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August 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 OtherDec 22, 2010Jul 22, 2011
F1ChinaDec 22, 2010Jul 22, 2011
F1IndiaDec 22, 2010Jul 22, 2011
F1MexicoFeb 1, 1996Apr 1, 1996
F1PhilippinesOct 15, 2006Sep 8, 2007
F2AAll OtherSep 22, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2AChinaSep 22, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2AIndiaSep 22, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2AMexicoSep 1, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2APhilippinesSep 22, 2015Apr 8, 2016
F2BAll OtherNov 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BChinaNov 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BIndiaNov 1, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BMexicoJul 1, 1996Aug 8, 1996
F2BPhilippinesDec 8, 2006Jul 22, 2007
F3All OtherJul 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3ChinaJul 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3IndiaJul 8, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3MexicoApr 8, 1995May 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesJan 22, 1995Feb 1, 1995
F4All OtherMay 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4ChinaMay 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4IndiaSep 22, 2003Jun 22, 2004
F4MexicoSep 15, 1997Jan 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesApr 8, 1994Feb 8, 1995

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaJan 1, 2012Current
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2012Current
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherApr 1, 2015Current
EB-2ChinaApr 22, 2013Oct 1, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Apr 1, 2015-
EB-2IndiaJul 22, 2008Feb 1, 2009
EB-2MexicoApr 1, 2015Current
EB-2PhilippinesApr 1, 2015Current
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2012Sep 1, 2015
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-3IndiaJul 15, 2006Jan 1, 2007
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesJun 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2004Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaJul 15, 2006Jan 1, 2007
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJun 1, 2015Jan 1, 2016
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Sep 15, 2015-
EB-4IndiaSep 15, 2015Current
EB-4MexicoSep 15, 2015Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Sep 15, 2015-
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaSep 15, 2015Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoSep 15, 2015Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJun 15, 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 OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJun 15, 2014Sep 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Current-
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since July 2017

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1MexicoJan 15, 1996Feb 1, 1996▲ +17 days
F1PhilippinesSep 15, 2006Oct 15, 2006▲ +30 days
F2AAll OtherSep 8, 2015Sep 22, 2015▲ +14 days
F2AChinaSep 8, 2015Sep 22, 2015▲ +14 days
F2AIndiaSep 8, 2015Sep 22, 2015▲ +14 days
F2AMexicoAug 22, 2015Sep 1, 2015▲ +10 days
F2APhilippinesSep 8, 2015Sep 22, 2015▲ +14 days
F2BMexicoJun 1, 1996Jul 1, 1996▲ +30 days
F2BPhilippinesNov 1, 2006Dec 8, 2006▲ +37 days
F3MexicoMar 22, 1995Apr 8, 1995▲ +17 days
F3PhilippinesDec 15, 1994Jan 22, 1995▲ +38 days
F4MexicoAug 1, 1997Sep 15, 1997▲ +45 days
F4PhilippinesFeb 15, 1994Apr 8, 1994▲ +52 days
EB-2All OtherCurrentApr 1, 2015changed designation
EB-2ChinaMar 22, 2013Apr 22, 2013▲ +31 days
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentApr 1, 2015changed designation
EB-2MexicoCurrentApr 1, 2015changed designation
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentApr 1, 2015changed designation
EB-3All OtherJun 8, 2017Currentchanged designation
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 8, 2017Currentchanged designation
EB-3IndiaFeb 15, 2006Jul 15, 2006▲ +150 days
EB-3MexicoJun 8, 2017Currentchanged designation
EB-3PhilippinesMay 15, 2014Jun 1, 2015▲ +382 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJun 8, 2017Currentchanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJul 15, 2006Jan 1, 2004▼ -926 days
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Jun 8, 2017Currentchanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaFeb 15, 2006Jul 15, 2006▲ +150 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJun 8, 2017Currentchanged designation
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 15, 2014Jun 1, 2015▲ +382 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Aug 15, 2015Sep 15, 2015▲ +31 days
EB-4IndiaAug 15, 2015Sep 15, 2015▲ +31 days
EB-4MexicoAug 15, 2015Sep 15, 2015▲ +31 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Aug 15, 2015Sep 15, 2015▲ +31 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaAug 15, 2015Sep 15, 2015▲ +31 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoAug 15, 2015Sep 15, 2015▲ +31 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJun 8, 2014Jun 15, 2014▲ +7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJun 8, 2014Jun 15, 2014▲ +7 days

36 rows unchanged, 1 retrogression. 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 August 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 August 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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