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December 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 OtherDec 1, 2009Jan 1, 2011
F1ChinaDec 1, 2009Jan 1, 2011
F1IndiaDec 1, 2009Jan 1, 2011
F1MexicoApr 15, 1995Jun 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesSep 15, 2005May 1, 2006
F2AAll OtherFeb 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AChinaFeb 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AIndiaFeb 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AMexicoFeb 15, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2APhilippinesFeb 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2BAll OtherMay 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BChinaMay 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BIndiaMay 8, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BMexicoOct 15, 1995Jun 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesMar 1, 2006Feb 1, 2007
F3All OtherFeb 15, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3ChinaFeb 15, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3IndiaFeb 15, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3MexicoDec 8, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesAug 15, 1994Jan 1, 1995
F4All OtherDec 22, 2003Jul 1, 2004
F4ChinaOct 1, 2003Jul 1, 2004
F4IndiaApr 1, 2003May 1, 2004
F4MexicoMay 15, 1997Dec 1, 1997
F4PhilippinesMay 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-2ChinaSep 22, 2012Mar 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-2IndiaFeb 1, 2008Apr 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2013May 1, 2014
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016-
EB-3IndiaMar 15, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2011Sep 1, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaNov 1, 2005Aug 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 1, 2016-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 15, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 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 CenterChinaMar 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 CenterChinaMar 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 November 2016

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherOct 22, 2009Dec 1, 2009▲ +40 days
F1ChinaOct 22, 2009Dec 1, 2009▲ +40 days
F1IndiaOct 22, 2009Dec 1, 2009▲ +40 days
F1MexicoApr 8, 1995Apr 15, 1995▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesSep 1, 2005Sep 15, 2005▲ +14 days
F2AAll OtherJan 22, 2015Feb 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F2AChinaJan 22, 2015Feb 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F2AIndiaJan 22, 2015Feb 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F2AMexicoJan 8, 2015Feb 15, 2015▲ +38 days
F2APhilippinesJan 22, 2015Feb 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F2BAll OtherApr 15, 2010May 8, 2010▲ +23 days
F2BChinaApr 15, 2010May 8, 2010▲ +23 days
F2BIndiaApr 15, 2010May 8, 2010▲ +23 days
F2BMexicoOct 8, 1995Oct 15, 1995▲ +7 days
F2BPhilippinesFeb 15, 2006Mar 1, 2006▲ +14 days
F3All OtherJan 22, 2005Feb 15, 2005▲ +24 days
F3ChinaJan 22, 2005Feb 15, 2005▲ +24 days
F3IndiaJan 22, 2005Feb 15, 2005▲ +24 days
F3MexicoDec 1, 1994Dec 8, 1994▲ +7 days
F3PhilippinesAug 8, 1994Aug 15, 1994▲ +7 days
F4All OtherDec 1, 2003Dec 22, 2003▲ +21 days
F4ChinaAug 1, 2003Oct 1, 2003▲ +61 days
F4IndiaFeb 15, 2003Apr 1, 2003▲ +45 days
F4MexicoMay 8, 1997May 15, 1997▲ +7 days
F4PhilippinesMay 8, 1993May 22, 1993▲ +14 days
EB-2ChinaJul 15, 2012Sep 22, 2012▲ +69 days
EB-2IndiaNov 1, 2007Feb 1, 2008▲ +92 days
EB-3ChinaApr 15, 2013Jul 1, 2013▲ +77 days
EB-3IndiaMar 8, 2005Mar 15, 2005▲ +7 days
EB-3PhilippinesApr 1, 2011Jun 1, 2011▲ +61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaSep 1, 2005Nov 1, 2005▲ +61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 8, 2005Mar 15, 2005▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesApr 1, 2011Jun 1, 2011▲ +61 days
EB-4MexicoCurrentJul 15, 2015changed designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoCurrentJul 15, 2015changed designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaMar 8, 2014Mar 22, 2014▲ +14 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaMar 8, 2014Mar 22, 2014▲ +14 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 December 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 December 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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