Visa Bulletin Tracker

January 2018 Visa Bulletin

Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing published for January 2018 (fiscal year 2018), with the change from December 2017. Official source: travel.state.gov.

What changed

12 of 40 tracked cut-offs were unchanged.

Final Action Dates

Final Action Dates – employment-based
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2Current8 Aug 2013▲ 38 d advanced22 Nov 2008▲ 21 d advancedCurrentCurrent
EB-3Current15 Apr 2014▲ 38 d advanced1 Nov 2006▲ 17 d advancedCurrent15 Feb 2016▲ 31 d advanced
EB-3 Other WorkersCurrent22 Dec 2006▲ 174 d advanced1 Nov 2006▲ 17 d advancedCurrent15 Feb 2016▲ 31 d advanced
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrent1 Jun 2016▲ 40 d advancedCurrent
Final Action Dates – family-sponsored
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F115 Mar 2011▲ 42 d advanced15 Mar 2011▲ 42 d advanced15 Mar 2011▲ 42 d advanced1 May 1996▲ 30 d advanced1 Jan 2005
F2A1 Feb 2016▲ 41 d advanced1 Feb 2016▲ 41 d advanced1 Feb 2016▲ 41 d advanced1 Jan 2016▲ 47 d advanced1 Feb 2016▲ 41 d advanced
F2B1 Dec 2010▲ 9 d advanced1 Dec 2010▲ 9 d advanced1 Dec 2010▲ 9 d advanced15 Aug 1996▲ 24 d advanced1 Jul 2006
F38 Oct 2005▲ 30 d advanced8 Oct 2005▲ 30 d advanced8 Oct 2005▲ 30 d advanced15 Jun 1995▲ 24 d advanced15 Mar 1995▲ 7 d advanced
F422 Jun 2004▲ 14 d advanced22 Jun 2004▲ 14 d advanced15 Dec 2003▲ 23 d advanced1 Nov 1997▲ 24 d advanced1 Sep 1994▲ 31 d advanced

Dates for Filing

Dates for Filing – employment-based
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
EB-2Current15 Nov 20138 Feb 2009CurrentCurrent
EB-3Current1 Sep 20151 Jan 2008Current1 Aug 2016
EB-3 Other WorkersCurrent1 Jun 20081 Jan 2008Current1 Aug 2016
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
Dates for Filing – family-sponsored
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F11 Jan 20121 Jan 20121 Jan 20121 Nov 19961 Oct 2007
F2A1 Nov 20161 Nov 20161 Nov 20161 Nov 20161 Nov 2016
F2B1 Sep 20111 Sep 20111 Sep 20111 Jan 19971 Sep 2007
F31 Dec 20051 Dec 20051 Dec 20051 Oct 199515 Jun 1995
F415 Nov 200415 Nov 200422 Jun 20048 Feb 19981 Mar 1995

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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