U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2017
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2017. Changes are against September 2017.
What changed from September 2017
Final Action Dates: 36 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 8 months, from 01 MAY 2010 to 22 DEC 2010.
- F1 China advanced 8 months, from 01 MAY 2010 to 22 DEC 2010.
- F1 India advanced 8 months, from 01 MAY 2010 to 22 DEC 2010.
- F1 Mexico advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 1996 to 01 MAR 1996.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 2015 to 22 OCT 2015.
- F2A China advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 2015 to 22 OCT 2015.
- F2A India advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 2015 to 22 OCT 2015.
- F2A Mexico advanced 23 days, from 22 SEP 2015 to 15 OCT 2015.
- F2A Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 2015 to 22 OCT 2015.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2010 to 08 NOV 2010.
- F2B China advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2010 to 08 NOV 2010.
- F2B India advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2010 to 08 NOV 2010.
- F2B Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 1996 to 15 JUL 1996.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 JUL 2005 to 22 JUL 2005.
- F3 China advanced 14 days, from 08 JUL 2005 to 22 JUL 2005.
- F3 India advanced 14 days, from 08 JUL 2005 to 22 JUL 2005.
- F3 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 1995 to 22 APR 1995.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 FEB 1995 to 22 FEB 1995.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 28 months, from 01 JAN 2002 to 08 MAY 2004.
- F4 China advanced 28 months, from 01 JAN 2002 to 08 MAY 2004.
- F4 India advanced 21 months, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 OCT 2003.
- F4 Mexico advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 1997 to 01 OCT 1997.
- EB-1 China went from 01 JAN 2012 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 India went from 01 JAN 2012 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 (all other countries) went from 01 JAN 2016 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 China advanced 7 days, from 15 MAY 2013 to 22 MAY 2013.
- EB-2 India advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 2008 to 15 SEP 2008.
- EB-2 Mexico went from 01 JAN 2016 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 Philippines went from 01 JAN 2016 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 China advanced 24 months, from 01 JAN 2012 to 01 JAN 2014.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2015 to 01 DEC 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 24 months, from 01 JAN 2004 to 01 JAN 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2015 to 01 DEC 2015.
- EB-4 India went from 22 OCT 2015 to CURRENT.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 4 months, from 22 OCT 2015 to 01 MAR 2016.
- EB-5 China advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 2014 to 22 JUN 2014.
Dates for Filing: 23 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 22 JUL 2011 to 01 JAN 2012.
- F1 China advanced 5 months, from 22 JUL 2011 to 01 JAN 2012.
- F1 India advanced 5 months, from 22 JUL 2011 to 01 JAN 2012.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 months, from 01 APR 1996 to 01 NOV 1996.
- F1 Philippines advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2007 to 01 OCT 2007.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 7 months, from 08 APR 2016 to 01 NOV 2016.
- F2A China advanced 7 months, from 08 APR 2016 to 01 NOV 2016.
- F2A India advanced 7 months, from 08 APR 2016 to 01 NOV 2016.
- F2A Mexico advanced 7 months, from 08 APR 2016 to 01 NOV 2016.
- F2A Philippines advanced 7 months, from 08 APR 2016 to 01 NOV 2016.
- F2B Mexico advanced 5 months, from 08 AUG 1996 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F2B Philippines advanced 41 days, from 22 JUL 2007 to 01 SEP 2007.
- F3 Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 MAY 1995 to 01 OCT 1995.
- F3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 MAR 1995 to 15 JUN 1995.
- F4 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 08 JAN 1998 to 08 FEB 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 21 days, from 08 FEB 1995 to 01 MAR 1995.
- EB-2 China advanced 45 days, from 01 OCT 2013 to 15 NOV 2013.
- EB-2 India advanced 7 days, from 01 FEB 2009 to 08 FEB 2009.
- EB-3 India advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2007 to 01 JAN 2008.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 JAN 2016 to 01 AUG 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2007 to 01 JAN 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 JAN 2016 to 01 AUG 2016.
- EB-5 China advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2014 to 01 OCT 2014.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 October 2017 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 DEC 2010+8 mo | 22 DEC 2010+8 mo | 22 DEC 2010+8 mo | 01 MAR 1996+29 d | 01 JAN 2007no change |
| F2A | 22 OCT 2015+21 d | 22 OCT 2015+21 d | 22 OCT 2015+21 d | 15 OCT 2015+23 d | 22 OCT 2015+21 d |
| F2B | 08 NOV 2010+7 d | 08 NOV 2010+7 d | 08 NOV 2010+7 d | 15 JUL 1996+14 d | 01 JAN 2007no change |
| F3 | 22 JUL 2005+14 d | 22 JUL 2005+14 d | 22 JUL 2005+14 d | 22 APR 1995+14 d | 22 FEB 1995+7 d |
| F4 | 08 MAY 2004+28 mo | 08 MAY 2004+28 mo | 01 OCT 2003+21 mo | 01 OCT 1997+16 d | 01 JUN 1994no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTbecame current | 22 MAY 2013+7 d | 15 SEP 2008+24 d | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2014+24 mo | 15 OCT 2006no change | CURRENTno change | 01 DEC 2015+30 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2006+24 mo | 15 OCT 2006no change | CURRENTno change | 01 DEC 2015+30 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTbecame current | 01 MAR 2016+4 mo | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 22 JUN 2014+7 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2012+5 mo | 01 JAN 2012+5 mo | 01 JAN 2012+5 mo | 01 NOV 1996+7 mo | 01 OCT 2007+23 d |
| F2A | 01 NOV 2016+7 mo | 01 NOV 2016+7 mo | 01 NOV 2016+7 mo | 01 NOV 2016+7 mo | 01 NOV 2016+7 mo |
| F2B | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 JAN 1997+5 mo | 01 SEP 2007+41 d |
| F3 | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 OCT 1995+5 mo | 15 JUN 1995+3 mo |
| F4 | 15 NOV 2004no change | 15 NOV 2004no change | 22 JUN 2004no change | 08 FEB 1998+31 d | 01 MAR 1995+21 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 NOV 2013+45 d | 08 FEB 2009+7 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2008+12 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2016+7 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 JAN 2008+12 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2016+7 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2014+30 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 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.