U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2017
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2017. Changes are against January 2017.
What changed from January 2017
Final Action Dates: 34 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 08 JAN 2010 to 22 FEB 2010.
- F1 China advanced 45 days, from 08 JAN 2010 to 22 FEB 2010.
- F1 India advanced 45 days, from 08 JAN 2010 to 22 FEB 2010.
- F1 Mexico advanced 16 days, from 22 APR 1995 to 08 MAY 1995.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2005 to 01 DEC 2005.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 MAR 2015 to 15 APR 2015.
- F2A China advanced 24 days, from 22 MAR 2015 to 15 APR 2015.
- F2A India advanced 24 days, from 22 MAR 2015 to 15 APR 2015.
- F2A Mexico advanced 24 days, from 08 MAR 2015 to 01 APR 2015.
- F2A Philippines advanced 24 days, from 22 MAR 2015 to 15 APR 2015.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 08 JUN 2010 to 08 JUL 2010.
- F2B China advanced 30 days, from 08 JUN 2010 to 08 JUL 2010.
- F2B India advanced 30 days, from 08 JUN 2010 to 08 JUL 2010.
- F2B Mexico advanced 24 days, from 15 OCT 1995 to 08 NOV 1995.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2005 to 22 MAR 2005.
- F3 China advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2005 to 22 MAR 2005.
- F3 India advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2005 to 22 MAR 2005.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 1994 to 08 SEP 1994.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 JAN 2004 to 08 FEB 2004.
- F4 China advanced 2 months, from 22 NOV 2003 to 22 JAN 2004.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 2003 to 15 JUN 2003.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 MAY 1997 to 22 MAY 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 1993 to 22 JUN 1993.
- EB-2 China advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2012 to 15 NOV 2012.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2016 to 01 OCT 2016.
- EB-3 China advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2013 to 01 OCT 2013.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 MAR 2005 to 22 MAR 2005.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2016 to 01 OCT 2016.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 22 JUL 2011 to 15 OCT 2011.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2016 to 01 OCT 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 15 MAR 2005 to 22 MAR 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2016 to 01 OCT 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 3 months, from 22 JUL 2011 to 15 OCT 2011.
- EB-5 China advanced 7 days, from 08 APR 2014 to 15 APR 2014.
Dates for Filing: 0 moved forward, 0 moved back
No Dates for Filing changed from January 2017.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2017 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 February 2017 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 FEB 2010+45 d | 22 FEB 2010+45 d | 22 FEB 2010+45 d | 08 MAY 1995+16 d | 01 DEC 2005+2 mo |
| F2A | 15 APR 2015+24 d | 15 APR 2015+24 d | 15 APR 2015+24 d | 01 APR 2015+24 d | 15 APR 2015+24 d |
| F2B | 08 JUL 2010+30 d | 08 JUL 2010+30 d | 08 JUL 2010+30 d | 08 NOV 1995+24 d | 08 APR 2006no change |
| F3 | 22 MAR 2005+21 d | 22 MAR 2005+21 d | 22 MAR 2005+21 d | 15 DEC 1994no change | 08 SEP 1994+7 d |
| F4 | 08 FEB 2004+17 d | 22 JAN 2004+2 mo | 15 JUN 2003+31 d | 22 MAY 1997+7 d | 22 JUN 1993+14 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 NOV 2012+31 d | 15 APR 2008no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 OCT 2016+2 mo | 01 OCT 2013+23 d | 22 MAR 2005+7 d | 01 OCT 2016+2 mo | 15 OCT 2011+3 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 OCT 2016+2 mo | 01 DEC 2005no change | 22 MAR 2005+7 d | 01 OCT 2016+2 mo | 15 OCT 2011+3 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2015no change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 APR 2014+7 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 February 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.