U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
November 2008
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for November 2008. Changes are against October 2008.
What changed from October 2008
Final Action Dates: 35 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- F1 China advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- F1 India advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 SEP 1992 to 15 SEP 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 APR 1993 to 01 MAY 1993.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 2004 to 08 FEB 2004.
- F2A China advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 2004 to 08 FEB 2004.
- F2A India advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 2004 to 08 FEB 2004.
- F2A Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2001 to 15 JUL 2001.
- F2A Philippines advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 2004 to 08 FEB 2004.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 1999 to 15 JAN 2000.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 1999 to 15 JAN 2000.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 1999 to 15 JAN 2000.
- F2B Philippines advanced 38 days, from 08 MAY 1997 to 15 JUN 1997.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 2000 to 01 JUL 2000.
- F3 China advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 2000 to 01 JUL 2000.
- F3 India advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 2000 to 01 JUL 2000.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 MAY 1991 to 08 MAY 1991.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 OCT 1997 to 15 NOV 1997.
- F4 China advanced 38 days, from 01 MAY 1997 to 08 JUN 1997.
- F4 India advanced 2 months, from 22 MAY 1997 to 22 JUL 1997.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 1995 to 22 JAN 1995.
- F4 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 MAR 1986 to 22 MAR 1986.
- EB-2 China advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2004 to 01 JUN 2004.
- EB-2 India advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2003 to 01 JUN 2003.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 MAY 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 4 months, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 FEB 2002.
- EB-3 India advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 2001 to 01 OCT 2001.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 2002 to 01 SEP 2002.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 MAY 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2003 to 15 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2003 to 15 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2003 to 15 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2003 to 15 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2003 to 15 JAN 2003.
Compared cell by cell with the October 2008 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 November 2008 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 MAY 2002+16 d | 01 MAY 2002+16 d | 01 MAY 2002+16 d | 15 SEP 1992+7 d | 01 MAY 1993+30 d |
| F2A | 08 FEB 2004+38 d | 08 FEB 2004+38 d | 08 FEB 2004+38 d | 15 JUL 2001+2 mo | 08 FEB 2004+38 d |
| F2B | 15 JAN 2000+31 d | 15 JAN 2000+31 d | 15 JAN 2000+31 d | 22 APR 1992no change | 15 JUN 1997+38 d |
| F3 | 01 JUL 2000+9 d | 01 JUL 2000+9 d | 01 JUL 2000+9 d | 15 SEP 1992no change | 08 MAY 1991+7 d |
| F4 | 15 NOV 1997+24 d | 08 JUN 1997+38 d | 22 JUL 1997+2 mo | 22 JAN 1995+7 d | 22 MAR 1986+14 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 JUN 2004+2 mo | 01 JUN 2003+2 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAY 2005+4 mo | 01 FEB 2002+4 mo | 01 OCT 2001+3 mo | 01 SEP 2002+2 mo | 01 MAY 2005+4 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 JAN 2003+14 d | 15 JAN 2003+14 d | 15 JAN 2003+14 d | 15 JAN 2003+14 d | 15 JAN 2003+14 d |
| 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 November 2008, 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.