For the month of January 2017, USCIS designates the following:
For Family-Sponsored Filings:
You must use the Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Visa Applications chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for January 2017.
For Employment-Based Preference Filings:
You must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for January 2017.
A. Final Action Dates for Filing
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES
Employ- |
All Charge- |
CHINA- |
EL SALVADOR |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
1st |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
2nd |
C |
15OCT12 |
C |
15APR08 |
C |
3rd |
01AUG16 |
08SEP13 |
01AUG16 |
15MAR05 |
01AUG16 |
Other Workers |
01AUG16 |
01DEC05 |
01AUG16 |
15MAR05 |
01AUG16 |
4th |
C |
C |
15JUL15 |
C |
15JUL15 |
Certain Religious Workers |
C |
C |
15JUL15 |
C |
15JUL15 |
5th |
C |
08APR14 |
C |
C |
C |
5th |
C |
08APR14 |
C |
C |
C |
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
Family- |
All Chargeability |
CHINA-mainland |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
F1 |
08JAN10 |
08JAN10 |
08JAN10 |
22APR95 |
01OCT05 |
F2A |
22MAR15 |
22MAR15 |
22MAR15 |
08MAR15 |
22MAR15 |
F2B |
08JUN10 |
08JUN10 |
08JUN10 |
15OCT95 |
08APR06 |
F3 |
01MAR05 |
01MAR05 |
01MAR05 |
15DEC94 |
01SEP94 |
F4 |
22JAN04 |
22NOV03 |
15MAY03 |
15MAY97 |
08JUN93 |
B. Dates for Filing
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES
Employment- |
All Chargeability |
CHINA- |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
1st |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
2nd |
C |
01MAR13 |
22APR09 |
C |
C |
3rd |
C |
01MAY14 |
01JUL05 |
C |
01SEP13 |
Other Workers |
C |
01AUG09 |
01JUL05 |
C |
01SEP13 |
4th |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
Certain Religious Workers |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
5th |
C |
15JUN14 |
C |
C |
C |
5th |
C |
15JUN14 |
C |
C |
C |
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
Family- |
All Chargeability |
CHINA- |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
F1 |
01JAN11 |
01JAN11 |
01JAN11 |
01JUN95 |
01MAY06 |
F2A |
22NOV15 |
22NOV15 |
22NOV15 |
22NOV15 |
22NOV15 |
F2B |
08FEB11 |
08FEB11 |
08FEB11 |
01JUN96 |
01FEB07 |
F3 |
22AUG05 |
22AUG05 |
22AUG05 |
01MAY95 |
01JAN95 |
F4 |
01JUL04 |
01JUL04 |
01MAY04 |
01DEC97 |
01APR94 |
Source: US Department of State, January 2017