U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
September 2017
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for September 2017. Changes are against August 2017.
What changed from August 2017
Final Action Dates: 20 moved forward, 6 moved back
- F1 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 15 OCT 2006 to 01 JAN 2007.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 2015 to 01 OCT 2015.
- F2A China advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 2015 to 01 OCT 2015.
- F2A India advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 2015 to 01 OCT 2015.
- F2A Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 SEP 2015 to 22 SEP 2015.
- F2A Philippines advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 2015 to 01 OCT 2015.
- F2B Philippines advanced 24 days, from 08 DEC 2006 to 01 JAN 2007.
- F3 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 22 JAN 1995 to 15 FEB 1995.
- F4 Philippines advanced 54 days, from 08 APR 1994 to 01 JUN 1994.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 9 months, from 01 APR 2015 to 01 JAN 2016.
- EB-2 China advanced 23 days, from 22 APR 2013 to 15 MAY 2013.
- EB-2 India advanced 31 days, from 22 JUL 2008 to 22 AUG 2008.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 9 months, from 01 APR 2015 to 01 JAN 2016.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 9 months, from 01 APR 2015 to 01 JAN 2016.
- EB-3 India advanced 3 months, from 15 JUL 2006 to 15 OCT 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JUN 2015 to 01 NOV 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 3 months, from 15 JUL 2006 to 15 OCT 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JUN 2015 to 01 NOV 2015.
- EB-4 India advanced 37 days, from 15 SEP 2015 to 22 OCT 2015.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 37 days, from 15 SEP 2015 to 22 OCT 2015.
- F1 (all other countries) retrogressed 8 months, from 22 DEC 2010 to 01 MAY 2010.
- F1 China retrogressed 8 months, from 22 DEC 2010 to 01 MAY 2010.
- F1 India retrogressed 8 months, from 22 DEC 2010 to 01 MAY 2010.
- F4 (all other countries) retrogressed 28 months, from 08 MAY 2004 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F4 China retrogressed 28 months, from 08 MAY 2004 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F4 India retrogressed 21 months, from 22 SEP 2003 to 01 JAN 2002.
Dates for Filing: 1 moved forward, 0 moved back
Compared cell by cell with the August 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 September 2017 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 MAY 2010−8 mo | 01 MAY 2010−8 mo | 01 MAY 2010−8 mo | 01 FEB 1996no change | 01 JAN 2007+3 mo |
| F2A | 01 OCT 2015+9 d | 01 OCT 2015+9 d | 01 OCT 2015+9 d | 22 SEP 2015+21 d | 01 OCT 2015+9 d |
| F2B | 01 NOV 2010no change | 01 NOV 2010no change | 01 NOV 2010no change | 01 JUL 1996no change | 01 JAN 2007+24 d |
| F3 | 08 JUL 2005no change | 08 JUL 2005no change | 08 JUL 2005no change | 08 APR 1995no change | 15 FEB 1995+24 d |
| F4 | 01 JAN 2002−28 mo | 01 JAN 2002−28 mo | 01 JAN 2002−21 mo | 15 SEP 1997no change | 01 JUN 1994+54 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 JAN 2016+9 mo | 15 MAY 2013+23 d | 22 AUG 2008+31 d | 01 JAN 2016+9 mo | 01 JAN 2016+9 mo |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2012no change | 15 OCT 2006+3 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 NOV 2015+5 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2004no change | 15 OCT 2006+3 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 NOV 2015+5 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 22 OCT 2015+37 d | 22 OCT 2015+37 d | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUN 2014no change | 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 MAR 1995+28 d |
| 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 2007no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 JAN 2007no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016no change |
| 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 September 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.