Visa Bulletin December 2017 — Final Action Dates & Dates for Filing

This monthF1 PH▼ −2.0 yrF2B PH▼ −6 moEB3 Other Workers CN▲ +3 moF4 PH▲ +8 wkF2A ALL · CN · IN · PH▲ +5 wkEB3 CN▲ +5 wk

For issuance of Green Cards

Category	All Areas	China-mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines	El Salvador / Guat. / Hond.
EB1Priority Workers	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB2Advanced Degree or Exceptional Ability	Current—	Jul 1, 13+2 wk	Nov 1, 08+3 wk	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB3Skilled Workers and Professionals	Current—	Mar 8, 14+5 wk	Oct 15, 06—	Current—	Jan 15, 16—	Current—
EB3 — Other Workers	Current—	Jul 1, 06+3 mo	Oct 15, 06—	Current—	Jan 15, 16—	Current—
EB4Certain Special Immigrants	Current—	Current—	Current—	Apr 22, 16+3 wk	Current—	Nov 8, 15+7 d
EB4 — Religious Workers	Current—	Current—	Current—	Apr 22, 16+3 wk	Current—	Nov 8, 15+7 d
EB5Employment Creation (Unreserved)	Current—	Jul 15, 14+2 wk	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB5 — Regional Center	Current—	Jul 15, 14+2 wk	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—

Category	All Areas	China-mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines	El Salvador / Guat. / Hond.
EB1Priority Workers	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB2Advanced Degree or Exceptional Ability	Current—	Nov 15, 13—	Feb 8, 09—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB3Skilled Workers and Professionals	Current—	Sep 1, 15—	Jan 1, 08—	Current—	Aug 1, 16—	Current—
EB3 — Other Workers	Current—	Jun 1, 08—	Jan 1, 08—	Current—	Aug 1, 16—	Current—
EB4Certain Special Immigrants	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Apr 15, 16—
EB4 — Religious Workers	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Apr 15, 16—
EB5Employment Creation (Unreserved)	Current—	Oct 1, 14—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB5 — Regional Center	Current—	Oct 1, 14—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—

Category	All Areas	China-mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens	Feb 1, 11+10 d	Feb 1, 11+10 d	Feb 1, 11+10 d	Apr 1, 96—	Jan 1, 05−2.0 yr
F2ASpouses and Children of Permanent Residents	Dec 22, 15+5 wk	Dec 22, 15+5 wk	Dec 22, 15+5 wk	Nov 15, 15+2 wk	Dec 22, 15+5 wk
F2BUnmarried Sons and Daughters (21+) of Permanent Residents	Nov 22, 10+7 d	Nov 22, 10+7 d	Nov 22, 10+7 d	Jul 22, 96—	Jul 1, 06−6 mo
F3Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens	Sep 8, 05+3 wk	Sep 8, 05+3 wk	Sep 8, 05+3 wk	May 22, 95+2 wk	Mar 8, 95+7 d
F4Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens	Jun 8, 04+2 wk	Jun 8, 04+2 wk	Nov 22, 03+4 wk	Oct 8, 97—	Aug 1, 94+8 wk

Category	All Areas	China-mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens	Jan 1, 12—	Jan 1, 12—	Jan 1, 12—	Nov 1, 96—	Oct 1, 07—
F2ASpouses and Children of Permanent Residents	Nov 1, 16—	Nov 1, 16—	Nov 1, 16—	Nov 1, 16—	Nov 1, 16—
F2BUnmarried Sons and Daughters (21+) of Permanent Residents	Sep 1, 11—	Sep 1, 11—	Sep 1, 11—	Jan 1, 97—	Sep 1, 07—
F3Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens	Dec 1, 05—	Dec 1, 05—	Dec 1, 05—	Oct 1, 95—	Jun 15, 95—
F4Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens	Nov 15, 04—	Nov 15, 04—	Jun 22, 04—	Feb 8, 98—	Mar 1, 95—

Understanding the Two Charts

Final Action Dates

For issuance of Green Cards. If your priority date is earlier than the date shown for your category and country, a visa number is available and your case can be approved. “Current” means all priority dates are being processed; “Unavailable” means no visa numbers are authorized this month.

Dates for Filing

For submitting I-485 applications. This chart shows the earliest priority date at which you may assemble and submit documents — ahead of final action — when USCIS designates this chart as usable for the month. It lets applicants get in line earlier while waiting for a visa number.

Data is scraped from the U.S. Department of State’s monthly Visa Bulletin within hours of publication, verified against an expectation model, and archived in raw form. Every figure links back to its official source. This site is an independent tracker and does not provide legal advice.