Visa Bulletin / History / October 2016
October 2016 Visa Bulletin: what changed
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Compared with the September 2016 bulletin, 16 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 16 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-1 India (became Current); EB-1 China (became Current); EB-2 Mexico (became Current); EB-2 Philippines (became Current).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 15 Jan 2007, EB-3 India 01 Mar 2005.
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 September 2016. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Jan 2007▲ 23 months | 15 Feb 2012▲ 2.1 years | — | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Mar 2005▲ 14 days | 22 Jan 2013▲ 3.1 years | — | 01 Jun 2016▲ 31 days | 01 Dec 2010▲ 5 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Mar 2005▲ 14 days | 01 Jan 2005▲ 12 months | — | 01 Jun 2016▲ 31 days | 01 Dec 2010▲ 5 months |
| EB-4 | Currentbecame Current | Current | — | Currentbecame Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 2016 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 | 22 Apr 2009▼ 2 months | 01 Mar 2013▼ 3 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jul 2005 | 01 May 2014▼ 12 months | — | Current | 01 Sep 2013▲ 8 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jul 2005 | 01 Aug 2009 | — | Current | 01 Sep 2013▲ 8 months |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 2016 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.