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Visa Bulletin · one-page glance

December 2021

Effective December 1, 2021 · Fiscal Year 2022 · data verified October 22, 2026

Across the whole bulletin
20moved
0moved back
126held
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What changed in the December 2021 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F1 MexicoF1, Mexico: advanced 4 months+4 mo Cutoff now May 8, 1999.
  2. F2B MexicoF2B, Mexico: advanced 4 months+4 moExceptional advance Cutoff now July 1, 2000.
  3. F3 MexicoF3, Mexico: advanced 2 months+2 mo Cutoff now July 15, 1997.
  4. F4 MexicoF4, Mexico: advanced 1 month+1 mo Cutoff now March 15, 1999.

Employment-based

  1. EB-5 ChinaEB-5, China: opened to everyone● C Open to everyone on the approval chart.
  2. EB-3 Other Workers ChinaEB-3 Other Workers, China: advanced 2 years+2 yrLargest since 2017 Cutoff now March 1, 2012.
  3. EB-2 IndiaEB-2, India: advanced 5 months+5 mo Cutoff now May 1, 2012.
1 more approval date move · 6 categories unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged