U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2007
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2007. Changes are against September 2007.
What changed from September 2007
Final Action Dates: 51 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 OCT 2001 to 08 NOV 2001.
- F1 China advanced 38 days, from 01 OCT 2001 to 08 NOV 2001.
- F1 India advanced 38 days, from 01 OCT 2001 to 08 NOV 2001.
- F1 Mexico advanced 16 months, from 01 JAN 1991 to 01 MAY 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 1992 to 15 JUN 1992.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2002 to 15 NOV 2002.
- F2A China advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2002 to 15 NOV 2002.
- F2A India advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2002 to 15 NOV 2002.
- F2A Mexico advanced 30 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- F2A Philippines advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2002 to 15 NOV 2002.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 JUL 1998 to 15 AUG 1998.
- F2B China advanced 45 days, from 01 JUL 1998 to 15 AUG 1998.
- F2B India advanced 45 days, from 01 JUL 1998 to 15 AUG 1998.
- F2B Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 MAR 1992 to 15 MAR 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 23 days, from 15 NOV 1996 to 08 DEC 1996.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2000 to 15 FEB 2000.
- F3 China advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2000 to 15 FEB 2000.
- F3 India advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2000 to 15 FEB 2000.
- F3 Mexico advanced 51 months, from 08 FEB 1988 to 01 MAY 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 FEB 1991 to 22 FEB 1991.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 MAR 1997 to 15 APR 1997.
- F4 China advanced 24 days, from 22 JUL 1996 to 15 AUG 1996.
- F4 India advanced 23 days, from 15 APR 1996 to 08 MAY 1996.
- F4 Mexico advanced 47 months, from 01 SEP 1990 to 22 JUL 1994.
- F4 Philippines advanced 37 days, from 01 JUN 1985 to 08 JUL 1985.
- EB-1 (all other countries) went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 China went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 India went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 Mexico went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 Philippines went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 (all other countries) went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 Mexico went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 Philippines went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 China went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 SEP 2001.
- EB-3 India went from UNAVAILABLE to 22 APR 2001.
- EB-3 Mexico went from UNAVAILABLE to 22 APR 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 OCT 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers China went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 OCT 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers India went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 OCT 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 OCT 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 OCT 2001.
- EB-4 (all other countries) went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-4 China went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-4 India went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-4 Mexico went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-4 Philippines went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-5 (all other countries) went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-5 China went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-5 India went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-5 Mexico went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
- EB-5 Philippines went from 01 JAN 2007 to CURRENT.
Compared cell by cell with the September 2007 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 2007 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 NOV 2001+38 d | 08 NOV 2001+38 d | 08 NOV 2001+38 d | 01 MAY 1992+16 mo | 15 JUN 1992+31 d |
| F2A | 15 NOV 2002+38 d | 15 NOV 2002+38 d | 15 NOV 2002+38 d | 01 MAY 2002+30 d | 15 NOV 2002+38 d |
| F2B | 15 AUG 1998+45 d | 15 AUG 1998+45 d | 15 AUG 1998+45 d | 15 MAR 1992+7 d | 08 DEC 1996+23 d |
| F3 | 15 FEB 2000+45 d | 15 FEB 2000+45 d | 15 FEB 2000+45 d | 01 MAY 1992+51 mo | 22 FEB 1991+7 d |
| F4 | 15 APR 1997+45 d | 15 AUG 1996+24 d | 08 MAY 1996+23 d | 22 JUL 1994+47 mo | 08 JUL 1985+37 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-2 | CURRENTbecame current | 01 JAN 2006no change | 01 APR 2004no change | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-3 | 01 AUG 2002no change | 01 SEP 2001available again | 22 APR 2001available again | 22 APR 2001available again | 01 AUG 2002no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 OCT 2001available again | 01 OCT 2001available again | 01 OCT 2001available again | 01 OCT 2001available again | 01 OCT 2001available again |
| EB-4 | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-5 | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 2007, 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.