Visa Bulletin / History / September 2017
September 2017 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the August 2017 bulletin, 10 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 10 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-2 Mexico (+9 months); EB-2 Philippines (+9 months); EB-3 Philippines (+5 months); EB-3 Other Workers Philippines (+5 months).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 22 Aug 2008, EB-3 India 15 Oct 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 August 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 Aug 2008▲ 31 days | 15 May 2013▲ 23 days | — | 01 Jan 2016▲ 9 months | 01 Jan 2016▲ 9 months |
| EB-3 | 15 Oct 2006▲ 3 months | 01 Jan 2012 | — | Current | 01 Nov 2015▲ 5 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Oct 2006▲ 3 months | 01 Jan 2004 | — | Current | 01 Nov 2015▲ 5 months |
| EB-4 | 22 Oct 2015▲ 37 days | Current | — | 22 Oct 2015▲ 37 days | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Aug 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 | 01 Sep 2015 | — | Current | 01 Jan 2016 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jan 2007 | 01 Jun 2008 | — | Current | 01 Jan 2016 |
| EB-4 | Current | Current | — | Current | Current |
| EB-5 unreserved | — | — | — | — | — |
▲ ▼ movement since the Aug 2017 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.