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December 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 1, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1ChinaFeb 1, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1IndiaFeb 1, 2011Jan 1, 2012
F1MexicoApr 1, 1996Nov 1, 1996
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2005Oct 1, 2007
F2AAll OtherDec 22, 2015Nov 1, 2016
F2AChinaDec 22, 2015Nov 1, 2016
F2AIndiaDec 22, 2015Nov 1, 2016
F2AMexicoNov 15, 2015Nov 1, 2016
F2APhilippinesDec 22, 2015Nov 1, 2016
F2BAll OtherNov 22, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BChinaNov 22, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BIndiaNov 22, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BMexicoJul 22, 1996Jan 1, 1997
F2BPhilippinesJul 1, 2006Sep 1, 2007
F3All OtherSep 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3ChinaSep 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3IndiaSep 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3MexicoMay 22, 1995Oct 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesMar 8, 1995Jun 15, 1995
F4All OtherJun 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4ChinaJun 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4IndiaNov 22, 2003Jun 22, 2004
F4MexicoOct 8, 1997Feb 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesAug 1, 1994Mar 1, 1995

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaJul 1, 2013Nov 15, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaNov 1, 2008Feb 8, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaMar 8, 2014Sep 1, 2015
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaOct 15, 2006Jan 1, 2008
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesJan 15, 2016Aug 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 1, 2006Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 15, 2006Jan 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 15, 2016Aug 1, 2016
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 8, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoApr 22, 2016Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 8, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoApr 22, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJul 15, 2014Oct 1, 2014
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJul 15, 2014Oct 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since November 2017

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJan 22, 2011Feb 1, 2011+10 days
F1ChinaJan 22, 2011Feb 1, 2011+10 days
F1IndiaJan 22, 2011Feb 1, 2011+10 days
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2007Jan 1, 2005-730 days
F2AAll OtherNov 15, 2015Dec 22, 2015+37 days
F2AChinaNov 15, 2015Dec 22, 2015+37 days
F2AIndiaNov 15, 2015Dec 22, 2015+37 days
F2AMexicoNov 1, 2015Nov 15, 2015+14 days
F2APhilippinesNov 15, 2015Dec 22, 2015+37 days
F2BAll OtherNov 15, 2010Nov 22, 2010+7 days
F2BChinaNov 15, 2010Nov 22, 2010+7 days
F2BIndiaNov 15, 2010Nov 22, 2010+7 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 2007Jul 1, 2006-184 days
F3All OtherAug 15, 2005Sep 8, 2005+24 days
F3ChinaAug 15, 2005Sep 8, 2005+24 days
F3IndiaAug 15, 2005Sep 8, 2005+24 days
F3MexicoMay 8, 1995May 22, 1995+14 days
F3PhilippinesMar 1, 1995Mar 8, 1995+7 days
F4All OtherMay 22, 2004Jun 8, 2004+17 days
F4ChinaMay 22, 2004Jun 8, 2004+17 days
F4IndiaOct 22, 2003Nov 22, 2003+31 days
F4PhilippinesJun 8, 1994Aug 1, 1994+54 days
EB-2ChinaJun 15, 2013Jul 1, 2013+16 days
EB-2IndiaOct 8, 2008Nov 1, 2008+24 days
EB-3ChinaFeb 1, 2014Mar 8, 2014+35 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 1, 2006Jul 1, 2006+91 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 1, 2015Nov 8, 2015+7 days
EB-4MexicoApr 1, 2016Apr 22, 2016+21 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 1, 2015Nov 8, 2015+7 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoApr 1, 2016Apr 22, 2016+21 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJul 1, 2014Jul 15, 2014+14 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJul 1, 2014Jul 15, 2014+14 days

41 rows unchanged, 2 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 December 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 December 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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