U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
December 2015
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for December 2015. Changes are against November 2015.
What changed from November 2015
Final Action Dates: 36 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 39 days, from 22 FEB 2008 to 01 APR 2008.
- F1 China advanced 39 days, from 22 FEB 2008 to 01 APR 2008.
- F1 India advanced 39 days, from 22 FEB 2008 to 01 APR 2008.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 1994 to 08 DEC 1994.
- F1 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 2002 to 01 JAN 2003.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 2014 to 15 JUN 2014.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 2014 to 15 JUN 2014.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 2014 to 15 JUN 2014.
- F2A Mexico advanced 37 days, from 01 APR 2014 to 08 MAY 2014.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 2014 to 15 JUN 2014.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 08 FEB 2009 to 01 MAR 2009.
- F2B China advanced 21 days, from 08 FEB 2009 to 01 MAR 2009.
- F2B India advanced 21 days, from 08 FEB 2009 to 01 MAR 2009.
- F2B Mexico advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 1995 to 08 SEP 1995.
- F2B Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2004 to 01 DEC 2004.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 15 JUN 2004 to 01 JUL 2004.
- F3 China advanced 16 days, from 15 JUN 2004 to 01 JUL 2004.
- F3 India advanced 16 days, from 15 JUN 2004 to 01 JUL 2004.
- F3 Mexico advanced 23 days, from 15 JUN 1994 to 08 JUL 1994.
- F3 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 OCT 1993 to 22 OCT 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2003 to 22 MAR 2003.
- F4 China advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2003 to 22 MAR 2003.
- F4 India advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2003 to 22 MAR 2003.
- F4 Philippines advanced 16 days, from 15 JUN 1992 to 01 JUL 1992.
- EB-2 India advanced 10 months, from 01 AUG 2006 to 01 JUN 2007.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 01 SEP 2015.
- EB-3 China advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2012 to 15 APR 2012.
- EB-3 India advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2004 to 22 APR 2004.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 01 SEP 2015.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 47 days, from 15 JUN 2007 to 01 AUG 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 01 SEP 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 4 months, from 01 APR 2006 to 01 AUG 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2004 to 22 APR 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 01 SEP 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 47 days, from 15 JUN 2007 to 01 AUG 2007.
- EB-5 China advanced 23 days, from 22 NOV 2013 to 15 DEC 2013.
Dates for Filing: 0 moved forward, 0 moved back
No Dates for Filing changed from November 2015.
Compared cell by cell with the November 2015 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (65 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 December 2015 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 APR 2008+39 d | 01 APR 2008+39 d | 01 APR 2008+39 d | 08 DEC 1994+7 d | 01 JAN 2003+7 mo |
| F2A | 15 JUN 2014+31 d | 15 JUN 2014+31 d | 15 JUN 2014+31 d | 08 MAY 2014+37 d | 15 JUN 2014+31 d |
| F2B | 01 MAR 2009+21 d | 01 MAR 2009+21 d | 01 MAR 2009+21 d | 08 SEP 1995+17 d | 01 DEC 2004+30 d |
| F3 | 01 JUL 2004+16 d | 01 JUL 2004+16 d | 01 JUL 2004+16 d | 08 JUL 1994+23 d | 22 OCT 1993+14 d |
| F4 | 22 MAR 2003+21 d | 22 MAR 2003+21 d | 22 MAR 2003+21 d | 01 APR 1997no change | 01 JUL 1992+16 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 FEB 2012no change | 01 JUN 2007+10 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 SEP 2015+17 d | 15 APR 2012+3 mo | 22 APR 2004+21 d | 01 SEP 2015+17 d | 01 AUG 2007+47 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 SEP 2015+17 d | 01 AUG 2006+4 mo | 22 APR 2004+21 d | 01 SEP 2015+17 d | 01 AUG 2007+47 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 DEC 2013+23 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 MAY 2009no change | 01 MAY 2009no change | 01 MAY 2009no change | 01 APR 1995no change | 01 SEP 2005no change |
| F2A | 01 MAR 2015no change | 01 MAR 2015no change | 01 MAR 2015no change | 01 MAR 2015no change | 01 MAR 2015no change |
| F2B | 01 JUL 2010no change | 01 JUL 2010no change | 01 JUL 2010no change | 01 APR 1996no change | 01 MAY 2005no change |
| F3 | 01 APR 2005no change | 01 APR 2005no change | 01 APR 2005no change | 01 MAY 1995no change | 01 AUG 1995no change |
| F4 | 01 FEB 2004no change | 01 FEB 2004no change | 01 FEB 2004no change | 01 JUN 1998no change | 01 JAN 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 JAN 2013no change | 01 JUL 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 OCT 2013no change | 01 JUL 2005no change | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2010no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2007no change | 01 JUL 2005no change | 01 SEP 2015no 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 December 2015, 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.