U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
January 2017
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for January 2017. Changes are against December 2016.
What changed from December 2016
Final Action Dates: 34 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2009 to 08 JAN 2010.
- F1 China advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2009 to 08 JAN 2010.
- F1 India advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2009 to 08 JAN 2010.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 1995 to 22 APR 1995.
- F1 Philippines advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 2005 to 01 OCT 2005.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 28 days, from 22 FEB 2015 to 22 MAR 2015.
- F2A China advanced 28 days, from 22 FEB 2015 to 22 MAR 2015.
- F2A India advanced 28 days, from 22 FEB 2015 to 22 MAR 2015.
- F2A Mexico advanced 21 days, from 15 FEB 2015 to 08 MAR 2015.
- F2A Philippines advanced 28 days, from 22 FEB 2015 to 22 MAR 2015.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 08 MAY 2010 to 08 JUN 2010.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 08 MAY 2010 to 08 JUN 2010.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 08 MAY 2010 to 08 JUN 2010.
- F2B Philippines advanced 38 days, from 01 MAR 2006 to 08 APR 2006.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 15 FEB 2005 to 01 MAR 2005.
- F3 China advanced 14 days, from 15 FEB 2005 to 01 MAR 2005.
- F3 India advanced 14 days, from 15 FEB 2005 to 01 MAR 2005.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 DEC 1994 to 15 DEC 1994.
- F3 Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 AUG 1994 to 01 SEP 1994.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 DEC 2003 to 22 JAN 2004.
- F4 China advanced 52 days, from 01 OCT 2003 to 22 NOV 2003.
- F4 India advanced 44 days, from 01 APR 2003 to 15 MAY 2003.
- F4 Philippines advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 1993 to 08 JUN 1993.
- EB-2 China advanced 23 days, from 22 SEP 2012 to 15 OCT 2012.
- EB-2 India advanced 2 months, from 01 FEB 2008 to 15 APR 2008.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2016 to 01 AUG 2016.
- EB-3 China advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 2013 to 08 SEP 2013.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2016 to 01 AUG 2016.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 51 days, from 01 JUN 2011 to 22 JUL 2011.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2016 to 01 AUG 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2005 to 01 DEC 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2016 to 01 AUG 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 51 days, from 01 JUN 2011 to 22 JUL 2011.
- EB-5 China advanced 17 days, from 22 MAR 2014 to 08 APR 2014.
Dates for Filing: 0 moved forward, 0 moved back
No Dates for Filing changed from December 2016.
Compared cell by cell with the December 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 January 2017 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 JAN 2010+38 d | 08 JAN 2010+38 d | 08 JAN 2010+38 d | 22 APR 1995+7 d | 01 OCT 2005+16 d |
| F2A | 22 MAR 2015+28 d | 22 MAR 2015+28 d | 22 MAR 2015+28 d | 08 MAR 2015+21 d | 22 MAR 2015+28 d |
| F2B | 08 JUN 2010+31 d | 08 JUN 2010+31 d | 08 JUN 2010+31 d | 15 OCT 1995no change | 08 APR 2006+38 d |
| F3 | 01 MAR 2005+14 d | 01 MAR 2005+14 d | 01 MAR 2005+14 d | 15 DEC 1994+7 d | 01 SEP 1994+17 d |
| F4 | 22 JAN 2004+31 d | 22 NOV 2003+52 d | 15 MAY 2003+44 d | 15 MAY 1997no change | 08 JUN 1993+17 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 | 15 OCT 2012+23 d | 15 APR 2008+2 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 AUG 2016+31 d | 08 SEP 2013+2 mo | 15 MAR 2005no change | 01 AUG 2016+31 d | 22 JUL 2011+51 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 AUG 2016+31 d | 01 DEC 2005+30 d | 15 MAR 2005no change | 01 AUG 2016+31 d | 22 JUL 2011+51 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2015no change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 08 APR 2014+17 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2011no change | 01 JAN 2011no change | 01 JAN 2011no change | 01 JUN 1995no change | 01 MAY 2006no change |
| F2A | 22 NOV 2015no change | 22 NOV 2015no change | 22 NOV 2015no change | 22 NOV 2015no change | 22 NOV 2015no change |
| F2B | 08 FEB 2011no change | 08 FEB 2011no change | 08 FEB 2011no change | 01 JUN 1996no change | 01 FEB 2007no change |
| F3 | 22 AUG 2005no change | 22 AUG 2005no change | 22 AUG 2005no change | 01 MAY 1995no change | 01 JAN 1995no change |
| F4 | 01 JUL 2004no change | 01 JUL 2004no change | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 DEC 1997no change | 01 APR 1994no 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 MAR 2013no change | 22 APR 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2014no change | 01 JUL 2005no change | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2013no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2009no change | 01 JUL 2005no change | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2013no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUN 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for January 2017, 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.