Visa Bulletin November 2017

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

November 2017 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from November 1 to November 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	22JAN11	22JAN11	22JAN11	01APR96	01JAN07
F2A	15NOV15	15NOV15	15NOV15	01NOV15	15NOV15
F2B	15NOV10	15NOV10	15NOV10	22JUL96	01JAN07
F3	15AUG05	15AUG05	15AUG05	08MAY95	01MAR95
F4	22MAY04	22MAY04	22OCT03	08OCT97	08JUN94

"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	01JAN12	01JAN12	01JAN12	01NOV96	01OCT07
F2A	01NOV16	01NOV16	01NOV16	01NOV16	01NOV16
F2B	01SEP11	01SEP11	01SEP11	01JAN97	01SEP07
F3	01DEC05	01DEC05	01DEC05	01OCT95	15JUN95
F4	15NOV04	15NOV04	22JUN04	08FEB98	01MAR95

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	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	15JUN13	C	08OCT08	C	C
3rd	C	01FEB14	C	15OCT06	C	15JAN16
Other Workers	C	01APR06	C	15OCT06	C	15JAN16
4th	C	C	01NOV15	C	01APR16	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	01NOV15	C	01APR16	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	01JUL14	C	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	01JUL14	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.

Employ- ment based	All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	15NOV13	C	08FEB09	C	C
3rd	C	01SEP15	C	01JAN08	C	01AUG16
Other Workers	C	01JUN08	C	01JAN08	C	01AUG16
4th	C	C	15APR16	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	15APR16	C	C	C
5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)	C	01OCT14	C	C	C	C
5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)	C	01OCT14	C	C	C	C

Link: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2018/visa-bulletin-for-november-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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