U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
June 2016
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for June 2016. Changes are against May 2016.
What changed from May 2016
Final Action Dates: 24 moved forward, 5 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 22 NOV 2008 to 15 JAN 2009.
- F1 China advanced 54 days, from 22 NOV 2008 to 15 JAN 2009.
- F1 India advanced 54 days, from 22 NOV 2008 to 15 JAN 2009.
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 1995 to 22 FEB 1995.
- F1 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2014 to 08 NOV 2014.
- F2A China advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2014 to 08 NOV 2014.
- F2A India advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2014 to 08 NOV 2014.
- F2A Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 AUG 2014 to 01 SEP 2014.
- F2A Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2014 to 08 NOV 2014.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 51 days, from 01 SEP 2009 to 22 OCT 2009.
- F2B China advanced 51 days, from 01 SEP 2009 to 22 OCT 2009.
- F2B India advanced 51 days, from 01 SEP 2009 to 22 OCT 2009.
- F2B Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 2005 to 01 JUN 2005.
- F3 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 OCT 1994 to 22 OCT 1994.
- F3 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 1994 to 01 FEB 1994.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2003 to 08 AUG 2003.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 APR 1997 to 15 APR 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 1992 to 01 DEC 1992.
- EB-3 India advanced 21 days, from 01 SEP 2004 to 22 SEP 2004.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 08 AUG 2008 to 01 NOV 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 21 days, from 01 SEP 2004 to 22 SEP 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 3 months, from 08 AUG 2008 to 01 NOV 2008.
- EB-5 China advanced 7 days, from 08 FEB 2014 to 15 FEB 2014.
- F4 China retrogressed 7 months, from 22 JUL 2003 to 01 JAN 2003.
- F4 India retrogressed 31 months, from 22 JUL 2003 to 01 JAN 2001.
- EB-2 China retrogressed 32 months, from 01 SEP 2012 to 01 JAN 2010.
- EB-2 India retrogressed 50 months, from 22 NOV 2008 to 01 OCT 2004.
- EB-3 China retrogressed 43 months, from 15 AUG 2013 to 01 JAN 2010.
Dates for Filing: 9 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 15 JUN 2015 to 15 OCT 2015.
- F2A China advanced 4 months, from 15 JUN 2015 to 15 OCT 2015.
- F2A India advanced 4 months, from 15 JUN 2015 to 15 OCT 2015.
- F2A Mexico advanced 4 months, from 15 JUN 2015 to 15 OCT 2015.
- F2A Philippines advanced 4 months, from 15 JUN 2015 to 15 OCT 2015.
- F2B Mexico advanced 44 days, from 01 APR 1996 to 15 MAY 1996.
- F2B Philippines advanced 8 months, from 01 MAY 2005 to 01 JAN 2006.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 1993 to 01 APR 1993.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 16 months, from 01 APR 2008 to 01 AUG 2009.
Compared cell by cell with the May 2016 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (73 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The June 2016 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 JAN 2009+54 d | 15 JAN 2009+54 d | 15 JAN 2009+54 d | 22 FEB 1995+14 d | 22 DEC 2004+3 mo |
| F2A | 08 NOV 2014+7 d | 08 NOV 2014+7 d | 08 NOV 2014+7 d | 01 SEP 2014+17 d | 08 NOV 2014+7 d |
| F2B | 22 OCT 2009+51 d | 22 OCT 2009+51 d | 22 OCT 2009+51 d | 08 SEP 1995no change | 01 JUN 2005+31 d |
| F3 | 01 DEC 2004no change | 01 DEC 2004no change | 01 DEC 2004no change | 22 OCT 1994+14 d | 01 FEB 1994+10 d |
| F4 | 08 AUG 2003+17 d | 01 JAN 2003−7 mo | 01 JAN 2001−31 mo | 15 APR 1997+7 d | 01 DEC 1992+2 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2010−32 mo | 01 OCT 2004−50 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 FEB 2016no change | 01 JAN 2010−43 mo | 22 SEP 2004+21 d | 15 FEB 2016no change | 01 NOV 2008+3 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 FEB 2016no change | 22 APR 2007no change | 22 SEP 2004+21 d | 15 FEB 2016no change | 01 NOV 2008+3 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 FEB 2014+7 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 OCT 2009no change | 01 OCT 2009no change | 01 OCT 2009no change | 01 APR 1995no change | 01 SEP 2005no change |
| F2A | 15 OCT 2015+4 mo | 15 OCT 2015+4 mo | 15 OCT 2015+4 mo | 15 OCT 2015+4 mo | 15 OCT 2015+4 mo |
| F2B | 15 DEC 2010no change | 15 DEC 2010no change | 15 DEC 2010no change | 15 MAY 1996+44 d | 01 JAN 2006+8 mo |
| F3 | 01 AUG 2005no change | 01 AUG 2005no change | 01 AUG 2005no change | 01 MAY 1995no change | 01 AUG 1995no change |
| F4 | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 JUN 1998no change | 01 APR 1993+3 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2013no change | 01 JUL 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2015no change | 01 JUL 2005no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2010no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2009+16 mo | 01 JUL 2005no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2010no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2015no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for June 2016, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.