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Visa Bulletin for July 2015

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

30 final action dates advanced and 2 retrogressed compared with June 2015. Biggest moves: EB-3 (Philippines) became unavailable; EB-3 Other Workers (Philippines) became unavailable; EB-5 Unreserved (China) advanced 4 months to Sep 1, 2013.

Final Action Dates — July 2015

An immigrant visa or green card can be approved only if the priority date is earlier than the date shown. Changes compared with June 2015 are shown under each date.

Family	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	Oct 1, 2007 +30 d	Oct 1, 2007 +30 d	Oct 1, 2007 +30 d	Nov 15, 1994 no change	Mar 15, 2000 +14 d
F2A	Nov 8, 2013 +38 d	Nov 8, 2013 +38 d	Nov 8, 2013 +38 d	Sep 15, 2013 +38 d	Nov 8, 2013 +38 d
F2B	Oct 15, 2008 +30 d	Oct 15, 2008 +30 d	Oct 15, 2008 +30 d	Apr 8, 1995 no change	May 15, 2004 +14 d
F3	Mar 15, 2004 +22 d	Mar 15, 2004 +22 d	Mar 15, 2004 +22 d	Apr 22, 1994 +7 d	Aug 22, 1993 +7 d
F4	Oct 22, 2002 +44 d	Oct 22, 2002 +44 d	Oct 22, 2002 +44 d	Mar 1, 1997 no change	Dec 8, 1991 +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	Oct 1, 2013 +4 mo	Oct 1, 2008 no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-3	Apr 1, 2015 +45 d	Sep 1, 2011 no change	Feb 1, 2004 +10 d	Apr 1, 2015 +45 d	Unavailable unavailable
EB-3 Other Workers	Apr 1, 2015 +45 d	Jan 1, 2006 no change	Feb 1, 2004 +10 d	Apr 1, 2015 +45 d	Unavailable unavailable
EB-4	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-5 Unreserved	Current no change	Sep 1, 2013 +4 mo	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 July 2015 Visa Bulletin?

EB-3 (Philippines) became unavailable; EB-3 Other Workers (Philippines) became unavailable; EB-5 Unreserved (China) advanced 4 months to Sep 1, 2013; EB-2 (China) advanced 4 months to Oct 1, 2013; EB-3 (all countries and Mexico) advanced 45 days to Apr 1, 2015; EB-3 Other Workers (all countries and Mexico) advanced 45 days to Apr 1, 2015; F4 (all countries, China and India) advanced 44 days to Oct 22, 2002; F2A (all countries, China, India and Philippines) advanced 38 days to Nov 8, 2013.

Sources.

Visa Bulletin for July 2015 (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.