Visa Bulletin August 2017

For July 2017 Visa Bulletin, please click here: http://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-july-2017.aspx

August 2017 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from August 1 to August 31 only). Please see below for more details.

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	22DEC10	22DEC10	22DEC10	01FEB96	15OCT06
F2A	22SEP15	22SEP15	22SEP15	01SEP15	22SEP15
F2B	01NOV10	01NOV10	01NOV10	01JUL96	08DEC06
F3	08JUL05	08JUL05	08JUL05	08APR95	22JAN95
F4	08MAY04	08MAY04	22SEP03	15SEP97	08APR94

"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	22JUL11	22JUL11	22JUL11	01APR96	08SEP07
F2A	08APR16	08APR16	08APR16	08APR16	08APR16
F2B	01SEP11	01SEP11	01SEP11	08AUG96	22JUL07
F3	01DEC05	01DEC05	01DEC05	01MAY95	01FEB95
F4	15NOV04	15NOV04	22JUN04	08JAN98	08FEB95

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.

Employ- ment based	All Charge- ability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	01JAN12	C	01JAN12	C	C
2nd	01APR15	22APR13	01APR15	22JUL08	01APR15	01APR15
3rd	C	01JAN12	C	15JUL06	C	01JUN15
Other Workers	C	01JAN04	C	15JUL06	C	01JUN15
4th	C	C	15SEP15	15SEP15	15SEP15	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	15SEP15	15SEP15	15SEP15	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	15JUN14	C	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	15JUN14	C	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	01OCT13	01FEB09	C	C
3rd	C	01SEP15	01JAN07	C	01JAN16
Other Workers	C	01JUN08	01JAN07	C	01JAN16
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	01SEP14	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	01SEP14	C	C	C

Link: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-for-august-2017.html

Also See:

• Immigration News (updated every 15 minutes): http://www.mygcvisa.com/news/

• View all I-130/NVC/I-140/I-485 cases in the GC Tracker: http://www.mygcvisa.com/tracker/

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

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