Visa bulletin for October 2016: what changed
29 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with September 2016.
- EB-1 India: January 1, 2010 → Current (became current)
- EB-1 China (mainland-born): January 1, 2010 → Current (became current)
- EB-2 (all countries): February 1, 2014 → Current (became current)
- EB-3 China (mainland-born): January 1, 2010 → January 22, 2013 (advanced 3 years, 1 month)
- EB-2 China (mainland-born): January 1, 2010 → February 15, 2012 (advanced 2 years, 1 month)
- F4 India: January 1, 2001 → December 1, 2002 (advanced 1 year, 11 months)
- EB-2 India: February 22, 2005 → January 15, 2007 (advanced 1 year, 11 months)
- EB-3 Other Workers China (mainland-born): January 1, 2004 → January 1, 2005 (advanced 1 year)
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 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 October 2016, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22SEP09Advanced 7 days | 22SEP09Advanced 7 days | 22SEP09Advanced 7 days | 01APR95Advanced 10 days | 01AUG05Advanced 1 month |
| F2A | 22DEC14Advanced 1 month | 22DEC14Advanced 1 month | 22DEC14Advanced 1 month | 01DEC14Advanced 3 months | 22DEC14Advanced 1 month |
| F2B | 15MAR10Advanced 1 month | 15MAR10Advanced 1 month | 15MAR10Advanced 1 month | 01OCT95Advanced 1 month | 01JAN06Advanced 1 month |
| F3 | 22DEC04Advanced 1 month | 22DEC04Advanced 1 month | 22DEC04Advanced 1 month | 22NOV94Advanced 7 days | 08JUL94Advanced 1 month |
| F4 | 01NOV03Advanced 1 month | 01MAY03Advanced 4 months | 01DEC02Advanced 1 year, 11 months | 01MAY97Advanced 9 days | 15APR93Advanced 1 month |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01JAN11Advanced 1 year | 01JAN11Advanced 1 year | 01JAN11Advanced 1 year | 01JUN95Advanced 2 months | 01MAY06Advanced 4 months |
| F2A | 22NOV15 | 22NOV15 | 22NOV15 | 22NOV15 | 22NOV15 |
| F2B | 08FEB11 | 08FEB11 | 08FEB11 | 01JUN96Advanced 10 days | 01FEB07Advanced 1 year |
| F3 | 22AUG05 | 22AUG05 | 22AUG05 | 01MAY95 | 01JAN95Retrogressed 7 months |
| F4 | 01JUL04Advanced 1 month | 01JUL04Advanced 1 month | 01MAY04 | 01DEC97Retrogressed 6 months | 01APR94Advanced 9 months |
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Employment-based
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | CBecame current | C | CBecame current | C | C |
| EB-2 | CBecame current | 15FEB12Advanced 2 years, 1 month | CBecame current | 15JAN07Advanced 1 year, 11 months | CBecame current | CBecame current |
| EB-3 | 01JUN16Advanced 1 month | 22JAN13Advanced 3 years, 1 month | 01JUN16Advanced 1 month | 01MAR05Advanced 14 days | 01JUN16Advanced 1 month | 01DEC10Advanced 5 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01JUN16Advanced 1 month | 01JAN05Advanced 1 year | 01JUN16Advanced 1 month | 01MAR05Advanced 14 days | 01JUN16Advanced 1 month | 01DEC10Advanced 5 months |
| EB-4 | C | C | 15JUN15Advanced 5 years, 5 months | CBecame current | CBecame current | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | UBecame unavailable | UBecame unavailable | UBecame unavailable | UBecame unavailable | UBecame unavailable | UBecame unavailable |
| EB-5 | C | 22FEB14Advanced 7 days | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 Regional Center | UBecame unavailable | UBecame unavailable | UBecame unavailable | UBecame unavailable | UBecame unavailable | UBecame unavailable |
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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 | 01MAR13Retrogressed 3 months | — | 22APR09Retrogressed 2 months | C | C |
| EB-3 | C | 01MAY14Retrogressed 1 year | — | 01JUL05 | C | 01SEP13Advanced 8 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | C | 01AUG09 | — | 01JUL05 | C | 01SEP13Advanced 8 months |
| EB-4 | C | C | — | C | C | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | C | C | — | C | C | C |
| EB-5 | C | 15JUN14Retrogressed 11 months | — | C | C | C |
| EB-5 Regional Center | C | 15JUN14Retrogressed 11 months | — | C | C | C |
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