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March 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 OtherJun 1, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1ChinaJun 1, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1IndiaJun 1, 2010Jan 1, 2011
F1MexicoMay 15, 1995Jun 1, 1995
F1PhilippinesDec 15, 2005May 1, 2006
F2AAll OtherMay 8, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AChinaMay 8, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AIndiaMay 8, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2AMexicoApr 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2APhilippinesMay 8, 2015Nov 22, 2015
F2BAll OtherAug 15, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BChinaAug 15, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BIndiaAug 15, 2010Feb 8, 2011
F2BMexicoNov 22, 1995Jun 1, 1996
F2BPhilippinesMay 1, 2006Feb 1, 2007
F3All OtherApr 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3ChinaApr 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3IndiaApr 22, 2005Aug 22, 2005
F3MexicoDec 22, 1994May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesSep 8, 1994Jan 1, 1995
F4All OtherFeb 22, 2004Jul 1, 2004
F4ChinaFeb 22, 2004Jul 1, 2004
F4IndiaJul 22, 2003May 1, 2004
F4MexicoJun 1, 1997Dec 1, 1997
F4PhilippinesAug 1, 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-2ChinaDec 15, 2012Mar 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-2IndiaJun 1, 2008Apr 22, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherDec 1, 2016Current
EB-3ChinaMar 15, 2014May 1, 2014
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2016-
EB-3IndiaMar 22, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3MexicoDec 1, 2016Current
EB-3PhilippinesMar 15, 2012Sep 1, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherDec 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaFeb 1, 2006Aug 1, 2009
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Dec 1, 2016-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 22, 2005Jul 1, 2005
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoDec 1, 2016Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMar 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 1, 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 1, 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 February 2017

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherFeb 22, 2010Jun 1, 2010▲ +99 days
F1ChinaFeb 22, 2010Jun 1, 2010▲ +99 days
F1IndiaFeb 22, 2010Jun 1, 2010▲ +99 days
F1MexicoMay 8, 1995May 15, 1995▲ +7 days
F1PhilippinesDec 1, 2005Dec 15, 2005▲ +14 days
F2AAll OtherApr 15, 2015May 8, 2015▲ +23 days
F2AChinaApr 15, 2015May 8, 2015▲ +23 days
F2AIndiaApr 15, 2015May 8, 2015▲ +23 days
F2AMexicoApr 1, 2015Apr 22, 2015▲ +21 days
F2APhilippinesApr 15, 2015May 8, 2015▲ +23 days
F2BAll OtherJul 8, 2010Aug 15, 2010▲ +38 days
F2BChinaJul 8, 2010Aug 15, 2010▲ +38 days
F2BIndiaJul 8, 2010Aug 15, 2010▲ +38 days
F2BMexicoNov 8, 1995Nov 22, 1995▲ +14 days
F2BPhilippinesApr 8, 2006May 1, 2006▲ +23 days
F3All OtherMar 22, 2005Apr 22, 2005▲ +31 days
F3ChinaMar 22, 2005Apr 22, 2005▲ +31 days
F3IndiaMar 22, 2005Apr 22, 2005▲ +31 days
F3MexicoDec 15, 1994Dec 22, 1994▲ +7 days
F4All OtherFeb 8, 2004Feb 22, 2004▲ +14 days
F4ChinaJan 22, 2004Feb 22, 2004▲ +31 days
F4IndiaJun 15, 2003Jul 22, 2003▲ +37 days
F4MexicoMay 22, 1997Jun 1, 1997▲ +10 days
F4PhilippinesJun 22, 1993Aug 1, 1993▲ +40 days
EB-2ChinaNov 15, 2012Dec 15, 2012▲ +30 days
EB-2IndiaApr 15, 2008Jun 1, 2008▲ +47 days
EB-3All OtherOct 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +61 days
EB-3ChinaOct 1, 2013Mar 15, 2014▲ +165 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +61 days
EB-3MexicoOct 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +61 days
EB-3PhilippinesOct 15, 2011Mar 15, 2012▲ +152 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherOct 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 1, 2005Feb 1, 2006▲ +62 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoOct 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016▲ +61 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesOct 15, 2011Mar 15, 2012▲ +152 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaApr 15, 2014May 1, 2014▲ +16 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaApr 15, 2014May 1, 2014▲ +16 days

35 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 March 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 March 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: data@visabacklog.com.

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