Nov 2026 bulletinEB-2 · India 01 Nov 2013 · China 01 Oct 2021 · Rest of world 01 Apr 2025PERM~10.0 months

Visa Bulletin / History / November 2021

November 2021 Visa Bulletin: what changed

Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin

Compared with the October 2021 bulletin, 7 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 4 moved forward and 3 moved back.

Biggest moves forward: EB-2 China (+5 months); EB-2 India (+3 months); EB-4 Mexico (+31 days); EB-3 Other Workers China (+28 days).

Moved back: EB-3 India (−2 years); EB-3 China (−10 months); EB-3 Other Workers India (−2 years).

For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 01 Dec 2011, EB-3 India 15 Jan 2012.

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 October 2021. Official bulletin page.

Final Action Dates

CategoryIndiaChinaRest of worldMexicoPhilippines
EB-1 CurrentCurrent—CurrentCurrent
EB-2 01 Dec 2011▲ 3 months15 Nov 2018▲ 5 months—CurrentCurrent
EB-3 15 Jan 2012▼ 2 years22 Mar 2018▼ 10 months—CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other Workers 15 Jan 2012▼ 2 years01 Mar 2010▲ 28 days—CurrentCurrent
EB-4 CurrentCurrent—01 Apr 2020▲ 31 daysCurrent
EB-5 unreserved —————

▲ ▼ movement since the Oct 2021 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.

Dates for Filing

CategoryIndiaChinaRest of worldMexicoPhilippines
EB-1 CurrentCurrent—CurrentCurrent
EB-2 08 Jan 2013▲ 6 months01 Feb 2019▲ 5 months—CurrentCurrent
EB-3 22 Jan 2012▼ 2 years01 Apr 2018▼ 9 months—CurrentCurrent
EB-3 Other Workers 22 Jan 2012▼ 2 years01 May 2010—CurrentCurrent
EB-4 CurrentCurrent—CurrentCurrent
EB-5 unreserved —————

▲ ▼ movement since the Oct 2021 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.