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Visa Bulletin · one-page glance

September 2016

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

Across the whole bulletin
26moved
0moved back
112held
Bulletin day

What changed in the September 2016 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F1 Most countries · China · IndiaF1, Most countries · China · India: advanced 4 months+4 mo The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  2. F1 the PhilippinesF1, the Philippines: advanced 3 months+3 mo Cutoff now July 1, 2005.
  3. F3 the PhilippinesF3, the Philippines: advanced 3 months+3 mo Cutoff now June 15, 1994.
  4. F2B the PhilippinesF2B, the Philippines: advanced 3 months+3 mo Cutoff now December 1, 2005.
  5. F4 the PhilippinesF4, the Philippines: advanced 1 month+1 mo Cutoff now March 1, 1993.
  6. F2B Most countries · China · IndiaF2B, Most countries · China · India: advanced 3 weeks+3 wk The same move for most countries, China, and India.

Employment-based

  1. EB-3 the PhilippinesEB-3, the Philippines: advanced 14 months+14 moExceptional advance Cutoff now July 1, 2010.
  2. EB-3 Other Workers the PhilippinesEB-3 Other Workers, the Philippines: advanced 14 months+14 moExceptional advance Cutoff now July 1, 2010.
  3. EB-2 IndiaEB-2, India: advanced 3 months+3 mo Cutoff now February 22, 2005.
9 more approval date moves · 6 categories unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged