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December 2006 Visa Bulletin

For November 2006 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2006/visa-bulletin-november-2006.aspx

For analysis of December 2006 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2006/visa-bulletin-analysis-december-2006.aspx

December 2006 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from December 1 to December 31 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	22APR01	22APR01	22APR01	01JAN94	01DEC91
2A	01MAR02	01MAR02	01MAR02	15JAN00	01MAR02
2B	08MAR97	08MAR97	08MAR97	01MAR92	22AUG96
3rd	08DEC98	08DEC98	08DEC98	01JAN95	08FEB91
4th	01DEC95	22MAY95	22SEP95	22NOV93	01JUN84

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Employment Based:

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Employment -Based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES

1st	C	C	C	C	C
2^nd	C	22APR05	08JAN03	C	C
3^rd	01AUG02	01AUG02	22APR01	08MAY01	01AUG02
Schedule A Workers	U	U	U	U	U
Other Workers	01OCT01	01OCT01	01OCT01	01OCT01	01OCT01
4^th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
Iraqi & Afghani Translators	18SEP06	18SEP06	18SEP06	18SEP06	18SEP06
5^th	C	C	C	C	C
Targeted Employ-ment Areas/Regional Centers	C	C	C	C	C

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Link: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2007/visa-bulletin-for-december-2006.html

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Current Step: If your priority date is not current, then you can calculate when it may become current, check your case status, case processing time, etc: https://www.mygcvisa.com/calculator

Next Steps: If priority date is current and

1. If applicant is inside US, they will have to file I-485: https://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/04/how-to-file-i-485-application.html

2. If applicant is outside US, it will be sent to NVC: https://www.mygcvisa.com/nvc/overview-after-nvc-petition-approved.aspx

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