U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2006
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2006. Changes are against September 2006.
What changed from September 2006
Final Action Dates: 37 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 28 months, from 01 JAN 1998 to 01 MAY 2000.
- F1 China advanced 28 months, from 01 JAN 1998 to 01 MAY 2000.
- F1 India advanced 28 months, from 01 JAN 1998 to 01 MAY 2000.
- F1 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 15 JUL 1992 to 01 JAN 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 1991 to 01 NOV 1991.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 19 months, from 22 SEP 1999 to 22 APR 2001.
- F2A China advanced 19 months, from 22 SEP 1999 to 22 APR 2001.
- F2A India advanced 19 months, from 22 SEP 1999 to 22 APR 2001.
- F2A Mexico advanced 23 days, from 22 SEP 1999 to 15 OCT 1999.
- F2A Philippines advanced 19 months, from 22 SEP 1999 to 22 APR 2001.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 1996 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 1996 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 1996 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F2B Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 DEC 1991 to 15 FEB 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 31 months, from 01 JAN 1994 to 22 JUL 1996.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 1998 to 22 OCT 1998.
- F3 China advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 1998 to 22 OCT 1998.
- F3 India advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 1998 to 22 OCT 1998.
- F3 Mexico advanced 67 months, from 15 JUN 1988 to 01 JAN 1994.
- F3 Philippines advanced 56 months, from 01 DEC 1985 to 01 AUG 1990.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 AUG 1995 to 15 SEP 1995.
- F4 China advanced 4 months, from 01 OCT 1994 to 01 FEB 1995.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 1995 to 01 AUG 1995.
- F4 Mexico advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 1993 to 15 SEP 1993.
- F4 Philippines advanced 46 days, from 15 FEB 1984 to 01 APR 1984.
- EB-2 China advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 2005 to 01 APR 2005.
- EB-2 India went from UNAVAILABLE to 15 JUN 2002.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- EB-3 China advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 22 APR 2001.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers China went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers India went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2001.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 October 2006 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 MAY 2000+28 mo | 01 MAY 2000+28 mo | 01 MAY 2000+28 mo | 01 JAN 1993+6 mo | 01 NOV 1991+10 d |
| F2A | 22 APR 2001+19 mo | 22 APR 2001+19 mo | 22 APR 2001+19 mo | 15 OCT 1999+23 d | 22 APR 2001+19 mo |
| F2B | 01 JAN 1997+31 d | 01 JAN 1997+31 d | 01 JAN 1997+31 d | 15 FEB 1992+2 mo | 22 JUL 1996+31 mo |
| F3 | 22 OCT 1998+21 d | 22 OCT 1998+21 d | 22 OCT 1998+21 d | 01 JAN 1994+67 mo | 01 AUG 1990+56 mo |
| F4 | 15 SEP 1995+45 d | 01 FEB 1995+4 mo | 01 AUG 1995+31 d | 15 SEP 1993+8 mo | 01 APR 1984+46 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 APR 2005+31 d | 15 JUN 2002available again | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAY 2002+2 mo | 01 MAY 2002+2 mo | 22 APR 2001+7 d | 01 MAY 2001+9 d | 01 MAY 2002+2 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2001available again | 01 JAN 2001available again | 01 JAN 2001available again | 01 JAN 2001available again | 01 JAN 2001available again |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 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.