The Dept. of State Visa Bulletin for October 2016 has arrived
Sep 14, 2016
| A. Application Final Action Dates for Family-Sponsored Preference Cases | |||||
| FAMILY-SPONSORED | All Chargeability Ares Except those Listed | CHINA – mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 22SEP09 | 22SEP09 | 22SEP09 | 01APR95 | 01AUG05 |
| F2A | 22DEC14 | 22DEC14 | 22DEC14 | 01DEC14 | 22DEC14 |
| F2B | 15MAR10 | 15MAR10 | 15MAR10 | 01OCT95 | 01JAN06 |
| F3 | 22DEC04 | 22DEC04 | 22DEC04 | 22NOV94 | 08JUL94 |
| F4 | 01NOV03 | 01MAY03 | 01DEC02 | 01MAY97 | 15APR93 |
| B. Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Visa Applications | |||||
| FAMILY-SPONSORED | All Chargeability Ares Except those Listed | CHINA – mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01JAN11 | 01JAN11 | 01JAN11 | 01JUN95 | 01MAY06 |
| F2A | 22NOV15 | 22NOV15 | 22NOV15 | 22NOV15 | 22NOV15 |
| F2B | 08FEB11 | 08FEB11 | 08FEB11 | 01JUN96 | 01FEB07 |
| F3 | 22AUG05 | 22AUG05 | 22AUG05 | 01MAY95 | 01JAN95 |
| F4 | 01JUL04 | 01JUL04 | 01MAY04 | 01DEC97 | 01APR94 |
| A. Application Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases | |||||
| EMPLOYMENT-BASED | All Chargeability Areas Except those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 15FEB12 | 15JAN07 | C | C |
| 3rd | 01JUN16 | 22JAN13 | 01MAR05 | 01JUN16 | 01DEC10 |
| Other Workers | 01JUN16 | 01JAN05 | 01MAR05 | 01JUN16 | 01DEC10 |
| 4th Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Preference | C | 22FEB14 | C | C | C |
