VisaBacklog

January 2017 Visa Bulletin

Every category and country of chargeability this bulletin published, reproduced exactly as printed. Nothing here is estimated or filled in; Current and Unavailable are the bulletin's own designations.

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Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherJan 8, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1ChinaJan 8, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1IndiaJan 8, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1MexicoApr 22, 1995Jun 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesOct 1, 2005May 1, 2006
F2AAll OtherMar 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AChinaMar 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AIndiaMar 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AMexicoMar 8, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2APhilippinesMar 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2BAll OtherJun 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BChinaJun 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BIndiaJun 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BMexicoOct 15, 1995Jun 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesApr 8, 2006Feb 1, 2007
F3All OtherMar 1, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3ChinaMar 1, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3IndiaMar 1, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3MexicoDec 15, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesSep 1, 1994Jan 1, 1995
F4All OtherJan 22, 2004Jul 1, 2004
F4ChinaNov 22, 2003Jul 1, 2004
F4IndiaMay 15, 2003May 1, 2004
F4MexicoMay 15, 1997Dec 1, 1997
F4PhilippinesJun 8, 1993Apr 1, 1994

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-1IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaOct 15, 2012Mar 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-2IndiaApr 15, 2008Apr 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherAug 1, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaSep 8, 2013May 1, 2014
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Aug 1, 2016-
EB-3IndiaMar 15, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoAug 1, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesJul 22, 2011Sep 1, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherAug 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 1, 2005Aug 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Aug 1, 2016-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 15, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoAug 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJul 22, 2011Sep 1, 2013
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 15, 2015-
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoJul 15, 2015Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 15, 2015-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJul 15, 2015Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaApr 8, 2014Jun 15, 2014
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaApr 8, 2014Jun 15, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since December 2016

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherDec 1, 2009Jan 8, 2010+38 days
F1ChinaDec 1, 2009Jan 8, 2010+38 days
F1IndiaDec 1, 2009Jan 8, 2010+38 days
F1MexicoApr 15, 1995Apr 22, 1995+7 days
F1PhilippinesSep 15, 2005Oct 1, 2005+16 days
F2AAll OtherFeb 22, 2015Mar 22, 2015+28 days
F2AChinaFeb 22, 2015Mar 22, 2015+28 days
F2AIndiaFeb 22, 2015Mar 22, 2015+28 days
F2AMexicoFeb 15, 2015Mar 8, 2015+21 days
F2APhilippinesFeb 22, 2015Mar 22, 2015+28 days
F2BAll OtherMay 8, 2010Jun 8, 2010+31 days
F2BChinaMay 8, 2010Jun 8, 2010+31 days
F2BIndiaMay 8, 2010Jun 8, 2010+31 days
F2BPhilippinesMar 1, 2006Apr 8, 2006+38 days
F3All OtherFeb 15, 2005Mar 1, 2005+14 days
F3ChinaFeb 15, 2005Mar 1, 2005+14 days
F3IndiaFeb 15, 2005Mar 1, 2005+14 days
F3MexicoDec 8, 1994Dec 15, 1994+7 days
F3PhilippinesAug 15, 1994Sep 1, 1994+17 days
F4All OtherDec 22, 2003Jan 22, 2004+31 days
F4ChinaOct 1, 2003Nov 22, 2003+52 days
F4IndiaApr 1, 2003May 15, 2003+44 days
F4PhilippinesMay 22, 1993Jun 8, 1993+17 days
EB-2ChinaSep 22, 2012Oct 15, 2012+23 days
EB-2IndiaFeb 1, 2008Apr 15, 2008+74 days
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016+31 days
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2013Sep 8, 2013+69 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016+31 days
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016+31 days
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2011Jul 22, 2011+51 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016+31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaNov 1, 2005Dec 1, 2005+30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016+31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016+31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2011Jul 22, 2011+51 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaMar 22, 2014Apr 8, 2014+17 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaMar 22, 2014Apr 8, 2014+17 days

36 rows unchanged. Dates for filing movement is not shown here; both charts are in the tables above.

Where these numbers come from

Final action dates and dates for filing are taken from the January 2017 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. This page reproduces that bulletin's own record for every category and country it printed; for the full history of a single category and country, see its green card wait time page.

Source

Every date on this page comes from the January 2017 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Nothing here is estimated, interpolated or filled in, and the designations Current and Unavailable are reproduced exactly as printed.

This bulletin as published, archived copy of the page.

These figures were recovered from an archived capture of the bulletin rather than read from the live State Department page.

Backlog years, pace and projections are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page. Corrections: [email protected].

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