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October 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, 2010Jan 1, 2012
F1ChinaDec 22, 2010Jan 1, 2012
F1IndiaDec 22, 2010Jan 1, 2012
F1MexicoMar 1, 1996Nov 1, 1996
F1PhilippinesJan 1, 2007Oct 1, 2007
F2AAll OtherOct 22, 2015Nov 1, 2016
F2AChinaOct 22, 2015Nov 1, 2016
F2AIndiaOct 22, 2015Nov 1, 2016
F2AMexicoOct 15, 2015Nov 1, 2016
F2APhilippinesOct 22, 2015Nov 1, 2016
F2BAll OtherNov 8, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BChinaNov 8, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BIndiaNov 8, 2010Sep 1, 2011
F2BMexicoJul 15, 1996Jan 1, 1997
F2BPhilippinesJan 1, 2007Sep 1, 2007
F3All OtherJul 22, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3ChinaJul 22, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3IndiaJul 22, 2005Dec 1, 2005
F3MexicoApr 22, 1995Oct 1, 1995
F3PhilippinesFeb 22, 1995Jun 15, 1995
F4All OtherMay 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4ChinaMay 8, 2004Nov 15, 2004
F4IndiaOct 1, 2003Jun 22, 2004
F4MexicoOct 1, 1997Feb 8, 1998
F4PhilippinesJun 1, 1994Mar 1, 1995

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-1El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-1IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-2ChinaMay 22, 2013Nov 15, 2013
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-2IndiaSep 15, 2008Feb 8, 2009
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-3All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2014Sep 1, 2015
EB-3El Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3IndiaOct 15, 2006Jan 1, 2008
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3PhilippinesDec 1, 2015Aug 1, 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2006Jun 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaOct 15, 2006Jan 1, 2008
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesDec 1, 2015Aug 1, 2016
EB-4All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4ChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 1, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4IndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4MexicoMar 1, 2016Current
EB-4PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Nov 1, 2015Apr 15, 2016
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoMar 1, 2016Current
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJun 22, 2014Oct 1, 2014
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJun 22, 2014Oct 1, 2014
EB-5 Regional CenterEl Sal./Guat./Hond.CurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 Regional CenterPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since September 2017

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherMay 1, 2010Dec 22, 2010▲ +235 days
F1ChinaMay 1, 2010Dec 22, 2010▲ +235 days
F1IndiaMay 1, 2010Dec 22, 2010▲ +235 days
F1MexicoFeb 1, 1996Mar 1, 1996▲ +29 days
F2AAll OtherOct 1, 2015Oct 22, 2015▲ +21 days
F2AChinaOct 1, 2015Oct 22, 2015▲ +21 days
F2AIndiaOct 1, 2015Oct 22, 2015▲ +21 days
F2AMexicoSep 22, 2015Oct 15, 2015▲ +23 days
F2APhilippinesOct 1, 2015Oct 22, 2015▲ +21 days
F2BAll OtherNov 1, 2010Nov 8, 2010▲ +7 days
F2BChinaNov 1, 2010Nov 8, 2010▲ +7 days
F2BIndiaNov 1, 2010Nov 8, 2010▲ +7 days
F2BMexicoJul 1, 1996Jul 15, 1996▲ +14 days
F3All OtherJul 8, 2005Jul 22, 2005▲ +14 days
F3ChinaJul 8, 2005Jul 22, 2005▲ +14 days
F3IndiaJul 8, 2005Jul 22, 2005▲ +14 days
F3MexicoApr 8, 1995Apr 22, 1995▲ +14 days
F3PhilippinesFeb 15, 1995Feb 22, 1995▲ +7 days
F4All OtherJan 1, 2002May 8, 2004▲ +858 days
F4ChinaJan 1, 2002May 8, 2004▲ +858 days
F4IndiaJan 1, 2002Oct 1, 2003▲ +638 days
F4MexicoSep 15, 1997Oct 1, 1997▲ +16 days
EB-1ChinaJan 1, 2012Currentchanged designation
EB-1IndiaJan 1, 2012Currentchanged designation
EB-2All OtherJan 1, 2016Currentchanged designation
EB-2ChinaMay 15, 2013May 22, 2013▲ +7 days
EB-2El Sal./Guat./Hond.Jan 1, 2016Currentchanged designation
EB-2IndiaAug 22, 2008Sep 15, 2008▲ +24 days
EB-2MexicoJan 1, 2016Currentchanged designation
EB-2PhilippinesJan 1, 2016Currentchanged designation
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2012Jan 1, 2014▲ +731 days
EB-3PhilippinesNov 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015▲ +30 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2004Jan 1, 2006▲ +731 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesNov 1, 2015Dec 1, 2015▲ +30 days
EB-4El Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 22, 2015Nov 1, 2015▲ +10 days
EB-4IndiaOct 22, 2015Currentchanged designation
EB-4MexicoOct 22, 2015Mar 1, 2016▲ +131 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersEl Sal./Guat./Hond.Oct 22, 2015Nov 1, 2015▲ +10 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaOct 22, 2015Currentchanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoOct 22, 2015Mar 1, 2016▲ +131 days
EB-5 Non-Regional CenterChinaJun 15, 2014Jun 22, 2014▲ +7 days
EB-5 Regional CenterChinaJun 15, 2014Jun 22, 2014▲ +7 days

31 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 October 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 October 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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