Visa Bulletin Tracker

January 2021 Visa Bulletin

Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing published for January 2021 (fiscal year 2021), with the change from December 2020. Official source: travel.state.gov.

What changed

20 of 40 tracked cut-offs were unchanged.

Final Action Dates

Final Action Dates – employment-based
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1Current1 Sep 2019▲ 153 d advanced1 Sep 2019▲ 153 d advancedCurrentCurrent
EB-2Current1 Jun 2016▲ 31 d advanced8 Oct 2009▲ 7 d advancedCurrentCurrent
EB-3Current15 Dec 2017▲ 44 d advanced22 Mar 2010▲ 7 d advancedCurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersCurrent1 Mar 2009▲ 14 d advanced22 Mar 2010▲ 7 d advancedCurrentCurrent
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrent1 Dec 2018▲ 9 d advancedCurrent
Final Action Dates – family-sponsored
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F115 Sep 201415 Sep 201415 Sep 201415 Jan 1998▲ 7 d advanced1 Jan 2012▲ 17 d advanced
F2ACurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
F2B8 Jul 20158 Jul 20158 Jul 20151 May 1999▲ 23 d advanced15 Aug 2011▲ 14 d advanced
F38 Jul 2008▲ 23 d advanced8 Jul 2008▲ 23 d advanced8 Jul 2008▲ 23 d advanced22 Aug 1996▲ 21 d advanced1 Mar 2002▲ 14 d advanced
F48 Oct 2006▲ 16 d advanced8 Oct 2006▲ 16 d advanced15 Mar 2005▲ 7 d advanced1 Jul 1998▲ 9 d advanced1 Feb 2002▲ 31 d advanced

Dates for Filing

Dates for Filing – employment-based
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1Current1 Nov 20201 Nov 2020CurrentCurrent
EB-2Current1 Oct 201615 May 2011CurrentCurrent
EB-3Current1 Jun 20181 Jan 2014CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other WorkersCurrent1 Jul 2009▲ 61 d advanced1 Jan 2014CurrentCurrent
EB-4CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
Dates for Filing – family-sponsored
CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
F122 Jul 201522 Jul 201522 Jul 201522 Feb 20008 Oct 2012
F2A1 Aug 20201 Aug 20201 Aug 20201 Aug 20201 Aug 2020
F2B1 May 20161 May 20161 May 20161 Dec 19991 Apr 2012
F31 Jun 20091 Jun 20091 Jun 200915 Aug 200022 Dec 2002
F415 Sep 200715 Sep 200722 Nov 200522 Apr 19991 Sep 2002

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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