U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
April 2005
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for April 2005. Changes are against March 2005.
What changed from March 2005
Final Action Dates: 22 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2001 to 15 MAR 2001.
- F1 China advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2001 to 15 MAR 2001.
- F1 India advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2001 to 15 MAR 2001.
- F1 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 15 NOV 1990 to 15 DEC 1990.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 15 NOV 2000 to 08 JAN 2001.
- F2A China advanced 54 days, from 15 NOV 2000 to 08 JAN 2001.
- F2A India advanced 54 days, from 15 NOV 2000 to 08 JAN 2001.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 1997 to 15 JAN 1998.
- F2A Philippines advanced 54 days, from 15 NOV 2000 to 08 JAN 2001.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 1995 to 15 OCT 1995.
- F2B China advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 1995 to 15 OCT 1995.
- F2B India advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 1995 to 15 OCT 1995.
- F2B Philippines advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 1995 to 15 OCT 1995.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 1998 to 22 JAN 1998.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 1998 to 22 JAN 1998.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 1998 to 22 JAN 1998.
- F3 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 1990 to 01 AUG 1990.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 1993 to 15 MAY 1993.
- F4 China advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 1993 to 15 MAY 1993.
- F4 India advanced 48 days, from 22 JUL 1992 to 08 SEP 1992.
- F4 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 1993 to 15 MAY 1993.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 1982 to 22 NOV 1982.
Compared cell by cell with the March 2005 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (60 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The April 2005 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 MAR 2001+21 d | 15 MAR 2001+21 d | 15 MAR 2001+21 d | 22 OCT 1994no change | 15 DEC 1990+30 d |
| F2A | 08 JAN 2001+54 d | 08 JAN 2001+54 d | 08 JAN 2001+54 d | 15 JAN 1998+31 d | 08 JAN 2001+54 d |
| F2B | 15 OCT 1995+30 d | 15 OCT 1995+30 d | 15 OCT 1995+30 d | 15 MAR 1992no change | 15 OCT 1995+30 d |
| F3 | 22 JAN 1998+7 d | 22 JAN 1998+7 d | 22 JAN 1998+7 d | 08 APR 1995no change | 01 AUG 1990+31 d |
| F4 | 15 MAY 1993+2 mo | 15 MAY 1993+2 mo | 08 SEP 1992+48 d | 15 MAY 1993+2 mo | 22 NOV 1982+31 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENT | CURRENT | CURRENT | CURRENT |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | CURRENT | CURRENT | CURRENT | CURRENT |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 APR 2002 | 01 APR 2002 | CURRENT | 01 APR 2002 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUL 2001no change | 01 JUL 2001 | 01 JUL 2001 | 01 JUL 2001 | 01 JUL 2001 |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENT | CURRENT | CURRENT | CURRENT |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENT | CURRENT | CURRENT | CURRENT |
Source: Visa Bulletin for April 2005, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.