U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2017
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2017. Changes are against June 2017.
What changed from June 2017
Final Action Dates: 31 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 1995 to 15 JAN 1996.
- F1 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 22 APR 2006 to 15 SEP 2006.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 08 SEP 2015.
- F2A China advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 08 SEP 2015.
- F2A India advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 08 SEP 2015.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 22 JUL 2015 to 22 AUG 2015.
- F2A Philippines advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2015 to 08 SEP 2015.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2010 to 01 NOV 2010.
- F2B China advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2010 to 01 NOV 2010.
- F2B India advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2010 to 01 NOV 2010.
- F2B Mexico advanced 54 days, from 08 APR 1996 to 01 JUN 1996.
- F2B Philippines advanced 40 days, from 22 SEP 2006 to 01 NOV 2006.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 2005 to 08 JUL 2005.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 2005 to 08 JUL 2005.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 2005 to 08 JUL 2005.
- F3 Mexico advanced 28 days, from 22 FEB 1995 to 22 MAR 1995.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 08 OCT 1994 to 15 DEC 1994.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 15 SEP 2003 to 22 SEP 2003.
- F4 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 JUL 1997 to 01 AUG 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 22 NOV 1993 to 15 FEB 1994.
- EB-2 China advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2013 to 22 MAR 2013.
- EB-2 India advanced 21 days, from 01 JUL 2008 to 22 JUL 2008.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 15 APR 2017 to 08 JUN 2017.
- EB-3 India advanced 9 months, from 15 MAY 2005 to 15 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 54 days, from 15 APR 2017 to 08 JUN 2017.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 MAY 2013 to 15 MAY 2014.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 15 APR 2017 to 08 JUN 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 9 months, from 15 MAY 2005 to 15 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 54 days, from 15 APR 2017 to 08 JUN 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 MAY 2013 to 15 MAY 2014.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 2015 to 15 AUG 2015.
- EB-3 China retrogressed 33 months, from 01 OCT 2014 to 01 JAN 2012.
- EB-4 India went from CURRENT to 15 AUG 2015.
Dates for Filing: 4 moved forward, 0 moved back
- EB-3 India advanced 5 months, from 22 APR 2006 to 01 OCT 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 JUL 2014 to 01 JUL 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 5 months, from 22 APR 2006 to 01 OCT 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 JUL 2014 to 01 JUL 2015.
Compared cell by cell with the June 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 July 2017 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 DEC 2010no change | 22 DEC 2010no change | 22 DEC 2010no change | 15 JAN 1996+4 mo | 15 SEP 2006+5 mo |
| F2A | 08 SEP 2015+24 d | 08 SEP 2015+24 d | 08 SEP 2015+24 d | 22 AUG 2015+31 d | 08 SEP 2015+24 d |
| F2B | 01 NOV 2010+10 d | 01 NOV 2010+10 d | 01 NOV 2010+10 d | 01 JUN 1996+54 d | 01 NOV 2006+40 d |
| F3 | 08 JUL 2005+7 d | 08 JUL 2005+7 d | 08 JUL 2005+7 d | 22 MAR 1995+28 d | 15 DEC 1994+2 mo |
| F4 | 08 MAY 2004no change | 08 MAY 2004no change | 22 SEP 2003+7 d | 01 AUG 1997+17 d | 15 FEB 1994+3 mo |
| 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 | CURRENTno change | 22 MAR 2013+21 d | 22 JUL 2008+21 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 08 JUN 2017+54 d | 01 JAN 2012−33 mo | 15 FEB 2006+9 mo | 08 JUN 2017+54 d | 15 MAY 2014+12 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08 JUN 2017+54 d | 15 JUL 2006no change | 15 FEB 2006+9 mo | 08 JUN 2017+54 d | 15 MAY 2014+12 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 15 AUG 2015cutoff imposed | 15 AUG 2015+31 d | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 08 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 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 OCT 2006+5 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2015+12 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 OCT 2006+5 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2015+12 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 July 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.