VisaBacklog

April 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 OtherOct 15, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1ChinaOct 15, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1IndiaOct 15, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1MexicoMay 22, 1995Jun 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesJan 15, 2006May 1, 2006
F2AAll OtherJun 8, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AChinaJun 8, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AIndiaJun 8, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AMexicoMay 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2APhilippinesJun 8, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2BAll OtherSep 15, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BChinaSep 15, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BIndiaSep 15, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BMexicoDec 22, 1995Jun 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesJun 15, 2006Feb 1, 2007
F3All OtherMay 15, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3ChinaMay 15, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3IndiaMay 15, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3MexicoJan 8, 1995May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesSep 15, 1994Jan 1, 1995
F4All OtherMay 8, 2004Jul 1, 2004
F4ChinaMay 8, 2004Jul 1, 2004
F4IndiaAug 15, 2003May 1, 2004
F4MexicoJun 15, 1997Dec 1, 1997
F4PhilippinesSep 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-2ChinaJan 15, 2013Mar 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-2IndiaJun 22, 2008Apr 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherFeb 15, 2017Current
EB-3ChinaAug 15, 2014May 1, 2014
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2017-
EB-3IndiaMar 24, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoFeb 15, 2017Current
EB-3PhilippinesSep 15, 2012Sep 1, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherFeb 15, 2017Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2006Aug 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2017-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 24, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoFeb 15, 2017Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesSep 15, 2012Sep 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 CenterChinaMay 22, 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 CenterChinaMay 22, 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 March 2017

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJun 1, 2010Oct 15, 2010+136 days
F1ChinaJun 1, 2010Oct 15, 2010+136 days
F1IndiaJun 1, 2010Oct 15, 2010+136 days
F1MexicoMay 15, 1995May 22, 1995+7 days
F1PhilippinesDec 15, 2005Jan 15, 2006+31 days
F2AAll OtherMay 8, 2015Jun 8, 2015+31 days
F2AChinaMay 8, 2015Jun 8, 2015+31 days
F2AIndiaMay 8, 2015Jun 8, 2015+31 days
F2AMexicoApr 22, 2015May 22, 2015+30 days
F2APhilippinesMay 8, 2015Jun 8, 2015+31 days
F2BAll OtherAug 15, 2010Sep 15, 2010+31 days
F2BChinaAug 15, 2010Sep 15, 2010+31 days
F2BIndiaAug 15, 2010Sep 15, 2010+31 days
F2BMexicoNov 22, 1995Dec 22, 1995+30 days
F2BPhilippinesMay 1, 2006Jun 15, 2006+45 days
F3All OtherApr 22, 2005May 15, 2005+23 days
F3ChinaApr 22, 2005May 15, 2005+23 days
F3IndiaApr 22, 2005May 15, 2005+23 days
F3MexicoDec 22, 1994Jan 8, 1995+17 days
F3PhilippinesSep 8, 1994Sep 15, 1994+7 days
F4All OtherFeb 22, 2004May 8, 2004+76 days
F4ChinaFeb 22, 2004May 8, 2004+76 days
F4IndiaJul 22, 2003Aug 15, 2003+24 days
F4MexicoJun 1, 1997Jun 15, 1997+14 days
F4PhilippinesAug 1, 1993Sep 8, 1993+38 days
EB-2ChinaDec 15, 2012Jan 15, 2013+31 days
EB-2IndiaJun 1, 2008Jun 22, 2008+21 days
EB-3All OtherDec 1, 2016Feb 15, 2017+76 days
EB-3ChinaMar 15, 2014Aug 15, 2014+153 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2016Feb 15, 2017+76 days
EB-3IndiaMar 22, 2005Mar 24, 2005+2 days
EB-3MexicoDec 1, 2016Feb 15, 2017+76 days
EB-3PhilippinesMar 15, 2012Sep 15, 2012+184 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherDec 1, 2016Feb 15, 2017+76 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaFeb 1, 2006Mar 1, 2006+28 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2016Feb 15, 2017+76 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 22, 2005Mar 24, 2005+2 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoDec 1, 2016Feb 15, 2017+76 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 15, 2012Sep 15, 2012+184 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaMay 1, 2014May 22, 2014+21 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaMay 1, 2014May 22, 2014+21 days

32 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 April 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 April 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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