Visa Bulletin September 2017

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

September 2017 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from September 1 to September 30 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	01MAY10	01MAY10	01MAY10	01FEB96	01JAN07
F2A	01OCT15	01OCT15	01OCT15	22SEP15	01OCT15
F2B	01NOV10	01NOV10	01NOV10	01JUL96	01JAN07
F3	08JUL05	08JUL05	08JUL05	08APR95	15FEB95
F4	01JAN02	01JAN02	01JAN02	15SEP97	01JUN94

"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	01MAR95
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	01JAN16	15MAY13	01JAN16	22AUG08	01JAN16	01JAN16
3rd	C	01JAN12	C	15OCT06	C	01NOV15
Other Workers	C	01JAN04	C	15OCT06	C	01NOV15
4th	C	C	22OCT15	22OCT15	22OCT15	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	22OCT15	22OCT15	22OCT15	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-september-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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