VisaBacklog

February 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 OtherFeb 22, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1ChinaFeb 22, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1IndiaFeb 22, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1MexicoMay 8, 1995Jun 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesDec 1, 2005May 1, 2006
F2AAll OtherApr 15, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AChinaApr 15, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AIndiaApr 15, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AMexicoApr 1, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2APhilippinesApr 15, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2BAll OtherJul 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BChinaJul 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BIndiaJul 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BMexicoNov 8, 1995Jun 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesApr 8, 2006Feb 1, 2007
F3All OtherMar 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3ChinaMar 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3IndiaMar 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3MexicoDec 15, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesSep 8, 1994Jan 1, 1995
F4All OtherFeb 8, 2004Jul 1, 2004
F4ChinaJan 22, 2004Jul 1, 2004
F4IndiaJun 15, 2003May 1, 2004
F4MexicoMay 22, 1997Dec 1, 1997
F4PhilippinesJun 22, 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-2ChinaNov 15, 2012Mar 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-2IndiaApr 15, 2008Apr 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherOct 1, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaOct 1, 2013May 1, 2014
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 1, 2016-
EB-3IndiaMar 22, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoOct 1, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesOct 15, 2011Sep 1, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 1, 2005Aug 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 1, 2016-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 22, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesOct 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 January 2017

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJan 8, 2010Feb 22, 2010+45 days
F1ChinaJan 8, 2010Feb 22, 2010+45 days
F1IndiaJan 8, 2010Feb 22, 2010+45 days
F1MexicoApr 22, 1995May 8, 1995+16 days
F1PhilippinesOct 1, 2005Dec 1, 2005+61 days
F2AAll OtherMar 22, 2015Apr 15, 2015+24 days
F2AChinaMar 22, 2015Apr 15, 2015+24 days
F2AIndiaMar 22, 2015Apr 15, 2015+24 days
F2AMexicoMar 8, 2015Apr 1, 2015+24 days
F2APhilippinesMar 22, 2015Apr 15, 2015+24 days
F2BAll OtherJun 8, 2010Jul 8, 2010+30 days
F2BChinaJun 8, 2010Jul 8, 2010+30 days
F2BIndiaJun 8, 2010Jul 8, 2010+30 days
F2BMexicoOct 15, 1995Nov 8, 1995+24 days
F3All OtherMar 1, 2005Mar 22, 2005+21 days
F3ChinaMar 1, 2005Mar 22, 2005+21 days
F3IndiaMar 1, 2005Mar 22, 2005+21 days
F3PhilippinesSep 1, 1994Sep 8, 1994+7 days
F4All OtherJan 22, 2004Feb 8, 2004+17 days
F4ChinaNov 22, 2003Jan 22, 2004+61 days
F4IndiaMay 15, 2003Jun 15, 2003+31 days
F4MexicoMay 15, 1997May 22, 1997+7 days
F4PhilippinesJun 8, 1993Jun 22, 1993+14 days
EB-2ChinaOct 15, 2012Nov 15, 2012+31 days
EB-3All OtherAug 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016+61 days
EB-3ChinaSep 8, 2013Oct 1, 2013+23 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Aug 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016+61 days
EB-3IndiaMar 15, 2005Mar 22, 2005+7 days
EB-3MexicoAug 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016+61 days
EB-3PhilippinesJul 22, 2011Oct 15, 2011+85 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherAug 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016+61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Aug 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016+61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 15, 2005Mar 22, 2005+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoAug 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016+61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJul 22, 2011Oct 15, 2011+85 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaApr 8, 2014Apr 15, 2014+7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaApr 8, 2014Apr 15, 2014+7 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 February 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 February 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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