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September 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 OtherMay 1, 2010Jul 22, 2011
F1ChinaMay 1, 2010Jul 22, 2011
F1IndiaMay 1, 2010Jul 22, 2011
F1MexicoFeb 1, 1996Apr 1, 1996
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2007Sep 8, 2007
F2AAll OtherOct 1, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2AChinaOct 1, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2AIndiaOct 1, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2AMexicoSep 22, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2APhilippinesOct 1, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2BAll OtherNov 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BChinaNov 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BIndiaNov 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BMexicoJul 1, 1996Aug 8, 1996
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 2007Jul 22, 2007
F3All OtherJul 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3ChinaJul 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3IndiaJul 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3MexicoApr 8, 1995May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesFeb 15, 1995Mar 1, 1995
F4All OtherJan 1, 2002Nov 15, 2004
F4ChinaJan 1, 2002Nov 15, 2004
F4IndiaJan 1, 2002Jun 22, 2004
F4MexicoSep 15, 1997Jan 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesJun 1, 1994Feb 8, 1995

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaJan 1, 2012Current
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2012Current
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2016Current
EB-2ChinaMay 15, 2013Oct 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2016-
EB-2IndiaAug 22, 2008Feb 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2016Current
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2016Current
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2012Sep 1, 2015
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-3IndiaOct 15, 2006Jan 1, 2007
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesNov 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2004Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 15, 2006Jan 1, 2007
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesNov 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 22, 2015-
EB-4IndiaOct 22, 2015Current
EB-4MexicoOct 22, 2015Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 22, 2015-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaOct 22, 2015Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoOct 22, 2015Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJun 15, 2014Sep 1, 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 CenterChinaJun 15, 2014Sep 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since August 2017

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherDec 22, 2010May 1, 2010-235 days
F1ChinaDec 22, 2010May 1, 2010-235 days
F1IndiaDec 22, 2010May 1, 2010-235 days
F1PhilippinesOct 15, 2006Jan 1, 2007+78 days
F2AAll OtherSep 22, 2015Oct 1, 2015+9 days
F2AChinaSep 22, 2015Oct 1, 2015+9 days
F2AIndiaSep 22, 2015Oct 1, 2015+9 days
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2015Sep 22, 2015+21 days
F2APhilippinesSep 22, 2015Oct 1, 2015+9 days
F2BPhilippinesDec 8, 2006Jan 1, 2007+24 days
F3PhilippinesJan 22, 1995Feb 15, 1995+24 days
F4All OtherMay 8, 2004Jan 1, 2002-858 days
F4ChinaMay 8, 2004Jan 1, 2002-858 days
F4IndiaSep 22, 2003Jan 1, 2002-629 days
F4PhilippinesApr 8, 1994Jun 1, 1994+54 days
EB-2All OtherApr 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016+275 days
EB-2ChinaApr 22, 2013May 15, 2013+23 days
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016+275 days
EB-2IndiaJul 22, 2008Aug 22, 2008+31 days
EB-2MexicoApr 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016+275 days
EB-2PhilippinesApr 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016+275 days
EB-3IndiaJul 15, 2006Oct 15, 2006+92 days
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2015Nov 1, 2015+153 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 15, 2006Oct 15, 2006+92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2015Nov 1, 2015+153 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Sep 15, 2015Oct 22, 2015+37 days
EB-4IndiaSep 15, 2015Oct 22, 2015+37 days
EB-4MexicoSep 15, 2015Oct 22, 2015+37 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Sep 15, 2015Oct 22, 2015+37 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaSep 15, 2015Oct 22, 2015+37 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoSep 15, 2015Oct 22, 2015+37 days

42 rows unchanged, 6 retrogressions. 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 September 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 September 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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