December 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 | July 1st 2013 | Current | November 1st 2008 | Current | Current |
| 3rd | Current | March 8th 2014 | Current | October 15th 2006 | Current | January 15th 2016 |
| Other Workers | Current | July 1st 2006 | Current | October 15th 2006 | Current | January 15th 2016 |
| 4th | Current | Current | November 8th 2015 | Current | April 22nd 2016 | Current |
| Certain Religious Workers | Current | Current | November 8th 2015 | Current | April 22nd 2016 | Current |
| 5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | Current | July 15th 2014 | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| 5th Regional Center (I5 and R5) | Current | July 15th 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 | February 1st 2011 | February 1st 2011 | February 1st 2011 | April 1st 1996 | January 1st 2005 |
| F2A | December 22nd 2015 | December 22nd 2015 | December 22nd 2015 | November 15th 2015 | December 22nd 2015 |
| F2B | November 22nd 2010 | November 22nd 2010 | November 22nd 2010 | July 22nd 1996 | July 1st 2006 |
| F3 | September 8th 2005 | September 8th 2005 | September 8th 2005 | May 22nd 1995 | March 8th 1995 |
| F4 | June 8th 2004 | June 8th 2004 | November 22nd 2003 | October 8th 1997 | August 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