November 2017 Visa BulletinFor October 2017 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-october-2017.aspxFor analysis of November 2017 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-analysis-november-2017.aspx November 2017 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from November 1 to November 30 only). Please see below for more details. Family Based: Final Action Dates Dates For Filing Applications "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-
Sponsored |
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed |
CHINA-mainland
born |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
| F1 |
22JAN11
|
22JAN11 |
22JAN11 |
01APR96 |
01JAN07 |
| F2A |
15NOV15 |
15NOV15 |
15NOV15 |
01NOV15 |
15NOV15 |
| F2B |
15NOV10 |
15NOV10 |
15NOV10 |
22JUL96 |
01JAN07 |
| F3 |
15AUG05 |
15AUG05 |
15AUG05 |
08MAY95 |
01MAR95 |
| F4 |
22MAY04 |
22MAY04 |
22OCT03 |
08OCT97 |
08JUN94 |
"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. Family-
Sponsored |
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed |
CHINA-
mainland
born |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
| F1 |
01JAN12 |
01JAN12 |
01JAN12 |
01NOV96 |
01OCT07 |
| F2A |
01NOV16 |
01NOV16 |
01NOV16 |
01NOV16 |
01NOV16 |
| F2B |
01SEP11 |
01SEP11 |
01SEP11 |
01JAN97 |
01SEP07 |
| F3 |
01DEC05 |
01DEC05 |
01DEC05 |
01OCT95 |
15JUN95 |
| F4 |
15NOV04 |
15NOV04 |
22JUN04 |
08FEB98 |
01MAR95 |
Employment Based: Final Action Dates Dates For Filing Applications "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 |
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
| 1st |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| 2nd |
C |
15JUN13 |
C |
08OCT08 |
C |
C |
| 3rd |
C |
01FEB14 |
C |
15OCT06 |
C |
15JAN16 |
| Other Workers |
C |
01APR06 |
C |
15OCT06 |
C |
15JAN16 |
| 4th |
C |
C |
01NOV15 |
C |
01APR16 |
C |
| Certain Religious Workers |
C |
C |
01NOV15 |
C |
01APR16 |
C |
5th Non-Regional Center
(C5 and T5) |
C |
01JUL14 |
C |
C |
C |
C |
5th Regional Center
(I5 and R5) |
C |
01JUL14 |
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. Employment-
based |
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed |
CHINA-
mainland
born |
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
| 1st |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| 2nd |
C |
15NOV13 |
C |
08FEB09 |
C |
C |
| 3rd |
C |
01SEP15 |
C |
01JAN08 |
C |
01AUG16 |
| Other Workers |
C |
01JUN08 |
C |
01JAN08 |
C |
01AUG16 |
| 4th |
C |
C |
15APR16 |
C |
C |
C |
| Certain Religious Workers |
C |
C |
15APR16 |
C |
C |
C |
5th Non-Regional Center
(C5 and T5) |
C |
01OCT14 |
C |
C |
C |
C |
5th Regional Center
(I5 and R5) |
C |
01OCT14 |
C |
C |
C |
C |
Special Notice from USCIS:(Show/Hide) D. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT (SI) TRANSLATOR CATEGORY VISA AVAILABILITY
Given the limited availability of visa numbers and the existing demand, the Department expects to reach the FY-2018 annual limit of 50 Special Immigrant Visas in the SI category early in the Fiscal Year. As a result, it has been necessary to hold the November Final Action Date at April 1, 2010. It is likely that number use will require the SI category to become “unavailable†in the coming months. Once the annual limit of 50 visas is reached, further issuances in the SI category will not be possible until October 2018, under the FY-2019 annual limit. The SQ Special Immigrant Visa category for certain Iraqi and Afghan nationals employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government in Iraq or Afghanistan is not affected and remains current.
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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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