October 2017
Application Final Action Dates For Employment-Based Preference Cases
| Family- Sponsored | All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed | China: mainland born | India | Mexico | Philippines |
| F1 | January 1st 2012 | January 1st 2012 | January 1st 2012 | November 1st 1996 | October 1st 2007 |
| F2A | November 1st 2016 | November 1st 2016 | November 1st 2016 | November 1st 2016 | November 1st 2016 |
| F2B | September 1st 2011 | September 1st 2011 | September 1st 2011 | January 1st 1997 | September 1st 2007 |
| F3 | December 1st 2005 | December 1st 2005 | December 1st 2005 | October 1st 1995 | June 15th 1995 |
| F4 | November 15th 2004 | November 15th 2004 | June 22nd 2004 | February 8th 1998 | March 1st 1995 |
Dates For Filing Of Employment-Based Visa Applications
| Employ- ment based | All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed | China: mainland born | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines |
| 1st | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| 2nd | Current | May 22nd 2013 | Current | September 15th 2008 | Current | Current |
| 3rd | Current | January 1st 2014 | Current | October 15th 2006 | Current | December 1st 2015 |
| Other Workers | Current | January 1st 2006 | Current | October 15th 2006 | Current | December 1st 2015 |
| 4th | Current | Current | November 1st 2015 | Current | March 1st 2016 | Current |
| Certain Religious Workers | Current | Current | November 1st 2015 | Current | March 1st 2016 | Current |
| 5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | Current | June 22nd 2014 | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| 5th Regional Center (I5 and R5) | Current | June 22nd 2014 | Current | Current | Current | Current |
First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.
Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.
Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "*Other Workers".
Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.
Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 3,000 set aside for investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of Pub. L. 102-395.
Application Final Action Dates For Family-sponsored Preference Cases
| Family- Sponsored | All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed | China: mainland born | India | Mexico | Philippines |
| F1 | December 22nd 2010 | December 22nd 2010 | December 22nd 2010 | March 1st 1996 | January 1st 2007 |
| F2A | October 22nd 2015 | October 22nd 2015 | October 22nd 2015 | October 15th 2015 | October 22nd 2015 |
| F2B | November 8th 2010 | November 8th 2010 | November 8th 2010 | July 15th 1996 | January 1st 2007 |
| F3 | July 22nd 2005 | July 22nd 2005 | July 22nd 2005 | April 22nd 1995 | February 22nd 1995 |
| F4 | May 8th 2004 | May 8th 2004 | October 1st 2003 | October 1st 1997 | June 1st 1994 |
Dates For Filing Family-sponsored Visa Applications
| December 22nd 2010 |
First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens
Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents
A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents
B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents
Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens
Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens