U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2010
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2010. Changes are against June 2010.
What changed from June 2010
Final Action Dates: 27 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 08 NOV 2004 to 01 APR 2005.
- F1 China advanced 5 months, from 08 NOV 2004 to 01 APR 2005.
- F1 India advanced 5 months, from 08 NOV 2004 to 01 APR 2005.
- F1 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 1992 to 01 NOV 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 15 MAR 1995 to 01 SEP 1995.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 2008 to 01 JUL 2008.
- F2A China advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 2008 to 01 JUL 2008.
- F2A India advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 2008 to 01 JUL 2008.
- F2A Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 DEC 2006 to 01 JUN 2007.
- F2A Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 2008 to 01 JUL 2008.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 15 NOV 2002 to 01 MAY 2003.
- F2B China advanced 5 months, from 15 NOV 2002 to 01 MAY 2003.
- F2B India advanced 5 months, from 15 NOV 2002 to 01 MAY 2003.
- F2B Philippines advanced 12 months, from 08 MAR 1999 to 01 MAR 2000.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 22 JUN 2001 to 01 SEP 2001.
- F3 China advanced 2 months, from 22 JUN 2001 to 01 SEP 2001.
- F3 India advanced 2 months, from 22 JUN 2001 to 01 SEP 2001.
- F3 Philippines advanced 11 months, from 22 MAY 1992 to 01 MAY 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2000 to 01 JAN 2001.
- F4 China advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2000 to 01 JAN 2001.
- F4 India advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2000 to 01 JAN 2001.
- F4 Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 APR 1988 to 01 APR 1989.
- EB-2 India advanced 8 months, from 01 FEB 2005 to 01 OCT 2005.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 22 JUN 2003 to 15 AUG 2003.
- EB-3 China advanced 54 days, from 22 JUN 2003 to 15 AUG 2003.
- EB-3 India advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2001 to 22 NOV 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 54 days, from 22 JUN 2003 to 15 AUG 2003.
- F3 Mexico retrogressed 8 months, from 22 OCT 1992 to 01 MAR 1992.
- F4 Mexico retrogressed 9 months, from 08 DEC 1995 to 01 MAR 1995.
Compared cell by cell with the June 2010 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (65 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 July 2010 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 APR 2005+5 mo | 01 APR 2005+5 mo | 01 APR 2005+5 mo | 01 NOV 1992+10 d | 01 SEP 1995+6 mo |
| F2A | 01 JUL 2008+6 mo | 01 JUL 2008+6 mo | 01 JUL 2008+6 mo | 01 JUN 2007+6 mo | 01 JUL 2008+6 mo |
| F2B | 01 MAY 2003+5 mo | 01 MAY 2003+5 mo | 01 MAY 2003+5 mo | 15 JUN 1992no change | 01 MAR 2000+12 mo |
| F3 | 01 SEP 2001+2 mo | 01 SEP 2001+2 mo | 01 SEP 2001+2 mo | 01 MAR 1992−8 mo | 01 MAY 1993+11 mo |
| F4 | 01 JAN 2001+4 mo | 01 JAN 2001+4 mo | 01 JAN 2001+4 mo | 01 MAR 1995−9 mo | 01 APR 1989+12 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 22 NOV 2005no change | 01 OCT 2005+8 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 AUG 2003+54 d | 15 AUG 2003+54 d | 22 NOV 2001+31 d | UNAVAILABLEno change | 15 AUG 2003+54 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | UNAVAILABLEno change | 01 JUN 2001no change |
| 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 July 2010, 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.