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Visa Bulletin for January 2007

Final action dates for family-sponsored and employment-based green cards, as published by the U.S. Department of State.

20 final action dates advanced and 0 retrogressed compared with December 2006. Biggest moves: F4 (Mexico) advanced 2 months to Jan 22, 1994; F2A (Mexico) advanced 2 months to Mar 15, 2000; F4 (all countries) advanced 38 days to Jan 8, 1996.

Final Action Dates — January 2007

An immigrant visa or green card can be approved only if the priority date is earlier than the date shown. Changes compared with December 2006 are shown under each date.

Family	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	Apr 22, 2001 no change	Apr 22, 2001 no change	Apr 22, 2001 no change	Jan 1, 1994 no change	Dec 15, 1991 +14 d
F2A	Mar 15, 2002 +14 d	Mar 15, 2002 +14 d	Mar 15, 2002 +14 d	Mar 15, 2000 +2 mo	Mar 15, 2002 +14 d
F2B	Apr 8, 1997 +31 d	Apr 8, 1997 +31 d	Apr 8, 1997 +31 d	Mar 1, 1992 no change	Sep 8, 1996 +17 d
F3	Jan 1, 1999 +24 d	Jan 1, 1999 +24 d	Jan 1, 1999 +24 d	Jan 1, 1995 no change	Feb 8, 1991 no change
F4	Jan 8, 1996 +38 d	Jun 22, 1995 +31 d	Oct 1, 1995 +9 d	Jan 22, 1994 +2 mo	Jul 1, 1984 +30 d

Employment	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-2	Current no change	Apr 22, 2005 no change	Jan 8, 2003 no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-3	Aug 1, 2002 no change	Aug 1, 2002 no change	May 8, 2001 +16 d	May 15, 2001 +7 d	Aug 1, 2002 no change
EB-3 Other Workers	Oct 1, 2001 no change	Oct 1, 2001 no change	Oct 1, 2001 no change	Oct 1, 2001 no change	Oct 1, 2001 no change
EB-4	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-5 Unreserved	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change

* "All countries" = All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed. "Current" means no backlog: any priority date qualifies. Dates are copied from the official bulletin; always confirm on travel.state.gov before acting.

Summary

What changed in the January 2007 Visa Bulletin?

F4 (Mexico) advanced 2 months to Jan 22, 1994; F2A (Mexico) advanced 2 months to Mar 15, 2000; F4 (all countries) advanced 38 days to Jan 8, 1996; F2B (all countries, China and India) advanced 31 days to Apr 8, 1997; F4 (China) advanced 31 days to Jun 22, 1995; F4 (Philippines) advanced 30 days to Jul 1, 1984; F3 (all countries, China and India) advanced 24 days to Jan 1, 1999; F2B (Philippines) advanced 17 days to Sep 8, 1996.

Sources.

Visa Bulletin for January 2007 (travel.state.gov)

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.