Visa Bulletin July 2017 Predictions

For the official June 2017 Visa Bulletin, please click here: http://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-june-2017.aspx

Please see July 2017 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based):

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	15FEB11	15FEB11	15FEB11	15SEP95	01JUN06
F2A	08SEP15	08SEP15	08SEP15	15AUG15	08SEP15
F2B	22NOV10	22NOV10	22NOV10	22APR96	01NOV06
F3	15JUL05	15JUL05	15JUL05	01MAR95	01NOV94
F4	01JUN04	15JUN04	08DEC03	22JUL97	22DEC93

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	15SEP11	15SEP11	15SEP11	01MAY96	08NOV07
F2A	22APR16	22APR16	22APR16	22APR16	22APR16
F2B	22SEP11	22SEP11	22SEP11	15AUG96	08SEP07
F3	08DEC05	08DEC05	08DEC05	08MAY95	22FEB95
F4	01DEC04	01DEC04	15JUL04	01FEB98	08APR95

Employment Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Employment- based	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	01FEB12	01FEB12	C	C
2nd	C	08JUN13	22OCT08	C	C
3rd	22MAY17	22FEB15	01JUN05	22MAY17	15SEP13
Other Workers	22MAY17	TBD	01JUN05	22MAY17	15SEP13
4th	C	C	C	15AUG15	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	15AUG15	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	15JUN14	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	15JUN14	C	C	C

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Employment- based	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	08OCT13	22FEB09	C	C
3rd	C	08SEP15	15MAY06	C	15NOV14
Other Workers	C	TBD	15MAY06	C	15NOV14
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	01OCT14	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	01OCT14	C	C	C

Impt Notes:
(a) EB1 China/India will become current in October 2017 Visa Bulletin.
(b) EB3 China will retrogress in July/August 2017 VB.
(c) EB4 India will retrogress in July 2017 VB and will become current in October 2017 VB.

If you have not done it, please remember to add or update your I-130/NVC/I-140/I-485 case in the free GC tracker: http://www.mygcvisa.com/tracker/

It would be very useful to understand how USCIS is currently processing these cases. It would also help in estimating date movements in future visa bulletin.

The dates above have been calculated from data provided by USCIS/DOS. It does not include future demand (which can increase or decrease anytime). Hence data will keep changing every month.We will update these tables as we get more data from USCIS or DOS.

Similar to EB3 category movement, we have previously added a blog post for EB2 category forward movement. Please click here for FB category.

Next Steps: If priority date is current and

1. If applicant is inside US, they will have to file I-485: http://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/04/how-to-file-i-485-application.html

2. If applicant is outside US, it will be sent to NVC: http://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/09/nvc-consular-processing-steps.html

Recommended Reading:

• Frequently Asked Questions: USCIS Visa Bulletin
• Frequently Asked Questions: I-485 Pending Inventory

More Reading:

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