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Visa Bulletin · one-page glance

September 2017

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

Across the whole bulletin
32moved
6moved back
106held
Bulletin day

What changed in the September 2017 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F4 Most countries · ChinaF4, Most countries · China: moved back 2 years 4 months−2 yr 4 mo The same move for most countries and China.
  2. F4 IndiaF4, India: moved back 21 months−21 mo Cutoff now January 1, 2002.
  3. F1 Most countries · China · IndiaF1, Most countries · China · India: moved back 8 months−8 mo The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  4. F1 the PhilippinesF1, the Philippines: advanced 3 months+3 mo Cutoff now January 1, 2007.
  5. F4 the PhilippinesF4, the Philippines: advanced 2 months+2 mo Cutoff now June 1, 1994.
  6. F2B the PhilippinesF2B, the Philippines: advanced 3 weeks+3 wk Cutoff now January 1, 2007.

Employment-based

  1. EB-2 Most countries · Mexico · the Philippines · El Salvador/Guatemala/HondurasEB-2, Most countries · Mexico · the Philippines · El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras: advanced 9 months+9 mo The same move for most countries, Mexico, the Philippines, and El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras.
  2. EB-3 the PhilippinesEB-3, the Philippines: advanced 5 months+5 mo Cutoff now November 1, 2015.
  3. EB-3 Other Workers the PhilippinesEB-3 Other Workers, the Philippines: advanced 5 months+5 mo Cutoff now November 1, 2015.
9 more approval date moves · 3 categories unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged