Visa Bulletin Tracker

October 2015 Visa Bulletin

Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing published for October 2015 (fiscal year 2016), with the change from September 2015. Official source: travel.state.gov.

What changed

10 of 40 tracked cut-offs were unchanged.

Final Action Dates

Final Action Dates – employment-based
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2Current1 Jan 2012▲ 2191 d advanced1 May 2005▼ 245 d retrogressedCurrentCurrent
EB-315 Aug 201515 Oct 2011▲ 2488 d advanced8 Mar 2004▼ 289 d retrogressed15 Aug 20151 Jan 2007▲ 740 d advanced
EB-3 Other Workers15 Aug 20151 Jan 2006▲ 731 d advanced8 Mar 2004▼ 289 d retrogressed15 Aug 20151 Jan 2007▲ 740 d advanced
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
Final Action Dates – family-sponsored
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F115 Jan 2008▲ 31 d advanced15 Jan 2008▲ 31 d advanced15 Jan 2008▲ 31 d advanced22 Nov 1994▲ 7 d advanced1 Jun 2001▲ 222 d advanced
F2A15 Apr 2014▲ 45 d advanced15 Apr 2014▲ 45 d advanced15 Apr 2014▲ 45 d advanced1 Mar 2014▲ 28 d advanced15 Apr 2014▲ 45 d advanced
F2B15 Jan 2009▲ 24 d advanced15 Jan 2009▲ 24 d advanced15 Jan 2009▲ 24 d advanced1 Aug 1995▲ 17 d advanced1 Oct 2004▲ 23 d advanced
F322 May 2004▲ 14 d advanced22 May 2004▲ 14 d advanced22 May 2004▲ 14 d advanced8 Jun 1994▲ 17 d advanced1 Oct 1993▲ 16 d advanced
F48 Feb 2003▲ 24 d advanced8 Feb 2003▲ 24 d advanced8 Feb 2003▲ 24 d advanced22 Mar 1997▲ 7 d advanced1 May 1992▲ 61 d advanced

Dates for Filing

Dates for Filing – employment-based
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2Current1 Jan 20131 Jul 2009CurrentCurrent
EB-31 Sep 20151 Oct 20131 Jul 20051 Sep 20151 Jan 2010
EB-3 Other Workers1 Sep 20151 Jan 20071 Jul 20051 Sep 20151 Jan 2010
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
Dates for Filing – family-sponsored
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F11 May 20091 May 20091 May 20091 Apr 19951 Sep 2005
F2A1 Mar 20151 Mar 20151 Mar 20151 Mar 20151 Mar 2015
F2B1 Jul 20101 Jul 20101 Jul 20101 Jan 19961 Jan 2005
F31 Apr 20051 Apr 20051 Apr 20051 May 19951 Aug 1995
F41 Feb 20041 Feb 20041 Feb 20041 May 19981 Jan 1993

Dates are exactly as published; C = Current, U = Unavailable. Some categories (EB-5 set-asides, EB-4 religious workers) are in the dataset. Priority dates earlier than the cut-off may be processed; see the FAQ.

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