Visa Bulletin / History / August 2017
August 2017 Visa Bulletin: what changed
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Compared with the July 2017 bulletin, 12 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 9 moved forward and 3 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 Mexico (became Current); EB-3 Other Workers Mexico (became Current); EB-3 Philippines (+13 months); EB-3 Other Workers Philippines (+13 months).
Moved back: EB-2 Mexico (retrogressed from Current); EB-2 Philippines (retrogressed from Current); EB-3 Other Workers China (−2.5 years).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 22 Jul 2008, EB-3 India 15 Jul 2006.
Written automatically from the bulletin dates below; nothing here is a prediction. Not legal advice. Months marked Secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked; the official bulletin always wins.
Released in July 2017. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jan 2012 | 01 Jan 2012 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 22 Jul 2008 | 22 Apr 2013▲ 31 days | — | 01 Apr 2015retrogressed from Current | 01 Apr 2015retrogressed from Current |
| EB-3 | 15 Jul 2006▲ 5 months | 01 Jan 2012 | — | Currentbecame Current | 01 Jun 2015▲ 13 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Jul 2006▲ 5 months | 01 Jan 2004▼ 2.5 years | — | Currentbecame Current | 01 Jun 2015▲ 13 months |
| EB-4 | 15 Sep 2015▲ 31 days | Current | — | 15 Sep 2015▲ 31 days | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jul 2017 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Feb 2009 | 01 Oct 2013 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jan 2007▲ 3 months | 01 Sep 2015 | — | Current | 01 Jan 2016▲ 6 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jan 2007▲ 3 months | 01 Jun 2008 | — | Current | 01 Jan 2016▲ 6 months |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jul 2017 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.