Every category

Fifteen preference categories across five chargeability areas. Pace is measured against the all-areas column: how many months of cut-off the category covered per month of real time.

Employment-based

EB-1
Priority workers
C (current, no wait)
No dated series across the published range.
EB-2
Advanced degree or exceptional ability
C (current, no wait)
No dated series across the published range.
EB-3
Skilled workers and professionals
01SEPT24
Moved 17.1 months of cut-off in 11 months, all areas.
EB-3 Other Workers
Unskilled labour, under two years of training
01APR22
Moved 8.5 months of cut-off in 11 months, all areas.
EB-4
Certain special immigrants
15DEC22
Moved 29.5 months of cut-off in 11 months, all areas.
EB-4 Religious Workers
Non-minister special immigrant religious workers
15DEC22
No dated series across the published range.
EB-5 Unreserved
Investors outside the set-aside pools
C (current, no wait)
No dated series across the published range.
EB-5 Rural
Rural set-aside, 20 percent
C (current, no wait)
No dated series across the published range.
EB-5 High Unemployment
Targeted employment area set-aside, 10 percent
C (current, no wait)
No dated series across the published range.
EB-5 Infrastructure
Infrastructure set-aside, 2 percent
C (current, no wait)
No dated series across the published range.

Family-sponsored

F1
Unmarried adult children of citizens
22JAN20
Moved 38.4 months of cut-off in 11 months, all areas.
F2A
Spouses and minor children of permanent residents
22AUG26
Moved 30.7 months of cut-off in 11 months, all areas.
F2B
Unmarried adult children of permanent residents
22AUG19
Moved 33 months of cut-off in 11 months, all areas.
F3
Married children of citizens
22OCT14
Moved 37.5 months of cut-off in 11 months, all areas.
F4
Siblings of adult citizens
22OCT11
Moved 45.4 months of cut-off in 11 months, all areas.