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Visa Bulletin · one-page glance

December 2016

Effective December 1, 2016 · Fiscal Year 2017 · data verified October 22, 2026

Across the whole bulletin
37moved
0moved back
101held
Bulletin day

What changed in the December 2016 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F4 China · IndiaF4, China · India: advanced 2 months+2 mo The same move for China and India.
  2. F1 Most countries · China · IndiaF1, Most countries · China · India: advanced 1 month+1 mo The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  3. F2A All countriesF2A, All countries: advanced 1 month+1 mo The same move for every country listed.
  4. F3 Most countries · China · IndiaF3, Most countries · China · India: advanced 3 weeks+3 wk The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  5. F2B Most countries · China · IndiaF2B, Most countries · China · India: advanced 3 weeks+3 wk The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  6. F4 Most countriesF4, Most countries: advanced 3 weeks+3 wk Cutoff now December 22, 2003.

Employment-based

  1. EB-4 MexicoEB-4, Mexico: no longer open to everyone; a cutoff date returned▼ was open to everyone A cutoff returns, at July 15, 2015.
  2. EB-4 Religious Workers MexicoEB-4 Religious Workers, Mexico: no longer open to everyone; a cutoff date returned▼ was open to everyone A cutoff returns, at July 15, 2015.
  3. EB-2 IndiaEB-2, India: advanced 3 months+3 mo Cutoff now February 1, 2008.
15 more approval date moves · 1 category unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged