U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2017
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2017. Changes are against July 2017.
What changed from July 2017
Final Action Dates: 25 moved forward, 4 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 JAN 1996 to 01 FEB 1996.
- F1 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 2006 to 15 OCT 2006.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 2015 to 22 SEP 2015.
- F2A China advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 2015 to 22 SEP 2015.
- F2A India advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 2015 to 22 SEP 2015.
- F2A Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 AUG 2015 to 01 SEP 2015.
- F2A Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 2015 to 22 SEP 2015.
- F2B Mexico advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 1996 to 01 JUL 1996.
- F2B Philippines advanced 37 days, from 01 NOV 2006 to 08 DEC 2006.
- F3 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 22 MAR 1995 to 08 APR 1995.
- F3 Philippines advanced 38 days, from 15 DEC 1994 to 22 JAN 1995.
- F4 Mexico advanced 45 days, from 01 AUG 1997 to 15 SEP 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 52 days, from 15 FEB 1994 to 08 APR 1994.
- EB-2 China advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 2013 to 22 APR 2013.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from 08 JUN 2017 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 India advanced 5 months, from 15 FEB 2006 to 15 JUL 2006.
- EB-3 Mexico went from 08 JUN 2017 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 13 months, from 15 MAY 2014 to 01 JUN 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from 08 JUN 2017 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 5 months, from 15 FEB 2006 to 15 JUL 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from 08 JUN 2017 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 13 months, from 15 MAY 2014 to 01 JUN 2015.
- EB-4 India advanced 31 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 15 SEP 2015.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 15 SEP 2015.
- EB-5 China advanced 7 days, from 08 JUN 2014 to 15 JUN 2014.
- EB-2 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 01 APR 2015.
- EB-2 Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 APR 2015.
- EB-2 Philippines went from CURRENT to 01 APR 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers China retrogressed 30 months, from 15 JUL 2006 to 01 JAN 2004.
Dates for Filing: 4 moved forward, 0 moved back
- EB-3 India advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2006 to 01 JAN 2007.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 JUL 2015 to 01 JAN 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2006 to 01 JAN 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 JUL 2015 to 01 JAN 2016.
Compared cell by cell with the July 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 August 2017 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 DEC 2010no change | 22 DEC 2010no change | 22 DEC 2010no change | 01 FEB 1996+17 d | 15 OCT 2006+30 d |
| F2A | 22 SEP 2015+14 d | 22 SEP 2015+14 d | 22 SEP 2015+14 d | 01 SEP 2015+10 d | 22 SEP 2015+14 d |
| F2B | 01 NOV 2010no change | 01 NOV 2010no change | 01 NOV 2010no change | 01 JUL 1996+30 d | 08 DEC 2006+37 d |
| F3 | 08 JUL 2005no change | 08 JUL 2005no change | 08 JUL 2005no change | 08 APR 1995+17 d | 22 JAN 1995+38 d |
| F4 | 08 MAY 2004no change | 08 MAY 2004no change | 22 SEP 2003no change | 15 SEP 1997+45 d | 08 APR 1994+52 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2012no change | 01 JAN 2012no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 APR 2015cutoff imposed | 22 APR 2013+31 d | 22 JUL 2008no change | 01 APR 2015cutoff imposed | 01 APR 2015cutoff imposed |
| EB-3 | CURRENTbecame current | 01 JAN 2012no change | 15 JUL 2006+5 mo | CURRENTbecame current | 01 JUN 2015+13 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTbecame current | 01 JAN 2004−30 mo | 15 JUL 2006+5 mo | CURRENTbecame current | 01 JUN 2015+13 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 15 SEP 2015+31 d | 15 SEP 2015+31 d | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUN 2014+7 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 JUL 2011no change | 22 JUL 2011no change | 22 JUL 2011no change | 01 APR 1996no change | 08 SEP 2007no change |
| F2A | 08 APR 2016no change | 08 APR 2016no change | 08 APR 2016no change | 08 APR 2016no change | 08 APR 2016no change |
| F2B | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 SEP 2011no change | 08 AUG 1996no change | 22 JUL 2007no change |
| F3 | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 MAY 1995no change | 01 FEB 1995no change |
| F4 | 15 NOV 2004no change | 15 NOV 2004no change | 22 JUN 2004no change | 08 JAN 1998no change | 08 FEB 1995no 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 OCT 2013no change | 01 FEB 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2007+3 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016+6 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 JAN 2007+3 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016+6 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 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.