December 2017 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from December 1 to December 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 | 01FEB11 | 01FEB11 | 01FEB11 | 01APR96 | 01JAN05 |
| F2A | 22DEC15 | 22DEC15 | 22DEC15 | 15NOV15 | 22DEC15 |
| F2B | 22NOV10 | 22NOV10 | 22NOV10 | 22JUL96 | 01JUL06 |
| F3 | 08SEP05 | 08SEP05 | 08SEP05 | 22MAY95 | 08MAR95 |
| F4 | 08JUN04 | 08JUN04 | 22NOV03 | 08OCT97 | 01AUG94 |
"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 | 01JUL13 | C | 01NOV08 | C | C |
| 3rd | C | 08MAR14 | C | 15OCT06 | C | 15JAN16 |
| Other Workers | C | 01JUL06 | C | 15OCT06 | C | 15JAN16 |
| 4th | C | C | 08NOV15 | C | 22APR16 | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 08NOV15 | C | 22APR16 | C |
| 5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | C | 15JUL14 | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Regional Center (I5 and R5) | C | 15JUL14 | 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 |
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/
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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F2a for december 2017 just released, it is december 22-2015
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