U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
December 2017
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for December 2017. Changes are against November 2017.
What changed from November 2017
Final Action Dates: 26 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 2011 to 01 FEB 2011.
- F1 China advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 2011 to 01 FEB 2011.
- F1 India advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 2011 to 01 FEB 2011.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 37 days, from 15 NOV 2015 to 22 DEC 2015.
- F2A China advanced 37 days, from 15 NOV 2015 to 22 DEC 2015.
- F2A India advanced 37 days, from 15 NOV 2015 to 22 DEC 2015.
- F2A Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 2015 to 15 NOV 2015.
- F2A Philippines advanced 37 days, from 15 NOV 2015 to 22 DEC 2015.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2010 to 22 NOV 2010.
- F2B China advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2010 to 22 NOV 2010.
- F2B India advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2010 to 22 NOV 2010.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2005 to 08 SEP 2005.
- F3 China advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2005 to 08 SEP 2005.
- F3 India advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2005 to 08 SEP 2005.
- F3 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 MAY 1995 to 22 MAY 1995.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 MAR 1995 to 08 MAR 1995.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2004 to 08 JUN 2004.
- F4 China advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2004 to 08 JUN 2004.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2003 to 22 NOV 2003.
- F4 Philippines advanced 54 days, from 08 JUN 1994 to 01 AUG 1994.
- EB-2 China advanced 16 days, from 15 JUN 2013 to 01 JUL 2013.
- EB-2 India advanced 24 days, from 08 OCT 2008 to 01 NOV 2008.
- EB-3 China advanced 35 days, from 01 FEB 2014 to 08 MAR 2014.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 3 months, from 01 APR 2006 to 01 JUL 2006.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2016 to 22 APR 2016.
- EB-5 China advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 2014 to 15 JUL 2014.
- F1 Philippines retrogressed 24 months, from 01 JAN 2007 to 01 JAN 2005.
- F2B Philippines retrogressed 6 months, from 01 JAN 2007 to 01 JUL 2006.
Dates for Filing: 0 moved forward, 0 moved back
No Dates for Filing changed from November 2017.
Compared cell by cell with the November 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 December 2017 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 FEB 2011+10 d | 01 FEB 2011+10 d | 01 FEB 2011+10 d | 01 APR 1996no change | 01 JAN 2005−24 mo |
| F2A | 22 DEC 2015+37 d | 22 DEC 2015+37 d | 22 DEC 2015+37 d | 15 NOV 2015+14 d | 22 DEC 2015+37 d |
| F2B | 22 NOV 2010+7 d | 22 NOV 2010+7 d | 22 NOV 2010+7 d | 22 JUL 1996no change | 01 JUL 2006−6 mo |
| F3 | 08 SEP 2005+24 d | 08 SEP 2005+24 d | 08 SEP 2005+24 d | 22 MAY 1995+14 d | 08 MAR 1995+7 d |
| F4 | 08 JUN 2004+17 d | 08 JUN 2004+17 d | 22 NOV 2003+31 d | 08 OCT 1997no change | 01 AUG 1994+54 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 JUL 2013+16 d | 01 NOV 2008+24 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 08 MAR 2014+35 d | 15 OCT 2006no change | CURRENTno change | 15 JAN 2016no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2006+3 mo | 15 OCT 2006no change | CURRENTno change | 15 JAN 2016no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 22 APR 2016+21 d | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2014+14 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2012no change | 01 JAN 2012no change | 01 JAN 2012no change | 01 NOV 1996no change | 01 OCT 2007no change |
| F2A | 01 NOV 2016no change | 01 NOV 2016no change | 01 NOV 2016no change | 01 NOV 2016no change | 01 NOV 2016no change |
| F2B | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 JAN 1997no change | 01 SEP 2007no change |
| F3 | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 OCT 1995no change | 15 JUN 1995no change |
| F4 | 15 NOV 2004no change | 15 NOV 2004no change | 22 JUN 2004no change | 08 FEB 1998no change | 01 MAR 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 | 15 NOV 2013no change | 08 FEB 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2008no change | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2016no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 JAN 2008no change | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2016no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for December 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.