Visa Bulletin Tracker

October 2016 Visa Bulletin

Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing published for October 2016 (fiscal year 2017), with the change from September 2016. Official source: travel.state.gov.

What changed

3 of 40 tracked cut-offs were unchanged.

Final Action Dates

Final Action Dates – employment-based
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CurrentCurrentnow CurrentCurrentnow CurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2Currentnow Current15 Feb 2012▲ 775 d advanced15 Jan 2007▲ 692 d advancedCurrentnow CurrentCurrentnow Current
EB-31 Jun 2016▲ 31 d advanced22 Jan 2013▲ 1117 d advanced1 Mar 2005▲ 14 d advanced1 Jun 2016▲ 31 d advanced1 Dec 2010▲ 153 d advanced
EB-3 Other Workers1 Jun 2016▲ 31 d advanced1 Jan 2005▲ 366 d advanced1 Mar 2005▲ 14 d advanced1 Jun 2016▲ 31 d advanced1 Dec 2010▲ 153 d advanced
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrentnow CurrentCurrentnow CurrentCurrent
Final Action Dates – family-sponsored
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F122 Sep 2009▲ 7 d advanced22 Sep 2009▲ 7 d advanced22 Sep 2009▲ 7 d advanced1 Apr 1995▲ 10 d advanced1 Aug 2005▲ 31 d advanced
F2A22 Dec 2014▲ 37 d advanced22 Dec 2014▲ 37 d advanced22 Dec 2014▲ 37 d advanced1 Dec 2014▲ 91 d advanced22 Dec 2014▲ 37 d advanced
F2B15 Mar 2010▲ 42 d advanced15 Mar 2010▲ 42 d advanced15 Mar 2010▲ 42 d advanced1 Oct 1995▲ 16 d advanced1 Jan 2006▲ 31 d advanced
F322 Dec 2004▲ 21 d advanced22 Dec 2004▲ 21 d advanced22 Dec 2004▲ 21 d advanced22 Nov 1994▲ 7 d advanced8 Jul 1994▲ 23 d advanced
F41 Nov 2003▲ 24 d advanced1 May 2003▲ 120 d advanced1 Dec 2002▲ 699 d advanced1 May 1997▲ 9 d advanced15 Apr 1993▲ 45 d advanced

Dates for Filing

Dates for Filing – employment-based
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2Current1 Mar 2013▼ 92 d retrogressed22 Apr 2009▼ 70 d retrogressedCurrentCurrent
EB-3Current1 May 2014▼ 365 d retrogressed1 Jul 2005Current1 Sep 2013▲ 243 d advanced
EB-3 Other WorkersCurrent1 Aug 20091 Jul 2005Current1 Sep 2013▲ 243 d advanced
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
Dates for Filing – family-sponsored
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F11 Jan 2011▲ 365 d advanced1 Jan 2011▲ 365 d advanced1 Jan 2011▲ 365 d advanced1 Jun 1995▲ 61 d advanced1 May 2006▲ 130 d advanced
F2A22 Nov 201522 Nov 201522 Nov 201522 Nov 201522 Nov 2015
F2B8 Feb 20118 Feb 20118 Feb 20111 Jun 1996▲ 10 d advanced1 Feb 2007▲ 365 d advanced
F322 Aug 200522 Aug 200522 Aug 20051 May 19951 Jan 1995▼ 212 d retrogressed
F41 Jul 2004▲ 16 d advanced1 Jul 2004▲ 16 d advanced1 May 20041 Dec 1997▼ 182 d retrogressed1 Apr 1994▲ 260 d advanced

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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