Visa Bulletin Tracker

January 2016 Visa Bulletin

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

What changed

11 of 40 tracked cut-offs were unchanged.

Final Action Dates

Final Action Dates – employment-based
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2Current1 Feb 20121 Feb 2008▲ 245 d advancedCurrentCurrent
EB-31 Oct 2015▲ 30 d advanced1 Jul 2012▲ 77 d advanced15 May 2004▲ 23 d advanced1 Oct 2015▲ 30 d advanced1 Nov 2007▲ 92 d advanced
EB-3 Other Workers1 Oct 2015▲ 30 d advanced1 Dec 2006▲ 122 d advanced15 May 2004▲ 23 d advanced1 Oct 2015▲ 30 d advanced1 Nov 2007▲ 92 d advanced
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
Final Action Dates – family-sponsored
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F115 May 2008▲ 44 d advanced15 May 2008▲ 44 d advanced15 May 2008▲ 44 d advanced22 Dec 1994▲ 14 d advanced1 Jun 2003▲ 151 d advanced
F2A1 Aug 2014▲ 47 d advanced1 Aug 2014▲ 47 d advanced1 Aug 2014▲ 47 d advanced1 Jun 2014▲ 24 d advanced1 Aug 2014▲ 47 d advanced
F2B1 Apr 2009▲ 31 d advanced1 Apr 2009▲ 31 d advanced1 Apr 2009▲ 31 d advanced8 Sep 19951 Jan 2005▲ 31 d advanced
F31 Aug 2004▲ 31 d advanced1 Aug 2004▲ 31 d advanced1 Aug 2004▲ 31 d advanced1 Aug 1994▲ 24 d advanced1 Nov 1993▲ 10 d advanced
F422 Apr 2003▲ 31 d advanced22 Apr 2003▲ 31 d advanced22 Apr 2003▲ 31 d advanced1 Apr 199722 Jul 1992▲ 21 d advanced

Dates for Filing

Dates for Filing – employment-based
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2Current1 Jan 20131 Jul 2009CurrentCurrent
EB-31 Jan 2016▲ 122 d advanced1 Oct 20131 Jul 20051 Jan 2016▲ 122 d advanced1 Jan 2010
EB-3 Other Workers1 Jan 2016▲ 122 d advanced1 Jan 20071 Jul 20051 Jan 2016▲ 122 d advanced1 Jan 2010
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
Dates for Filing – family-sponsored
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F11 Oct 2009▲ 153 d advanced1 Oct 2009▲ 153 d advanced1 Oct 2009▲ 153 d advanced1 Apr 19951 Sep 2005
F2A15 Jun 2015▲ 106 d advanced15 Jun 2015▲ 106 d advanced15 Jun 2015▲ 106 d advanced15 Jun 2015▲ 106 d advanced15 Jun 2015▲ 106 d advanced
F2B15 Dec 2010▲ 167 d advanced15 Dec 2010▲ 167 d advanced15 Dec 2010▲ 167 d advanced1 Apr 19961 May 2005
F31 Aug 2005▲ 122 d advanced1 Aug 2005▲ 122 d advanced1 Aug 2005▲ 122 d advanced1 May 19951 Aug 1995
F41 May 2004▲ 90 d advanced1 May 2004▲ 90 d advanced1 May 2004▲ 90 d advanced1 Jun 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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