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Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing published for May 2017 (fiscal year 2017), with the change from April 2017. Official source: travel.state.gov .
What changed EB-3 (Philippines) advanced 108 days, from 15 Sep 2012 to 1 Jan 2013.F1 (Rest of World, China, India) advanced 54 days, from 15 Oct 2010 to 8 Dec 2010.EB-3 (China) advanced 47 days, from 15 Aug 2014 to 1 Oct 2014.F2B (Philippines) advanced 47 days, from 15 Jun 2006 to 1 Aug 2006.F2B (Mexico) advanced 41 days, from 22 Dec 1995 to 1 Feb 1996.F2A (Rest of World, China, India, Philippines) advanced 37 days, from 8 Jun 2015 to 15 Jul 2015.F4 (Philippines) advanced 37 days, from 8 Sep 1993 to 15 Oct 1993.F2A (Mexico) advanced 31 days, from 22 May 2015 to 22 Jun 2015.F3 (Rest of World, China, India) advanced 31 days, from 15 May 2005 to 15 Jun 2005.EB-3 (Rest of World, Mexico) advanced 28 days, from 15 Feb 2017 to 15 Mar 2017.EB-2 (China) advanced 24 days, from 15 Jan 2013 to 8 Feb 2013.F1 (Mexico) advanced 24 days, from 22 May 1995 to 15 Jun 1995.F4 (India) advanced 24 days, from 15 Aug 2003 to 8 Sep 2003.F1 (Philippines) advanced 17 days, from 15 Jan 2006 to 1 Feb 2006.F2B (Rest of World, China, India) advanced 16 days, from 15 Sep 2010 to 1 Oct 2010.F4 (Mexico) advanced 16 days, from 15 Jun 1997 to 1 Jul 1997.F3 (Mexico) advanced 14 days, from 8 Jan 1995 to 22 Jan 1995.F3 (Philippines) advanced 7 days, from 15 Sep 1994 to 22 Sep 1994.EB-3 (India) advanced 1 days, from 24 Mar 2005 to 25 Mar 2005.11 of 40 tracked cut-offs were unchanged.
Final Action Dates Final Action Dates – employment-based Category Rest of World China India Mexico Philippines EB-1 Current Current Current Current Current EB-2 Current 8 Feb 2013 ▲ 24 d advanced 22 Jun 2008 Current Current EB-3 15 Mar 2017 ▲ 28 d advanced 1 Oct 2014 ▲ 47 d advanced 25 Mar 2005 ▲ 1 d advanced 15 Mar 2017 ▲ 28 d advanced 1 Jan 2013 ▲ 108 d advanced EB-3 Other Workers 15 Mar 2017 ▲ 28 d advanced 8 Mar 2006 ▲ 7 d advanced 25 Mar 2005 ▲ 1 d advanced 15 Mar 2017 ▲ 28 d advanced 1 Jan 2013 ▲ 108 d advanced EB-4 Current Current Current 15 Jul 2015 Current
Dates for Filing Dates for Filing – employment-based Category Rest of World China India Mexico Philippines EB-1 Current Current Current Current Current EB-2 Current 1 Oct 2013 ▲ 214 d advanced 1 Feb 2009 ▼ 80 d retrogressed Current Current EB-3 Current 1 Sep 2015 ▲ 488 d advanced 22 Apr 2006 ▲ 295 d advanced Current 1 Jul 2014 ▲ 303 d advanced EB-3 Other Workers Current 1 Jun 2008 ▼ 426 d retrogressed 22 Apr 2006 ▲ 295 d advanced Current 1 Jul 2014 ▲ 303 d advanced EB-4 Current Current Current Current Current
Dates for Filing – family-sponsored Category Rest of World China India Mexico Philippines F1 22 Jul 2011 ▲ 202 d advanced 22 Jul 2011 ▲ 202 d advanced 22 Jul 2011 ▲ 202 d advanced 1 Apr 1996 ▲ 305 d advanced 8 Sep 2007 ▲ 495 d advanced F2A 8 Apr 2016 ▲ 138 d advanced 8 Apr 2016 ▲ 138 d advanced 8 Apr 2016 ▲ 138 d advanced 8 Apr 2016 ▲ 138 d advanced 8 Apr 2016 ▲ 138 d advanced F2B 1 Sep 2011 ▲ 205 d advanced 1 Sep 2011 ▲ 205 d advanced 1 Sep 2011 ▲ 205 d advanced 8 Aug 1996 ▲ 68 d advanced 22 Jul 2007 ▲ 171 d advanced F3 1 Dec 2005 ▲ 101 d advanced 1 Dec 2005 ▲ 101 d advanced 1 Dec 2005 ▲ 101 d advanced 1 May 1995 1 Feb 1995 ▲ 31 d advanced F4 15 Nov 2004 ▲ 137 d advanced 15 Nov 2004 ▲ 137 d advanced 22 Jun 2004 ▲ 52 d advanced 8 Jan 1998 ▲ 38 d advanced 8 Feb 1995 ▲ 313 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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