Visa Bulletin / History / September 2016
September 2016 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the August 2016 bulletin, 7 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 7 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 Philippines (+14 months); EB-3 Other Workers Philippines (+14 months); EB-2 India (+3 months); EB-3 India (+3 months).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 22 Feb 2005, EB-3 India 15 Feb 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 August 2016. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jan 2010 | 01 Jan 2010 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 22 Feb 2005▲ 3 months | 01 Jan 2010 | — | 01 Feb 2014 | 01 Feb 2014 |
| EB-3 | 15 Feb 2005▲ 3 months | 01 Jan 2010 | — | 01 May 2016▲ 2 months | 01 Jul 2010▲ 14 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Feb 2005▲ 3 months | 01 Jan 2004 | — | 01 May 2016▲ 2 months | 01 Jul 2010▲ 14 months |
| EB-4 | 01 Jan 2010 | Current | — | 01 Jan 2010 | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Aug 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 | 01 Jul 2009 | 01 Jun 2013 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jul 2005 | 01 May 2015 | — | Current | 01 Jan 2013 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jul 2005 | 01 Aug 2009 | — | Current | 01 Jan 2013 |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Aug 2016 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.