Visa Bulletin December 2017

Updated information for the December 2017 Visa Bulletin is now available.

The new tables include the consular filing dates and final visa issuance action.

If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin tables on Filing for Adjustment of Status (immigrant visa applications filed within the United States) click here.

These are the December 2017 Visa Bulletin tables for family-based or employment-based cases:

 

Final Action Dates for Family-Based Case Requests

Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 01FEB11 01FEB11 01FEB11 01APR96 01JAN05
F2A 22DEC15 22DEC15 22DEC15 15NOV15 22DEC15
F2B 22NOV10 22NOV10 22NOV10 22JUL96 01JUL06
F3 08SEP05 08SEP05 08SEP05 22MAY95 08MAR95
F4 08JUN04 08JUN04 22NOV03 08OCT97 01AUG94
22MAR05
22MAR05
22DEC10

Dates for Filing Family Based Case Applications

Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 01JAN12 01JAN12 01JAN12 01NOV96 01OCT07
F2A 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16 01NOV16
F2B 01SEP11 01SEP11 01SEP11 01JAN97 01SEP07
F3 01DEC05 01DEC05 01DEC05 01OCT95 15JUN95
F4 15NOV04 15NOV04 22JUN04 08FEB98 01MAR95

Employment-Based Case Applications Final Action Dates

Employ-
ment
based
All Charge-
ability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland
born
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C C
2nd C 01JUL13 C 01NOV08 C C
3rd C 08MAR14 C 15OCT06 C 15JAN16
Other Workers C 01JUL06 C 15OCT06 C 15JAN16
4th C C 08NOV15 C 22APR16 C
Certain Religious Workers C C 08NOV15 C 22APR16 C
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)
C 15JUL14 C C C C
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)
C 15JUL14 C C C C

Dates for Submitting Employment-Based Case Applications

Employ-
ment
based
All Charge-
ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed
CHINA-
mainland
born
EL
SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
INDIA MEXICO  PHILIPPINES 
1st C C C C C C
2nd C 15NOV13 C 08FEB09 C C
3rd C 01SEP15 C 01JAN08 C 01AUG16
Other Workers C 01JUN08 C 01JAN08 C 01AUG16
4th C C 15APR16 C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C 15APR16 C C C
5th
Non-Regional
Center
(C5 and T5)
C 01OCT14 C C C C
5th
Regional
Center
(I5 and R5)
C 01OCT14 C C C C


Recall that in October 2015, 
changed the process for submitting applications. Now, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services publish two tables for each visa preference category with the following information:In sections where a "C" is marked, it means that the category is current, and applications may be filed regardless of the applicant's priority date.

- Final Action Dates: dates on which immigrant visas can finally be issued.
- Dates for Filing: earliest date a person can file an application for an immigrant visa.

In order to determine when you can start the process to apply for an immigrant visa through consular channels or adjustment of status, you should check the lists every month.

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