U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2006
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2006. Changes are against July 2006.
What changed from July 2006
Final Action Dates: 16 moved forward, 10 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 1992 to 01 JUN 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 1991 to 01 OCT 1991.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 1999 to 08 SEP 1999.
- F2A China advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 1999 to 08 SEP 1999.
- F2A India advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 1999 to 08 SEP 1999.
- F2A Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 1999 to 08 SEP 1999.
- F2A Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 1999 to 08 SEP 1999.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 1996 to 22 SEP 1996.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 1996 to 22 SEP 1996.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 1996 to 22 SEP 1996.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 1998 to 08 SEP 1998.
- F3 China advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 1998 to 08 SEP 1998.
- F3 India advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 1998 to 08 SEP 1998.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 MAY 1995 to 15 JUN 1995.
- F4 India advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 1994 to 01 JAN 1995.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 1983 to 15 JAN 1984.
- F1 (all other countries) retrogressed 36 months, from 01 JAN 2000 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F1 China retrogressed 36 months, from 01 JAN 2000 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F1 India retrogressed 36 months, from 01 JAN 2000 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F2B Philippines retrogressed 43 months, from 08 JUL 1996 to 01 DEC 1992.
- F3 Mexico retrogressed 153 months, from 15 OCT 1993 to 01 JAN 1981.
- F3 Philippines retrogressed 31 months, from 01 JUL 1988 to 01 DEC 1985.
- F4 China retrogressed 10 months, from 01 MAY 1995 to 01 JUL 1994.
- F4 Mexico retrogressed 7 months, from 15 AUG 1993 to 01 JAN 1993.
- EB-2 India went from 01 JAN 2003 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 India retrogressed 14 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 01 APR 2001.
Compared cell by cell with the July 2006 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 August 2006 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 1997−36 mo | 01 JAN 1997−36 mo | 01 JAN 1997−36 mo | 01 JUN 1992+17 d | 01 OCT 1991+9 d |
| F2A | 08 SEP 1999+7 d | 08 SEP 1999+7 d | 08 SEP 1999+7 d | 08 SEP 1999+7 d | 08 SEP 1999+7 d |
| F2B | 22 SEP 1996+31 d | 22 SEP 1996+31 d | 22 SEP 1996+31 d | 01 DEC 1991no change | 01 DEC 1992−43 mo |
| F3 | 08 SEP 1998+17 d | 08 SEP 1998+17 d | 08 SEP 1998+17 d | 01 JAN 1981−153 mo | 01 DEC 1985−31 mo |
| F4 | 15 JUN 1995+45 d | 01 JUL 1994−10 mo | 01 JAN 1995+3 mo | 01 JAN 1993−7 mo | 15 JAN 1984+31 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENT | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2006no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENT | 01 MAR 2005no change | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 OCT 2001 | 01 OCT 2001no change | 01 APR 2001−14 d | 22 APR 2001no change | 01 OCT 2001no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | UNAVAILABLE | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change |
| EB-4 | CURRENT | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENT | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 2006, 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.