U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
March 2017
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for March 2017. Changes are against February 2017.
What changed from February 2017
Final Action Dates: 35 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 22 FEB 2010 to 01 JUN 2010.
- F1 China advanced 3 months, from 22 FEB 2010 to 01 JUN 2010.
- F1 India advanced 3 months, from 22 FEB 2010 to 01 JUN 2010.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 MAY 1995 to 15 MAY 1995.
- F1 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 2005 to 15 DEC 2005.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 15 APR 2015 to 08 MAY 2015.
- F2A China advanced 23 days, from 15 APR 2015 to 08 MAY 2015.
- F2A India advanced 23 days, from 15 APR 2015 to 08 MAY 2015.
- F2A Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2015 to 22 APR 2015.
- F2A Philippines advanced 23 days, from 15 APR 2015 to 08 MAY 2015.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 08 JUL 2010 to 15 AUG 2010.
- F2B China advanced 38 days, from 08 JUL 2010 to 15 AUG 2010.
- F2B India advanced 38 days, from 08 JUL 2010 to 15 AUG 2010.
- F2B Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 NOV 1995 to 22 NOV 1995.
- F2B Philippines advanced 23 days, from 08 APR 2006 to 01 MAY 2006.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 2005 to 22 APR 2005.
- F3 China advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 2005 to 22 APR 2005.
- F3 India advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 2005 to 22 APR 2005.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 DEC 1994 to 22 DEC 1994.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 2004 to 22 FEB 2004.
- F4 China advanced 31 days, from 22 JAN 2004 to 22 FEB 2004.
- F4 India advanced 37 days, from 15 JUN 2003 to 22 JUL 2003.
- F4 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 MAY 1997 to 01 JUN 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 40 days, from 22 JUN 1993 to 01 AUG 1993.
- EB-2 China advanced 30 days, from 15 NOV 2012 to 15 DEC 2012.
- EB-2 India advanced 47 days, from 15 APR 2008 to 01 JUN 2008.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2016 to 01 DEC 2016.
- EB-3 China advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2013 to 15 MAR 2014.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2016 to 01 DEC 2016.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 15 OCT 2011 to 15 MAR 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2016 to 01 DEC 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 2 months, from 01 DEC 2005 to 01 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2016 to 01 DEC 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 5 months, from 15 OCT 2011 to 15 MAR 2012.
- EB-5 China advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2014 to 01 MAY 2014.
Dates for Filing: 0 moved forward, 0 moved back
No Dates for Filing changed from February 2017.
Compared cell by cell with the February 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 March 2017 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JUN 2010+3 mo | 01 JUN 2010+3 mo | 01 JUN 2010+3 mo | 15 MAY 1995+7 d | 15 DEC 2005+14 d |
| F2A | 08 MAY 2015+23 d | 08 MAY 2015+23 d | 08 MAY 2015+23 d | 22 APR 2015+21 d | 08 MAY 2015+23 d |
| F2B | 15 AUG 2010+38 d | 15 AUG 2010+38 d | 15 AUG 2010+38 d | 22 NOV 1995+14 d | 01 MAY 2006+23 d |
| F3 | 22 APR 2005+31 d | 22 APR 2005+31 d | 22 APR 2005+31 d | 22 DEC 1994+7 d | 08 SEP 1994no change |
| F4 | 22 FEB 2004+14 d | 22 FEB 2004+31 d | 22 JUL 2003+37 d | 01 JUN 1997+10 d | 01 AUG 1993+40 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 DEC 2012+30 d | 01 JUN 2008+47 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 DEC 2016+2 mo | 15 MAR 2014+5 mo | 22 MAR 2005no change | 01 DEC 2016+2 mo | 15 MAR 2012+5 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 DEC 2016+2 mo | 01 FEB 2006+2 mo | 22 MAR 2005no change | 01 DEC 2016+2 mo | 15 MAR 2012+5 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2015no change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2014+16 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 March 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.