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November 2016 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 22, 2009Jan 1, 2011
F1ChinaOct 22, 2009Jan 1, 2011
F1IndiaOct 22, 2009Jan 1, 2011
F1MexicoApr 8, 1995Jun 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesSep 1, 2005May 1, 2006
F2AAll OtherJan 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AChinaJan 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AIndiaJan 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AMexicoJan 8, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2APhilippinesJan 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2BAll OtherApr 15, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BChinaApr 15, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BIndiaApr 15, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BMexicoOct 8, 1995Jun 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesFeb 15, 2006Feb 1, 2007
F3All OtherJan 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3ChinaJan 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3IndiaJan 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3MexicoDec 1, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesAug 8, 1994Jan 1, 1995
F4All OtherDec 1, 2003Jul 1, 2004
F4ChinaAug 1, 2003Jul 1, 2004
F4IndiaFeb 15, 2003May 1, 2004
F4MexicoMay 8, 1997Dec 1, 1997
F4PhilippinesMay 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-2ChinaJul 15, 2012Mar 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-2IndiaNov 1, 2007Apr 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2013May 1, 2014
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016-
EB-3IndiaMar 8, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesApr 1, 2011Sep 1, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaSep 1, 2005Aug 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 8, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesApr 1, 2011Sep 1, 2013
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 15, 2015-
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoCurrentCurrent
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 WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaMar 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 CenterChinaMar 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 October 2016

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherSep 22, 2009Oct 22, 2009▲ +30 days
F1ChinaSep 22, 2009Oct 22, 2009▲ +30 days
F1IndiaSep 22, 2009Oct 22, 2009▲ +30 days
F1MexicoApr 1, 1995Apr 8, 1995▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesAug 1, 2005Sep 1, 2005▲ +31 days
F2AAll OtherDec 22, 2014Jan 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F2AChinaDec 22, 2014Jan 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F2AIndiaDec 22, 2014Jan 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F2AMexicoDec 1, 2014Jan 8, 2015▲ +38 days
F2APhilippinesDec 22, 2014Jan 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F2BAll OtherMar 15, 2010Apr 15, 2010▲ +31 days
F2BChinaMar 15, 2010Apr 15, 2010▲ +31 days
F2BIndiaMar 15, 2010Apr 15, 2010▲ +31 days
F2BMexicoOct 1, 1995Oct 8, 1995▲ +7 days
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 2006Feb 15, 2006▲ +45 days
F3All OtherDec 22, 2004Jan 22, 2005▲ +31 days
F3ChinaDec 22, 2004Jan 22, 2005▲ +31 days
F3IndiaDec 22, 2004Jan 22, 2005▲ +31 days
F3MexicoNov 22, 1994Dec 1, 1994▲ +9 days
F3PhilippinesJul 8, 1994Aug 8, 1994▲ +31 days
F4All OtherNov 1, 2003Dec 1, 2003▲ +30 days
F4ChinaMay 1, 2003Aug 1, 2003▲ +92 days
F4IndiaDec 1, 2002Feb 15, 2003▲ +76 days
F4MexicoMay 1, 1997May 8, 1997▲ +7 days
F4PhilippinesApr 15, 1993May 8, 1993▲ +23 days
EB-2ChinaFeb 15, 2012Jul 15, 2012▲ +151 days
EB-2IndiaJan 15, 2007Nov 1, 2007▲ +290 days
EB-3All OtherJun 1, 2016Jul 1, 2016▲ +30 days
EB-3ChinaJan 22, 2013Apr 15, 2013▲ +83 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 1, 2016Jul 1, 2016▲ +30 days
EB-3IndiaMar 1, 2005Mar 8, 2005▲ +7 days
EB-3MexicoJun 1, 2016Jul 1, 2016▲ +30 days
EB-3PhilippinesDec 1, 2010Apr 1, 2011▲ +121 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJun 1, 2016Jul 1, 2016▲ +30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2005Sep 1, 2005▲ +243 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 1, 2016Jul 1, 2016▲ +30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 1, 2005Mar 8, 2005▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJun 1, 2016Jul 1, 2016▲ +30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesDec 1, 2010Apr 1, 2011▲ +121 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 15, 2015Jul 15, 2015▲ +30 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableJul 15, 2015changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaFeb 22, 2014Mar 8, 2014▲ +14 days
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableMar 8, 2014changed designation
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.UnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrentchanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrentchanged designation

20 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 November 2016 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 November 2016 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: data@visabacklog.com.

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