VisaBacklog
Menu

May 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.

← April 2017 · All bulletins · June 2017 →

Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherDec 8, 2010Jul 22, 2011
F1ChinaDec 8, 2010Jul 22, 2011
F1IndiaDec 8, 2010Jul 22, 2011
F1MexicoJun 15, 1995Apr 1, 1996
F1PhilippinesFeb 1, 2006Sep 8, 2007
F2AAll OtherJul 15, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2AChinaJul 15, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2AIndiaJul 15, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2AMexicoJun 22, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2APhilippinesJul 15, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2BAll OtherOct 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BChinaOct 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BIndiaOct 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BMexicoFeb 1, 1996Aug 8, 1996
F2BPhilippinesAug 1, 2006Jul 22, 2007
F3All OtherJun 15, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3ChinaJun 15, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3IndiaJun 15, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3MexicoJan 22, 1995May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesSep 22, 1994Feb 1, 1995
F4All OtherMay 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4ChinaMay 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4IndiaSep 8, 2003Jun 22, 2004
F4MexicoJul 1, 1997Jan 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesOct 15, 1993Feb 8, 1995

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-2ChinaFeb 8, 2013Oct 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-2IndiaJun 22, 2008Feb 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherMar 15, 2017Current
EB-3ChinaOct 1, 2014Sep 1, 2015
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 15, 2017-
EB-3IndiaMar 25, 2005Apr 22, 2006
EB-3MexicoMar 15, 2017Current
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2013Jul 1, 2014
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMar 15, 2017Current
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 8, 2006Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Mar 15, 2017-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 25, 2005Apr 22, 2006
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMar 15, 2017Current
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2013Jul 1, 2014
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 OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Unavailable-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJun 1, 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 OtherUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaUnavailableSep 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Unavailable-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoUnavailableCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesUnavailableCurrent

What changed since April 2017

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherOct 15, 2010Dec 8, 2010▲ +54 days
F1ChinaOct 15, 2010Dec 8, 2010▲ +54 days
F1IndiaOct 15, 2010Dec 8, 2010▲ +54 days
F1MexicoMay 22, 1995Jun 15, 1995▲ +24 days
F1PhilippinesJan 15, 2006Feb 1, 2006▲ +17 days
F2AAll OtherJun 8, 2015Jul 15, 2015▲ +37 days
F2AChinaJun 8, 2015Jul 15, 2015▲ +37 days
F2AIndiaJun 8, 2015Jul 15, 2015▲ +37 days
F2AMexicoMay 22, 2015Jun 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F2APhilippinesJun 8, 2015Jul 15, 2015▲ +37 days
F2BAll OtherSep 15, 2010Oct 1, 2010▲ +16 days
F2BChinaSep 15, 2010Oct 1, 2010▲ +16 days
F2BIndiaSep 15, 2010Oct 1, 2010▲ +16 days
F2BMexicoDec 22, 1995Feb 1, 1996▲ +41 days
F2BPhilippinesJun 15, 2006Aug 1, 2006▲ +47 days
F3All OtherMay 15, 2005Jun 15, 2005▲ +31 days
F3ChinaMay 15, 2005Jun 15, 2005▲ +31 days
F3IndiaMay 15, 2005Jun 15, 2005▲ +31 days
F3MexicoJan 8, 1995Jan 22, 1995▲ +14 days
F3PhilippinesSep 15, 1994Sep 22, 1994▲ +7 days
F4IndiaAug 15, 2003Sep 8, 2003▲ +24 days
F4MexicoJun 15, 1997Jul 1, 1997▲ +16 days
F4PhilippinesSep 8, 1993Oct 15, 1993▲ +37 days
EB-2ChinaJan 15, 2013Feb 8, 2013▲ +24 days
EB-3All OtherFeb 15, 2017Mar 15, 2017▲ +28 days
EB-3ChinaAug 15, 2014Oct 1, 2014▲ +47 days
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2017Mar 15, 2017▲ +28 days
EB-3IndiaMar 24, 2005Mar 25, 2005▲ +1 days
EB-3MexicoFeb 15, 2017Mar 15, 2017▲ +28 days
EB-3PhilippinesSep 15, 2012Jan 1, 2013▲ +108 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherFeb 15, 2017Mar 15, 2017▲ +28 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMar 1, 2006Mar 8, 2006▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Feb 15, 2017Mar 15, 2017▲ +28 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMar 24, 2005Mar 25, 2005▲ +1 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoFeb 15, 2017Mar 15, 2017▲ +28 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesSep 15, 2012Jan 1, 2013▲ +108 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jul 15, 2015Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJul 15, 2015Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaMay 22, 2014Jun 1, 2014▲ +10 days
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaMay 22, 2014Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentUnavailablechanged designation
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentUnavailablechanged designation

24 rows unchanged, 12 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 May 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 May 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.

VisaBacklog is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State or USCIS, and nothing on this site is legal advice.