Visa bulletin for November 2015: what changed
24 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with October 2015.
- EB-2 India: May 1, 2005 → August 1, 2006 (advanced 1 year, 3 months)
- F1 Philippines: June 1, 2001 → June 1, 2002 (advanced 1 year)
- EB-3 Philippines: January 1, 2007 → June 15, 2007 (advanced 5 months)
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines: January 1, 2007 → June 15, 2007 (advanced 5 months)
- EB-3 Other Workers China (mainland-born): January 1, 2006 → April 1, 2006 (advanced 3 months)
- EB-3 China (mainland-born): October 15, 2011 → January 1, 2012 (advanced 3 months)
- F4 Philippines: May 1, 1992 → June 15, 1992 (advanced 1 month)
- EB-5 China (mainland-born): October 8, 2013 → November 22, 2013 (advanced 1 month)
Source: Visa Bulletin for November 2015 (U.S. Department of State) · Checked October 14, 2026. Always confirm with the official bulletin and USCIS. Independent site. Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State, USCIS or any government agency.
Dates are written as in the bulletin (22AUG25 = August 22, 2025). C = current, U = unavailable. ▲ moved forward and ▼ moved back since the previous bulletin; no symbol = no change.
Family-sponsored
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in November 2015, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22FEB08Advanced 1 month | 22FEB08Advanced 1 month | 22FEB08Advanced 1 month | 01DEC94Advanced 9 days | 01JUN02Advanced 1 year |
| F2A | 15MAY14Advanced 1 month | 15MAY14Advanced 1 month | 15MAY14Advanced 1 month | 01APR14Advanced 1 month | 15MAY14Advanced 1 month |
| F2B | 08FEB09Advanced 1 month | 08FEB09Advanced 1 month | 08FEB09Advanced 1 month | 22AUG95Advanced 1 month | 01NOV04Advanced 1 month |
| F3 | 15JUN04Advanced 1 month | 15JUN04Advanced 1 month | 15JUN04Advanced 1 month | 15JUN94Advanced 7 days | 08OCT93Advanced 7 days |
| F4 | 01MAR03Advanced 1 month | 01MAR03Advanced 1 month | 01MAR03Advanced 1 month | 01APR97Advanced 10 days | 15JUN92Advanced 1 month |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01MAY09 | 01MAY09 | 01MAY09 | 01APR95 | 01SEP05 |
| F2A | 01MAR15 | 01MAR15 | 01MAR15 | 01MAR15 | 01MAR15 |
| F2B | 01JUL10 | 01JUL10 | 01JUL10 | 01APR96Advanced 3 months | 01MAY05Advanced 4 months |
| F3 | 01APR05 | 01APR05 | 01APR05 | 01MAY95 | 01AUG95 |
| F4 | 01FEB04 | 01FEB04 | 01FEB04 | 01JUN98Advanced 1 month | 01JAN93 |
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Employment-based
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in November 2015, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for employment-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-2 | C | 01FEB12Advanced 1 month | 01AUG06Advanced 1 year, 3 months | C | C |
| EB-3 | 15AUG15 | 01JAN12Advanced 3 months | 01APR04Advanced 1 month | 15AUG15 | 15JUN07Advanced 5 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15AUG15 | 01APR06Advanced 3 months | 01APR04Advanced 1 month | 15AUG15 | 15JUN07Advanced 5 months |
| EB-4 | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | CBecame current | CBecame current | CBecame current | CBecame current | CBecame current |
| EB-5 | C | 22NOV13Advanced 1 month | C | C | C |
| EB-5 Regional Center | CBecame current | 22NOV13Available again | CBecame current | CBecame current | CBecame current |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-2 | C | 01JAN13 | 01JUL09 | C | C |
| EB-3 | 01SEP15 | 01OCT13 | 01JUL05 | 01SEP15 | 01JAN10 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01SEP15 | 01JAN07 | 01JUL05 | 01SEP15 | 01JAN10 |
| EB-4 | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 | C | 01MAY15 | C | C | C |
| EB-5 Regional Center | C | 01MAY15 | C | C | C |
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