dec 1, 2015 (no change)
February 2018Dec 1, 2015 (no change)
January 2018Dec 1, 2015 (advanced 3 weeks)
December 2017Nov 8, 2015 (advanced 1 week)
November 2017Nov 1, 2015 (no change)
October 2017Nov 1, 2015 (advanced 1 week)
September 2017Oct 22, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
August 2017Sep 15, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
July 2017Aug 15, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
June 2017Jul 15, 2015 (no change)
May 2017Jul 15, 2015 (no change)
April 2017Jul 15, 2015 (no change)
March 2017Jul 15, 2015 (no change)
February 2017Jul 15, 2015 (no change)
January 2017Jul 15, 2015 (no change)
December 2016Jul 15, 2015 (no change)
November 2016Jul 15, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
October 2016Jun 15, 2015 (advanced 5 years 5 months)
September 2016Jan 1, 2010 (no change)
August 2016Jan 1, 2010 (no change)
July 2016Jan 1, 2010 (no change)
June 2016Jan 1, 2010 (no change)
May 2016Jan 1, 2010

C = Current. U = Unavailable.

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