U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2016
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2016. Changes are against June 2016.
What changed from June 2016
Final Action Dates: 25 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 15 JAN 2009 to 22 MAR 2009.
- F1 China advanced 2 months, from 15 JAN 2009 to 22 MAR 2009.
- F1 India advanced 2 months, from 15 JAN 2009 to 22 MAR 2009.
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 22 FEB 1995 to 08 MAR 1995.
- F1 Philippines advanced 41 days, from 22 DEC 2004 to 01 FEB 2005.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 2014 to 15 NOV 2014.
- F2A China advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 2014 to 15 NOV 2014.
- F2A India advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 2014 to 15 NOV 2014.
- F2A Philippines advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 2014 to 15 NOV 2014.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 22 OCT 2009 to 08 DEC 2009.
- F2B China advanced 47 days, from 22 OCT 2009 to 08 DEC 2009.
- F2B India advanced 47 days, from 22 OCT 2009 to 08 DEC 2009.
- F2B Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2005 to 01 JUL 2005.
- F3 Philippines advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 1994 to 01 MAR 1994.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 08 AUG 2003 to 08 SEP 2003.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 1992 to 01 JAN 1993.
- EB-2 India advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 2004 to 01 NOV 2004.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 15 days, from 15 FEB 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- EB-3 India advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2004 to 22 OCT 2004.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 15 days, from 15 FEB 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2008 to 15 FEB 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 15 days, from 15 FEB 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2004 to 22 OCT 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 15 days, from 15 FEB 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2008 to 15 FEB 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers China retrogressed 40 months, from 22 APR 2007 to 01 JAN 2004.
- EB-4 Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2010.
Dates for Filing: 0 moved forward, 0 moved back
No Dates for Filing changed from June 2016.
Compared cell by cell with the June 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 July 2016 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 MAR 2009+2 mo | 22 MAR 2009+2 mo | 22 MAR 2009+2 mo | 08 MAR 1995+14 d | 01 FEB 2005+41 d |
| F2A | 15 NOV 2014+7 d | 15 NOV 2014+7 d | 15 NOV 2014+7 d | 01 SEP 2014no change | 15 NOV 2014+7 d |
| F2B | 08 DEC 2009+47 d | 08 DEC 2009+47 d | 08 DEC 2009+47 d | 08 SEP 1995no change | 01 JUL 2005+30 d |
| F3 | 01 DEC 2004no change | 01 DEC 2004no change | 01 DEC 2004no change | 22 OCT 1994no change | 01 MAR 1994+28 d |
| F4 | 08 SEP 2003+31 d | 01 JAN 2003no change | 01 JAN 2001no change | 15 APR 1997no change | 01 JAN 1993+31 d |
| 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 2010no change | 01 NOV 2004+31 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAR 2016+15 d | 01 JAN 2010no change | 22 OCT 2004+30 d | 01 MAR 2016+15 d | 15 FEB 2009+3 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 MAR 2016+15 d | 01 JAN 2004−40 mo | 22 OCT 2004+30 d | 01 MAR 2016+15 d | 15 FEB 2009+3 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2010cutoff imposed | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 FEB 2014no change | 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 2015no change | 15 OCT 2015no change | 15 OCT 2015no change | 15 OCT 2015no change | 15 OCT 2015no change |
| F2B | 15 DEC 2010no change | 15 DEC 2010no change | 15 DEC 2010no change | 15 MAY 1996no change | 01 JAN 2006no change |
| 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 1993no change |
| 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 2009no change | 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 July 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.