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Visa Bulletin · one-page glance

November 2017

Effective November 1, 2017 · Fiscal Year 2018 · data verified October 22, 2026

Across the whole bulletin
33moved
0moved back
113held
Bulletin day

What changed in the November 2017 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F1 Most countries · China · India · MexicoF1, Most countries · China · India · Mexico: advanced 1 month+1 mo The same move for most countries, China, India, and Mexico.
  2. F2A Most countries · China · India · the PhilippinesF2A, Most countries · China · India · the Philippines: advanced 3 weeks+3 wk The same move for most countries, China, India, and the Philippines.
  3. F3 Most countries · China · IndiaF3, Most countries · China · India: advanced 3 weeks+3 wk The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  4. F4 IndiaF4, India: advanced 3 weeks+3 wk Cutoff now October 22, 2003.
  5. F2A MexicoF2A, Mexico: advanced 2 weeks+2 wk Cutoff now November 1, 2015.
  6. F3 MexicoF3, Mexico: advanced 2 weeks+2 wk Cutoff now May 8, 1995.

Employment-based

  1. EB-3 Other Workers ChinaEB-3 Other Workers, China: advanced 3 months+3 mo Cutoff now April 1, 2006.
  2. EB-3 Other Workers the PhilippinesEB-3 Other Workers, the Philippines: advanced 1 month+1 mo Cutoff now January 15, 2016.
  3. EB-3 China · the PhilippinesEB-3, China · the Philippines: advanced 1 month+1 mo The same move for China and the Philippines.
9 more approval date moves · 1 category unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged