Visa bulletin for November 2016: what changed
26 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with October 2016.
- EB-2 India: January 15, 2007 → November 1, 2007 (advanced 10 months)
- EB-3 Other Workers China (mainland-born): January 1, 2005 → September 1, 2005 (advanced 8 months)
- EB-2 China (mainland-born): February 15, 2012 → July 15, 2012 (advanced 5 months)
- EB-3 Philippines: December 1, 2010 → April 1, 2011 (advanced 4 months)
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines: December 1, 2010 → April 1, 2011 (advanced 4 months)
- EB-3 China (mainland-born): January 22, 2013 → April 15, 2013 (advanced 3 months)
- F4 India: December 1, 2002 → February 15, 2003 (advanced 2 months)
- F2B Philippines: January 1, 2006 → February 15, 2006 (advanced 1 month)
Source: Visa Bulletin for November 2016 (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 2016, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22OCT09Advanced 1 month | 22OCT09Advanced 1 month | 22OCT09Advanced 1 month | 08APR95Advanced 7 days | 01SEP05Advanced 1 month |
| F2A | 22JAN15Advanced 1 month | 22JAN15Advanced 1 month | 22JAN15Advanced 1 month | 08JAN15Advanced 1 month | 22JAN15Advanced 1 month |
| F2B | 15APR10Advanced 1 month | 15APR10Advanced 1 month | 15APR10Advanced 1 month | 08OCT95Advanced 7 days | 15FEB06Advanced 1 month |
| F3 | 22JAN05Advanced 1 month | 22JAN05Advanced 1 month | 22JAN05Advanced 1 month | 01DEC94Advanced 9 days | 08AUG94Advanced 1 month |
| F4 | 01DEC03Advanced 1 month | 01AUG03Advanced 3 months | 15FEB03Advanced 2 months | 08MAY97Advanced 7 days | 08MAY93Advanced 1 month |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | 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 |
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Employment-based
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-2 | C | 15JUL12Advanced 5 months | C | 01NOV07Advanced 10 months | C | C |
| EB-3 | 01JUL16Advanced 1 month | 15APR13Advanced 3 months | 01JUL16Advanced 1 month | 08MAR05Advanced 7 days | 01JUL16Advanced 1 month | 01APR11Advanced 4 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01JUL16Advanced 1 month | 01SEP05Advanced 8 months | 01JUL16Advanced 1 month | 08MAR05Advanced 7 days | 01JUL16Advanced 1 month | 01APR11Advanced 4 months |
| EB-4 | C | C | 15JUL15Advanced 1 month | C | C | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | CBecame current | CBecame current | 15JUL15Available again | CBecame current | CBecame current | CBecame current |
| EB-5 | C | 08MAR14Advanced 14 days | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 Regional Center | CBecame current | 08MAR14Available again | CBecame current | CBecame current | CBecame current | CBecame current |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | C | — | C | C | C |
| EB-2 | C | 01MAR13 | — | 22APR09 | C | C |
| EB-3 | C | 01MAY14 | — | 01JUL05 | C | 01SEP13 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | C | 01AUG09 | — | 01JUL05 | C | 01SEP13 |
| EB-4 | C | C | — | C | C | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | C | C | — | C | C | C |
| EB-5 | C | 15JUN14 | — | C | C | C |
| EB-5 Regional Center | C | 15JUN14 | — | C | C | C |
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